International Journal of New Developments in Education, 2024, 6(7); doi: 10.25236/IJNDE.2024.060710.
Shen Fang
Department of Teaching and Learning Public Basic Courses, West Yunnan University of Applied Sciences, Dali, Yunnan, 671000, China
University-based college foreign language curriculum is a trend to improve quality of higher education and the quality of talents’ cultivation. Focusing on curriculum development, this paper points out a mode of “1+X” to show the university-based curriculum construction. And the languages involved in the foreign language curriculum are English and another two non-English foreign languages-Thai and Laotian. In this paper, we try to explore the development of curriculum under the guidelines of ideological and political education and unified framework of foreign language course, facilitate career development of teachers and focus on improving the quality of talents form the perspective of participating foreign competitions and preparing for certifications.
curriculum development; Foreign language course integrated with ideological and political education; non-English Foreign Language; competitions and certifications
Shen Fang. Research on the Development of University-based College Foreign Language Curriculum. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 7: 62-66. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2024.060710.
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