Aug 2026· Studies in English Language Teaching· 0 citations
Abstract
The 2022 edition of China’s Compulsory Education English Curriculum Standards identifies cultural awareness as a key part of core competencies, emphasizing its role in shaping student’ cross‑cultural understanding and value orientation. However, cultural awareness cultivation often stays on the surface in junior high English classrooms. This happens because of exam pressure, limited time, and unclear teaching guidance. This study focuses on the eighth-grade English textbook (PEP, Volume 2) and classroom observations at Shangrao Jingkai District Middle School. Its purpose is to find practical ways to develop cultural awareness. Through textbook analysis and case analysis of listening-speaking and reading lessons, the study identifies three main obstacles: monotonous teaching methods, limited time, and cultural content not used deeply enough. Based on these findings, the study proposes several strategies, including unit-wide cultural teaching, stronger cultural comparison, creative use of multimedia, and diversified evaluation. The results provide research-based references for junior high English teachers who want to bring cultural awareness into daily instruction.
Against the backdrop of cultural confidence becoming a defining theme of the times, the Compulsory Education English Curriculum Standards (2022 Edition) identifies cultural awareness as a key component of the core competencies in the English subject, requiring students to “tell China’s stories well in English.” This pa...
As globalization continues to advance, the new curriculum standard raises the bar for developing students’ intercultural communicative competence during junior high school English instruction. Taking Huainan Dongshan Middle School as an example, this study analyzes in-depth the domestic and international research resul...
Hui-Xian Li· International Journal of Edu...· 0 citations
As global public discourse has undergone tremendous shifts in recent years, college English teaching is required to adopt the “value-oriented guidance” teaching framework to deliver multiple teaching effects simultaneously. Under this paradigm, college English teaching is not supposed to stop at the transmission of lan...
Yu Chen, Xiang Fang· Studies in English Language...· 0 citations
Under the new curriculum standards, English teaching in primary and secondary schools is gradually shifting from knowledge transmission to the cultivation of students' core competencies. Classroom teaching pays more attention to the coordinated development of language ability, cultural awareness, thinking quality, and...
Wenxuan Guan· Lecture Notes in Education P...· 0 citations
English is a foreign language taught in Indonesia. One of the biggest problems in teaching English as a foreign language is how to bridge students’ language proficiency and their indigenous cultural identity. The present study investigates the need for designing culturally responsive instructional materials for student...
N. Tantri, N. Padmadewi, L. Artini et al.· International Journal of Lea...· 0 citations
This paper examines the textbook curriculum of formal education designed for primary school children in Bangladesh. It focuses on the development, preservation, and transmission of cultural identity, cultural diversity, and social cohesion through educational materials, including textbooks. The study seeks to explore h...
A. Bulbul, K. Mitu· Social sciences review· 0 citations
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