On October the 15th, the ideological and political education demo class of Jiangsu University “Intercultural Communication” was successfully held in Room 2102 of Jingjiang Building. Sponsored by School of Foreign Languages, the demo class was lectured by Mao Yanfeng, associate professor of the English Department from School of Foreign Languages. More than ten teachers attended the class.
The main contents of the class are about time concept and space concept in Unit 7 Culture and nonverbal communication, which is closely related to students’ study and daily life. Ms. Mao compared both similarities and differences of time concept and space concept in various cultures. When analyzing the cultural origins for the differences, Ms. Mao referred to core values of traditional Chinese culture and socialist core values, such as harmonious society, “ren”, “li”, etc., helping the students cherish Chinese traditions and build cultural confidence.
By providing many cases for study, Ms. Mao led the students to both critical thinking and heated discussion. All the students devoted themselves to class interaction, which shows their positive participation in the class.
The demo class was highly praised by all the participating teachers due to its teaching design and class performance.
