隐喻使用的教育意义

隐喻源于思维对事物的概化,也是人将已知概念转移到未知概念的抽象。在将一个概念转移到另一概念的过程中,人的认识得到发展,思维质量得到提高。外语教学中教师有意识地引发学生注意和使用隐喻,教师和学生的思维能力和语用能力就可以同时受到科学训练和有效强化。要有目的地对隐喻本体和喻体的相似性与隐喻性思维训练的相互关系进行解说,从而强调外语教学中隐喻使用的教育意义。

THE PEDAGOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE USE OF METAPHORS

Metaphor comes from the conceptualization of things by humans thought.It is also the abstraction of known ideation transferring to unknown ideation by human.In the course of transition from one ideation to another,humans cognitive ability develops and the quality of mans thought increases.Teachers have the responsibility to assume learners to use metaphors frequently and consciously during foreign language learning.Only by this means,the ideational and pragmatic competences of both teachers and learners will be scientifically trained and effectively reinforced.This essay provides the interpretation of the relationship between the similarity of tenor and vehicle and the training of metaphorical ideation.Therefore,pedagogical significance is emphasized by the use of metaphors in foreign language teaching and learning.