Title: Curriculum Design and Integration of Moral Education in Intercultural Communication: The Example of Intercultural Adaptation Unit

Abstract: As a core course and required course for English majors in higher education institutions, as well as an elective course for senior undergraduate students of other majors, the Intercultural Communication course cultivates students’ intercultural thinking skills and their ability to apply related theories to military diplomacy case studies. This course has clear objectives for integrating moral education into the curriculum, and each of the 10 units with 36 a total of hours has a corresponding curriculum design. This paper takes the Intercultural Adaptation unit as an example, and introduces and discusses the methodology and process of integrating moral education into the Intercultural Communication course. The integration of moral education into intercultural communication curriculum highlights the concept of mutual appreciation of civilizations and building a community of shared destiny, cultivates a strong sense of responsibility and historical mission in students, and orients them to correct values.

Keywords: intercultural communication, curricula of integrated moral education, curriculum design, intercultural adaptation

Authors: Zhanzi Li, Professor, College of International Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Boyi Liu, Assistant Research Fellow, War Studies Institute, Academy of Military Science, Beijing, China.

DOI: 10.19967/j.cnki.flc.2022.03.011