A Case Design on Cultivation of Integrating Digital Pedagogy and Enhancing Students’ Intercultural Competence in English Literature Reading Course

Abstract

Since the concept of liberal English education was put forward, artificial intelligence and information technology have developed rapidly, and digitization has become a new form of human survival and development. The newly issued National Standards for the Quality of Foreign Language and Literature Teaching (2018) by the Ministry of National Education (hereinafter referred to as “the Standard”) and the National Ordinary Institutions of Higher Learning Foreign Language Literature Specialty Teaching Guide and the Syllabus (2020) (hereinafter referred to as “the Teaching Guide”) clearly point out that the cultivation of intercultural competence should be regarded as an important ability of English students and the teaching of foreign language courses in universities should serve the diverse needs of foreign language talents in the country, the pluralistic needs of local economic and social development, and the personalized needs of students’ development. Therefore, in order to enhance college students’ autonomous study ability and intercultural competence, in this paper, the author presents a case design on integrating digital pedagogy into the English Literature Reading course to enhance students’ intercultural competence. In the context of digitization of educational and globalization, digital technologies such as AI and VR are employed. Through pre-class preparation, in-class implementation, and post-class extension, students are guided to compare Chinese and Western cultures, which helps cultivate their intercultural awareness and skills. The research contributes to digital pedagogy and intercultural education theories and provides practical implications for curriculum design and student development.