A Research on the Teaching Reform of Integrating Cross Culture, Critical Thinking, Value Cultivation and Multiple Competences for English Majors

Abstract

In order to address the long-standing issues in English language teaching, including “focusing on language knowledge and skills”, “weakness in cross-cultural communication abilities”, “prioritizing language over culture”, “absence of critical thinking”, “uniformity in competences” and “separation of knowledge and affection”, a new model has been proposed based on the interpretation of key national policy documents. The model of “Integrating Cross Culture, Critical Thinking, Value Cultivation and Multiple Competences” (ICCVM in short) (Note 1) aims to implement educational reforms from various perspectives, such as talent cultivation, curriculum frameworks, textbook adaptation, teaching methods, and assessment models.

Breaking away from the traditional language-centered approach, this model places moral value cultivation at its core. It systematically develops students’ innovative and research abilities, as well as their collaboration and negotiation skills, through cross-cultural linguistic activities and critical thinking language activities. The model strives to achieve an educational goal that integrates value shaping, knowledge imparting, and competence cultivation into one cohesive process. It is anticipated that this will enhance the overall quality of talent cultivation in English major, producing students who possess outstanding English skills and diverse competencies, profound cultural knowledge, as well as both an international perspective and a sense of Chinese identity.