A Study of the Integration of Patriotism and Social Emotional Learning Skills in Primary Chinese language Textbooks

Abstract

This paper explores the integration of patriotism education and SEL in primary school language textbooks, analyses SEL resources in primary school language textbooks, and points out the limitations of integrating SEL education in the current primary school language classroom based on the analysis of classroom videos. The study found that the content of patriotism education in language textbooks is closely related to the five core competencies of SEL and can effectively promote students’ SEL development. However, in classroom practice, teachers’ understanding and use of SEL are still inadequate, leading to problems such as generalised assessment of affective attitudes, lack of inspirational questioning style, and insufficient student subjectivity. This paper suggests strengthening the training of teachers’ SEL teaching ability, improving the questioning method and enriching the form of homework, so as to promote students’ better development of SEL ability in language learning, and to lay the foundation for cultivating future talents with a sense of social responsibility and civic awareness.