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Research on the Path of Integrating Cultural Awareness Cultivation into English Reading Teaching in Junior High School

Author(s)

Yujin Guo

Affiliation(s)

School of Foreign Languages, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, China

Abstract

Cultural awareness is an essential component of the core competencies specified in China’s English Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education. As a vital carrier for language knowledge instruction, reading competence and cultural communication, junior high school English reading teaching serves as a core approach to cultivating students’ cultural awareness and improving their overall cultural literacy. Nevertheless, current junior high school English reading instruction still focuses on language knowledge while ignoring the integration of cultural content. Cultural awareness development is superficial and formulaic, failing to meet the needs of students’ all-round development and cross-cultural communication. This paper integrates the cultivation of cultural awareness into the entire process of junior high school English reading teaching by exploring cultural materials in textbooks, optimizing teaching procedures and innovating teaching methods. It aims to enhance students’ cultural cognition, understanding and inclusiveness, and improve the overall quality of English reading teaching. This research offers practical guidance for junior high school English teachers to carry out culture-oriented reading teaching, enriches the theoretical research on the integration of reading teaching and cultural education in junior high schools, and helps junior high school English education achieve the dual goals of language acquisition and cultural literacy cultivation.

Keywords

Cultural Awareness; Junior High School English; Reading Teaching; Integration Paths

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