The Role and Didactic Significance of Metaphorical Expression in Communication of Physical Education Lessons

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to elucidate the role and didactic significance of metaphorical expression in physical education lessons. The results of discussion were summarized as follows: 1) The metaphorical expression has a function which makes possible to facilitate motor skill acquisition, because it makes image essential part of aimed skill performance. 2) The metaphorical expression has a function which mediates between the primitive recognition and scientific recognition of movement technique. 3) It is considered that in physical education lessons it is important to understand the metaphorical expression as mutually persuading activities.