Author(s)

Yujun Jiang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Foreign Languages, Guangzhou Huashang College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 511300, China

Corresponding Author

Yujun Jiang

ABSTRACT

In the process of globalization, English metaphorical competence has gradually become a key factor in measuring college students' comprehensive English ability. This study advocates the adoption of multimodal metaphor theory to guide the teaching of English metaphors. The article first describes the core framework of multimodal metaphor theory, and reviews the latest progress of metaphorical competence research in second language acquisition in China. Following this, it conducts an empirical study on the current situation of college students' English metaphorical competence through questionnaire surveys and interviews, and analyzes various factors that may influence the development of their metaphorical competence. Then, from the perspective of multimodal metaphor theory, the author discusses some teaching strategies and measures that college teachers can take to enhance college students' English metaphorical competence in listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation teaching in the new era. The results of this study could have theoretical significance and practical guidance value for optimizing the theoretical system of English teaching and improving college students' English metaphorical competence.

KEYWORDS

Multimodal metaphor theory; English metaphorical competence; college students' English teaching; teaching strategy

CITE THIS PAPER

Yujun Jiang, Strategies for Enhancing Chinese College Students' English Metaphorical Competence from the Perspective of Multimodal Metaphor Theory. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2024) Vol. 7: 48-56. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2024.070807.

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