Practical Exploration of Ideological and Political

Practical Exploration of Ideological and Political

Education in Reading Teaching for English MajorsYinghui WangXi’an Fanyi UniversityAbstract: College education requires teachers to cultivate students in all aspects,

not only to impart professional knowledge, but also to carry out ideological and

political education for students, so as to achieve moral education. Teachers need to

integrate ideological and political education into the classroom teaching. Reading

teaching for English majors needs to be the main breakthrough for English teachers

to carry out ideological and political education. Teachers need to improve their own

ideological and political awareness, fully tap the ideological and political materials

in textbooks to smoothly develop ideological and political education. Based on

this, this paper first introduces the importance of ideological and political education

and the responsibilities of English teachers, and then introduces the methods of

ideological and political education in English reading teaching from two aspects,

which provides exchange and reference for relevant ds: Ideological and political education; English majors; Reading teachingDOI: 10.47297/wspiedWSP2516-250004.202105051. IntroductionWith the rapid development of society and science and technology, students’

study and daily life are becoming more and more colorful. During the university

period, students’ outlook on life, values, world and other ideas will change

greatly. This period is an important time point for students to receive ideological

and political education. However, most college teachers only pay attention

to knowledge, but ignore the development of students’ ideological and moral

character, and do not integrate ideological and political education into classroom

teaching. This may lead many students to pursue ideological satisfaction in other

wrong ways, which makes them lack interest in learning, have serious Internet

About the author：Yinghui Wang (1981-10), Female, Jining, Shandong, Han nationality,

English Language and Literature Institute, Associate Professor, Master Degree, English

project：Teaching Reform Program of Xi’an Fanyi University in 2020: A

Research on the Ideological-political Education with Anti - epidemic News (J20B11).21

Journal of International Education and Development Vol.5 No.5 2021addiction and excessively pursue material enrichment. The lack of ideological

and political education makes them very vulnerable to the infection of bad ideas,

and eventually lose themselves in the drunkenness. Such serious consequences

can not be born for teachers and schools. In the instruction of accelerating the

construction of high-level undergraduate education and comprehensively improving

the ability of personnel training, the Ministry of education clearly pointed out that

ideological and political education should run through the whole process of high-level undergraduate education, strengthen ideological and political education

and professional education, and reasonably design the content of ideological and

political education according to the cultivation characteristics and professional

quality of various professional talents. Therefore, it is necessary for teachers to

integrate ideological and political education into classroom teaching, so as to

cultivate talents with ability, thought and all-round development for the country

[1].

When teachers carry out ideological and political education, they should adhere to

the core idea of fostering virtue through education, and put ideological and political

work throughout the whole teaching activities. Considering the current ideological

and political level of college students and the national demand for personnel

training, colleges and universities should pay special attention to ideological and

political education while carrying out professional knowledge education

[2].2. The Importance of Ideological and Political Education and the

Important Responsibility of English TeachersThe ideological and political education requires teachers to integrate it into

teaching and it can make a difference in thinking awareness for students through

curriculum education, so as to finally achieve the goal of fostering virtue through

education. English discipline, as the subject that English majors most frequently

contact with, is the main position of ideological and political education for English

majors. In the process of learning English, students will come into contact with

the life, culture and thoughts of English native countries, which may weaken the

socialist core values in their hearts to a certain extent, and have a great impact

on the realization of the goal of ideological and political education. Therefore, in

the classroom teaching of English majors, teachers should pay special attention

to students’ ideological and political education, which brings great challenges to

English teachers. English teachers should shoulder the important responsibility of

ideological and political education, pay attention to improving their own ideological

and political situation, actively explore the ideological and political education

materials in English reading textbooks, and integrate the scientific education of

ideology and politics into English reading teaching.22

Practical Exploration of Ideological and Political Education in Reading Teaching for English Majors3. Ways of Ideological and Political Education in Reading Teaching for

