On The Relevance Of Metaphoric Competence To English Proficiency: An Empirical Study

I would like to express my heart-felt gratitude to Professor Yu Bai-xiang, my supervisor, who has not only provided me with many reference books and access to relevant data from students and helped me carry out this investigation, but also given me invaluable comments and guidance in my writing of this paper. I am also obliged to Professor Pan Yong-liang, Professor Yan Chen-song, Professor Li Shao-shan, Professor Li Jing-wei, Professor Cheng Gong, Professor Xue Hanrong, Doctor Pu Jian-zhong, Doctor Cai Jin-ting and Doctor Zhao Wei-bin, whose enlightening lectures and researching methods have benefited me immensely in the two-and-half-year postgraduate program. Finally, my special thanks go to the 65 undergraduates (Grade 98) of Department Six in NUDT. Without their contribution of tests, this research would not be possible. Their names, though left out in the paper, will be remembered in the heart of the author. I also want to give my gratitude to my husband and family, who are always standing with me whenever I need them.