| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| List of Figures | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-19页 |
| ·Background information and significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Purposes of the study | 第15-18页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-42页 |
| ·Study of noetic science and imaginal thinking science | 第19-29页 |
| ·A Brief introduction of noetic science | 第20-23页 |
| ·Science of imaginal thinking | 第23-29页 |
| ·Cognitive theories of metaphor and metaphorical thinking | 第29-36页 |
| ·The theory of conceptual metaphor | 第29-32页 |
| ·Metaphorical thinking | 第32-35页 |
| ·Metaphor and metaphorical thinking | 第35-36页 |
| ·Study of metaphors in fairy tales in pedagogy both at home and abroad | 第36-42页 |
| ·The study abroad | 第37-38页 |
| ·The study in China | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第42-46页 |
| ·Research questions | 第42页 |
| ·Data collection | 第42-43页 |
| ·Method of the study | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第46-95页 |
| ·Types of metaphors from fairy tales during the two periods | 第46-65页 |
| ·Classification of fairy tales in Chinese textbooks of primary school | 第46-52页 |
| ·Types of metaphors in fairy tales from grade one to grade three | 第52-60页 |
| ·Types of metaphors in fairy tales from grade four to grade six | 第60-63页 |
| ·Comparison between types of metaphors in fairy tales during two periods | 第63-65页 |
| ·Attributes of metaphors from fairy tales during the two periods | 第65-73页 |
| ·Attributes of metaphors in fairy tales from grade one to grade three | 第65-69页 |
| ·Attributes of metaphors in fairy tales from grade four to grade six | 第69-73页 |
| ·Relationships among metaphorical thinking, imaginal thinking and creative thinking | 第73-86页 |
| ·The relationship between imaginal thinking and creative thinking | 第74-76页 |
| ·The relationship between metaphorical thinking and imaginal thinking | 第76-78页 |
| ·The relationship between metaphorical thinking and creative thinking | 第78-83页 |
| ·Relationships among metaphorical thinking, imaginal thinking and creative thinking | 第83-86页 |
| ·Educational functions and significances of metaphorical languages in fairy tales in primary school | 第86-95页 |
| ·Functions and significances of metaphorical languages in primary grades | 第86-88页 |
| ·Functions and significances of metaphorical languages in high grades | 第88-90页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第90-95页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第95-100页 |
| ·Main findings of the study | 第95-97页 |
| ·Significances and implications | 第97-98页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and suggestions for further research | 第98-100页 |
| References | 第100-105页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第105-106页 |
| 作者简介 | 第106页 |
