Liting Wang

Liting Wang

October 31, 2025

Xiuyan Manchu paper-cutting, English teaching reform in colleges and universities, Cultural inheritance, Practical approaches, Intangible cultural heritage.

Under the context of the national strategy to build a culturally strong country and the development of higher education, college English teaching not only bears the  mission of cultivating language proficiency but also shoulders the contemporary responsibility of inheriting and disseminating China's excellent traditional culture. As a national intangible cultural heritage, Xiuyan Manchu paper-cutting embodies rich historical memory, folk customs, and aesthetic wisdom, providing unique local cultural resources for college English teaching reform. This paper examines the cultural connotations and pedagogical value of Xiuyan Manchu paper-cutting from the perspective of cultural inheritance, explores practical approaches for integrating it into college English education, and proposes a “culture-language” dual-driven integrated teaching model. By using innovative teaching methods, activity design, and improved teaching support systems, this approach aims to break the traditional dilemma between language and culture in English instruction. It seeks to achieve the following objectives: enhancing students’ comprehensive English application skills while preserving Xiuyan Manchu paper-cutting culture, thereby offering new perspectives for college English teaching reform and the dynamic inheritance of regional intangible cultural heritage.

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