English Majors(1) Improve Teachers’ Ideological and Political LevelTeachers are the guiders of students, and their every move may impact on

students’ behaviour. Therefore, teachers’ ideological and political level will also

have a great influence on students’ ideological and moral standard. Teachers

should improve their ideological and political level, so as to play a good and

correct guiding role in the ideological and moral construction of students. English

teachers should correctly understand and fulfill the mission of “preaching and

imparting work”, pay attention to the study of ideological and political education,

establish correct ideological and moral concepts, improve their own education

methods, adhere to the socialist core values, and train students to be talents with

good ideological and political concepts. English-major teachers should also

improve their political literacy and become a qualified ideological and political

educator. They have to actively expand their ideological and political curriculum in

combination with English reading teaching knowledge. Teachers should not only

spread the reading knowledge of English, but also cultivate students’ humanistic

literacy and guide them in ideological and moral aspects through classroom

teaching. In the process of reading teaching for English majors, teachers should

impart the ideological and political knowledge and help students establish a correct

outlook on life and values. In addition, while studying textbooks, English teachers

should not only pay attention to the professional knowledge, but also reasonably

combine ideological and political knowledge with English professional knowledge,

strengthen the study of traditional Chinese culture. Teachers need to organically

combine excellent foreign culture with traditional Chinese culture and increase the

cultural communication function of English in English reading class, achieving the

combination of the teaching of reading knowledge and ideological and political

knowledge [3]. Through the improvement of their own ideological and political level,

teachers will be able to carry out ideological and political education for students

more effectively.(2) Find the Material of Ideological and Political Education in TextbooksEnglish reading is a compulsory basic course for English Majors in colleges

and universities. The texts in the reading materials are novel in theme, wide in

topic and profound in connotation. There are rich introductions to the society,

economy, culture and life of English speaking countries. Teachers can use them as

an important source of ideological and political materials. Most English reading

materials contain different life philosophy and ideological and political resources,

which can bring students a lot of thinking, improve their humanistic quality

and provide fertile ground for the smooth teaching of Ideological and political

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Journal of International Education and Development Vol.5 No.5 2021education. In these aspects, English majors have incomparable advantages over

other majors. In English reading teaching, teachers need to give full play to the

advantages of these reading resources, integrate the ideological and political

education with the education of students’ professional knowledge, and put the goal

of Ideological and political education through the teaching, which is always the

work that teachers should strive to practice. For example, when teaching about

London, teachers can use the pictures of London’s scenic spots to import the

classroom content, and then introduce the historical background, historical status

and current international status of London. After a general understanding of the

learning content, teachers can make an analogy between Beijing and London, let

the students further discuss the famous scenic spots and long history of Beijing,

and make the students more deeply understand the differences between Chinese

and Western cultures and their respective cultural charm through the comparison of

the two cities. In this way, students can not only learn English related knowledge,

but also broaden their horizons and enhance their sense of national pride. Teachers

can effectively integrate ideological and political education into English classroom

learning by excavating the ideological and political education materials in English

textbooks. For example, they will feel that the author of many reading materials

shows good expectations between the lines in English reading classes. In an article,

the author wrote that he cherished the dream of a racing driver and finally realized

his dream through unremitting pursuit. There are many inspiring and touching

sentences in articles. Teachers should actively explore such material, which can

be used for ideological and political education. Teachers can ask students to recite

and translate these sentences, or motivate students to discuss the related topics on

these sentences. In this way, teachers not only arrange the English reading practice

and encourage students to work hard for their dreams, but also enables the students

to think deeply about the sentences through positive ideas and get influenced by

ideological and political education. Students can learn English knowledge and get

the ideological and emotional infection at the same time. Such an English reading

class can make students correct their learning attitude and strive for their dreams.

It also can establish their confidence in life, positively storm the challenges of life.

Only when teachers have a deep understanding of the English reading materials can

they fully explore the ideological and political education materials in the textbooks

and carry out ideological and political education in classroom learning.4. ConclusionIdeological and political education is indispensable in college education.

In order to cultivate talents with all-round ability in areas such as morals

intelligence,physical fitness, work and aesthetics, English teachers should fully

integrate ideological and political education into English classroom teaching,

so that students can not only learn English knowledge, but also receive good

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improving their own ideological and political level, fully find out the ideological

and political education materials in teaching, and finally achieve the great goal of

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