Qi Chen

Qi Chen

July 24, 2025

“Dual-track Parallel” paradigm, New engineering education, Ideological and political education in English courses.

Against the backdrop of the new engineering education initiative and the curriculum-based ideological and political education reform, the construction of an ideological and political education system for English courses that meets the needs of cultivating engineering talents has become a crucial issue. This article analyzes the pain points in the ideological and political education of public English courses, such as a loose curriculum-based ideological and political education system, the absence of national conditions narrative, and a disconnection from training requirements. In response to these pain points, a "dual-track parallel" paradigm for ideological and political education content is constructed. One track centers around the narrative framework of "Governance of China", integrating contemporary national conditions content to enhance students' understanding of China's development and their ability to "tell China's stories well". The other track focuses on the narrative framework of scientific spirit. By combining the characteristics of engineering majors, scientific spirit is integrated into teaching to cultivate students' interdisciplinary capabilities. Practice has proven that this paradigm effectively overcomes the dilemmas of traditional curriculum-based ideological and political education, promotes the improvement of the effectiveness of ideological and political education in new engineering English courses, and provides strong support for cultivating compound talents with a sense of national responsibility and professional proficiency.

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