| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·Research background | 第10-13页 |
| ·The objective of the research | 第13-14页 |
| ·The significance of the research | 第14-15页 |
| ·The layout of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-26页 |
| ·Previous studies of English prepositions based on metaphor theory abroad | 第16-22页 |
| ·Previous studies of English prepositions based on metaphor theory at home | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-37页 |
| ·The definition of metaphor | 第26-27页 |
| ·The development of metaphor theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·The spatial metaphor | 第28页 |
| ·The working mechanism of metaphor | 第28-30页 |
| ·The metaphorical extensions of preposition AT, ON and IN | 第30-37页 |
| ·The spatial meanings of AT, ON and IN | 第31-32页 |
| ·The temporal meanings of AT, ON and IN | 第32页 |
| ·The behavioral meanings of AT, ON and IN | 第32-33页 |
| ·The emotional meanings of AT, ON and IN | 第33-34页 |
| ·The other more abstract meanings of AT, ON and IN | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第37-55页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第37-38页 |
| ·Subjects | 第38页 |
| ·Instruments | 第38-41页 |
| ·Materials for the preposition instruction | 第39-40页 |
| ·Pretest and posttest on preposition comprehension and application | 第40-41页 |
| ·Questionnaire on students' attitudes toward the preposition instruction | 第41页 |
| ·Procedures of the study | 第41-42页 |
| ·Teaching treatment | 第42-53页 |
| ·Traditional preposition instruction | 第43-44页 |
| ·Preposition instruction based on metaphor theory | 第44-53页 |
| ·Data collection | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第55-64页 |
| ·Results of preposition instruction and discussion | 第55-58页 |
| ·Results of the pretest-posttest difference in control group and discussion | 第55-56页 |
| ·Results of the pretest-posttest difference in experimental group and discussion | 第56-57页 |
| ·Compare the results of posttest by control group and experimental group and discussion | 第57-58页 |
| ·Results of questionnaire and discussion | 第58-64页 |
| ·Results of the first questionnaire item and discussion | 第59-60页 |
| ·Results of the second questionnaire item and discussion | 第60-62页 |
| ·Results of the other four questionnaire items and discussion | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| ·Major findings | 第64-65页 |
| ·Findings on the effects of preposition instruction | 第64-65页 |
| ·Findings on learners' attitudes toward preposition instruction | 第65页 |
| ·Pedagogical implication | 第65-66页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for further research | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix | 第75-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Paper for pretest | 第75-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Paper for posttest | 第80-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Questionnaire | 第84-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Students’ performance | 第85-86页 |
