隐喻语言:一个被忽视的教育范畴

Metaphoric Language: An Ignored Educational Category

从语言本身的历史发展来看,由于追求教育语言的科学化,教育隐喻语言在教育活动中受到了冷落。实际上,作为本源性存在的教育隐喻,有着独特而丰富的人文精神意蕴。教育隐喻是人与自然的粘合剂,并能凭借丰富的想象空间唤醒学生的创造力,有利于学生的心灵舒展。对教育隐喻的解读是新的意义不断生成的过程,也是科学发现的重要途径之一。教育是通过对生命的关注促进人的精神自由成长的活动,所以呼唤隐喻的回归,教育更易达成人性完善的目的。

Viewed from historical language evolution, education metaphoric language has been ignored in educational activities because of our pursuing scientific aptitude of educational language. Education metaphor has, in fact, a special and abundant meaning of humanity spirit as a fontal being. Education metaphor is a band of human being and nature, and it can arouse the creative ability of students with the aid of their rich imagination, help to extend their thought. Unscrambling education metaphor is a process of continuously coming forth of new meanings, and it is also an important approach to scientific discovery. By focusing close attention on life, education helps human spirit to grow freely. Therefore, education is apt to reach the goal of humanity perfection by appealing to a return of metaphor.