• DocumentCode
    3431312
  • Title

    Application of conceptual integration theory in college english teaching

  • Author

    Yingshuang, Liu

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of English, Nanyang Inst. of Technol., Nanyang, China
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    2-4 Nov. 2010
  • Firstpage
    418
  • Lastpage
    421
  • Abstract
    Metaphors can be found in college English teaching materials frequently, which deeply influences the understanding on language for students. The theory of conceptual integration has strong interpretation for the metaphorical phenomenon in language. According to this theory, the author tries to decode the process of metaphorical meaning construction and to analyze how to strengthen the college English teaching in details by combining the metaphorical practice with purpose to improve students´ accurate understanding of metaphorical language.
  • Keywords
    education; teaching; college English teaching; conceptual integration theory; metaphorical language; metaphorical meaning construction; Books; Cranes; Educational institutions; Pragmatics; Semantics; Vocabulary; College English Teaching; Conceptual Integration; Metaphors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Education and Management Technology (ICEMT), 2010 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cairo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8616-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8618-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICEMT.2010.5657627
  • Filename
    5657627