| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Present Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Present Study | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-32页 |
| 2.1 Information visualization and CiteSpace V | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Development of Metaphor Theories | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2.1 The Traditional Views of Metaphor | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 The Pragmatics View | 第22页 |
| 2.2.3 The Cognitive View | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Metaphoric Competence | 第23-30页 |
| 2.3.1 The Study of Metaphoric Competence Abroad | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3.2 The Study of Metaphoric Competence at Home | 第27-30页 |
| 2.4 Previous Studies of Metaphoric Competence on Teaching | 第30-32页 |
| CHAPTER III THEORICAL FRAMEWORK | 第32-45页 |
| 3.1 The Definition of Metaphoric Competence | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2 Metaphor Identification, Interpretation and Production | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3 Criteria for Scoring Compositions | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4 Teaching Procedures | 第38-45页 |
| CHAPTER IV METHODOLOGY | 第45-51页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第45页 |
| 4.2 Subjects | 第45-46页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第46页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedures | 第46-48页 |
| 4.4.1 The Test of Metaphoric Competence and Writing | 第46页 |
| 4.4.2 Pilot Study | 第46-47页 |
| 4.4.3 Testing Procedures | 第47-48页 |
| 4.5 Data Collection and Analysis | 第48-51页 |
| CHAPTER V RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS | 第51-66页 |
| 5.1 Research Results | 第51-59页 |
| 5.1.1 Results of the Test | 第51-58页 |
| 5.1.1.1 Results of MC and Writing in the Pretest | 第51-54页 |
| 5.1.1.2 Results of Correlation between Three Aspects of MC and Writing | 第54-56页 |
| 5.1.1.3 Results of MC and Writing before and after the Test | 第56-58页 |
| 5.1.2 Results of the Interview from Teachers and Subjects | 第58-59页 |
| 5.1.3 Results of the Interview from Subjects after Posttest | 第59页 |
| 5.2 Qualitative Analysis and Discussion | 第59-65页 |
| 5.2.1 Analysis and Discussion of the Metaphor Production in the Pretest | 第59-61页 |
| 5.2.2 Analysis and Discussion of the Metaphor Production in the Posttest | 第61-63页 |
| 5.2.3 Analysis and Discussion of the Compositions | 第63-65页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第65-66页 |
| CHAPTER VI CONCLUSIONS | 第66-70页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第66-67页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第67-68页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study | 第68-69页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for the Further Research | 第69-70页 |
| REFERENCES | 第70-77页 |
| Appendix I Interviews for Teachers and Students | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix II Pretest for CG and EG | 第78-81页 |
| Appendix III Post-test for CG and EG | 第81-84页 |
| Appendix IV Interviews for EG | 第84-85页 |
| Appendix V The Metaphor Production of the Pretest | 第85-86页 |
| Appendix VI The Metaphor Production of the Posttest | 第86-87页 |
