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Coupling Pathways of Foreign Language Courses and Region-specific Culture in China’s Local Universities

Author(s)

Han Guojun, Zhang Yahua

Affiliation(s)

School of Foreign Languages, Anyang Normal University, Anyang, Henan, China

Abstract

Against the backdrop of globalization and cultural diversity, foreign language education in universities shoulders the dual mission of educating students with both international perspectives and national features. This paper is intended to explore the coupling paths for systematically integrating region-specific culture into foreign language courses in China’s local universities. the article first analyzes the core values of this integration for avoiding aphasia of native Chinese culture, serving regional economic and social development, reshaping the characteristics of foreign language courses, and generating students' learning interest. Furthermore, it also examines the practical dilemmas faced in the current coupling process, such as the lack of top-level design, the fragmentation of teaching contents, the insufficient cultural literacy of teachers, and the singular evaluation methodology. Finally, this paper constructs a multi-level, whole-process coupling path system, proposing systematic reforms from the four-core links of objective reconstruction——content construction—teaching implementation—evaluation feedback. It emphasizes the key supporting roles of teachers’ professional development and digital resources, hoping to provide theoretical references and practical paradigms for the reform of foreign language teaching in Chinese local universities.

Keywords

University Foreign Language Courses; Region-Specific Culture; Coupling Mechanism

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