Exploring the Integration of Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture into Higher Vocational English Education from a Cross-cultural Perspective

Abstract

In the context of globalization and cultural diversity, higher vocational English education not only needs to focus on language skills development but also should emphasize the enhancement of students' cross-cultural communication abilities. As a spiritual treasure of the Chinese nation, the integration of excellent traditional Chinese culture into higher vocational English education holds significant importance in cultivating talents with international perspectives and cultural confidence. In this regard, this paper, from a cross-cultural perspective, explores the necessity and approaches of integrating excellent traditional Chinese culture into higher vocational English education. Firstly, the necessity of integrating excellent traditional Chinese culture into higher vocational English education is addressed, including enhancing students' cultural confidence and national pride, promoting the improvement of students' cross-cultural communication abilities, and enhancing the cultural connotations and practicality of English teaching. Secondly, specific integration approaches are discussed, including the integration of teaching materials and curriculum content, innovation in teaching methods and means, and enriching campus culture and extracurricular activities. By integrating Chinese traditional festivals, historical stories, idioms, and other cultural elements, employing interactive teaching methods such as scenario-based teaching and role-playing, and organizing cultural experience activities such as traditional Chinese cultural festivals, calligraphy, and Chinese painting, excellent traditional Chinese culture can be effectively integrated into higher vocational English education to enhance students' cultural literacy and cross-cultural communication abilities. Finally, the paper emphasizes the importance and practical significance of integrating excellent traditional Chinese culture into higher vocational English education from a cross-cultural perspective, calling for vocational colleges to focus on cultural integration and inheritance in English education, and to cultivate talents who can confidently communicate and showcase the charm of Chinese culture on the international stage.