Author(s)

Chan Wang ¹, Ying Yuan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Institute of Education, Nanchang Normal College of Applied Technology, Gongqingcheng City, Jiangxi, China

Corresponding Author

Chan Wang

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of classroom instruction guided by conceptual metaphor theory on students' achievements in English, and investigates the influence of conceptual metaphor learning on students' communicative competence. In addition, it also aims at offering a set of instructional strategies for increasing the level of students' English achievement in English teaching at university level. The research framework is based on Lakoff's (1993) Conceptual Metaphor Theory of Learning. The participants for this study were from Nanchang Normal College of Applied Technology. There were altogether 200 students and all the students were in the second year and were preparing for the national English proficiency test. Two Standard National CET-4 tests were used to measure the participants’ English proficiency. The validity and reliability of the CET-4 as a predictor of achievement in English have been demonstrated in many studies, and the test was thus confirmed to be objective in this study. The study was intended to confirm the hypothesis that metaphor training in classroom teaching could enhance student achievements in English. This study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods, such as a small scale semi-structure interview with students and instructors, recordings, and a questionnaire survey. 

KEYWORDS

Conceptual Metaphor; Metaphor Awareness; Metaphor Competence; CET-4

CITE THIS PAPER

Chan Wang, Ying Yuan, A Study on the Influence of Conceptual Metaphor on College English Teaching. Journal of Language Testing & Assessment (2024) Vol. 7: 16-23. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langta.2024.070103.

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