International Journal of New Developments in Education, 2023, 5(15); doi: 10.25236/IJNDE.2023.051507.
Nini Zhang1,2
1Guangzhou Vocational College of Technology & Business, Guangzhou, 511442, China
2University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, Las Pinas City 1740, Philippines
With the advancement of globalization and the increasing significance of multicultural backgrounds, the reform of college English teaching faces new challenges and opportunities. Multiculturalism has become a major characteristic of globalization. The "Standards for English Courses in Higher Vocational Education" (2021 Edition), issued by the Office of the Ministry of Education in March 2021, states that "intercultural communication" is one of the core competencies of the discipline. It is evident that in today's vocational education, enhancing students' sensitivity to cultural differences, improving their cultural literacy, and developing appropriate communication skills have become goals for talent cultivation. This study aims to analyze the existing problems in current college English teaching from a multicultural perspective and explore strategies for the reform of college English teaching to improve teaching quality, cultivate students' multicultural literacy, and develop them into versatile talents with intercultural communication abilities to meet the needs of national development in the new era.
multicultural perspective; college English teaching; teaching reform
Nini Zhang. Research on the Reform of College English Teaching from a Multicultural Perspective. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 15: 39-44. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2023.051507.
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