隐喻的认知功能对英语教学的指导意义

Guidance of Metaphorical Cognition in College English Teaching and Learning

隐喻对于语言教学,尤其外语教学有着积极的指导作用,有助于帮助学习者理解加快语言技能的习得和提高,加快对语言中所附带的文化信息的获得,在学习中养成用目标语思考的习惯,促进学习者语言能力和交际能力的提升。

Metaphor plays a key role in language teaching and learning,especially for foreign language teaching and learning.Not only does it help the language learners gain speed in acquiring the language skills and getting the cultural information that language itself carries,but it also works in helping them form the habit of thinking in the target language and promoting their language ability and communicating skills.