Integrating Generative AI into Metaphor and Construction
Learning in Primary and Secondary School English Education:
A Cognitive Linguistics Approach

Sihan Liu

doi:10.70711/neet.v3i12.8245

Integrating Generative AI into Metaphor and Construction Learning in Primary and Secondary School English Education: A Cognitive Linguistics Approach

Sihan Liu

Abstract

The rise of generative AI offers revolutionary opportunities for language education, especially for cognitive - linguistics - based
pedagogical approaches. Rooted in embodied cognition and construction grammar theories, this paper explores integrating generative AI to
solve challenges in cultivating metaphor awareness and facilitating construction acquisition in Chinese primary and secondary school English
teaching. First, it analyzes traditional teaching limitations, then shows generative AI's advantages in creating scenarios, providing examples,
and giving feedback. Based on this, a four - phase "Perception, Interpretation, Generation, and Creative Application" instructional model is
constructed, with strategies for metaphor visualization and construction practice. Finally, it discusses integration challenges like teachers' AI
literacy and ethical issues, and outlines future research directions, aiming to provide a reference and blueprint for English education reform in
the intelligent era.

Keywords

Cognitive Linguistics; Generative Artificial Intelligence; Metaphor Teaching; Construction Grammar; English Language Teaching; Integration Pathway

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/neet.v3i12.8245

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