Author(s)

Zhitao Peng

Corresponding Author

Zhitao Peng

Abstract

Vocabulary teaching is an important basic content of English teaching, whether it is the cultivation of students' English language ability or oral expression ability, it is inseparable from vocabulary teaching. Figurative theory is more a way of thinking, which is an important theoretical basis for people to understand the world and form concepts. Applying metaphor theory to English vocabulary teaching can effectively improve the teaching quality. Vocabulary teaching is an important basic content of English teaching, through the analysis of the important concepts of metaphor theory and the present situation of English vocabulary teaching for students in higher vocational colleges, this paper focuses on the application of metaphor theory in higher vocational English teaching..

Keywords

Metaphor Theory; Higher Vocational English; Application