IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ajo/ijoest/v8y2025i2p65-83id325.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Comparative Study of Chinese and Foreign Cultures Based on the “Zone of Proximal Development” Theory: Taking 2012 and 2024 Editions for Grade 7 for Example

Author

Listed:
  • Yujie Su
  • Yujun Yao
  • Yumeng Zhang
  • Pingping Shi
  • Fangfang Jin

Abstract

This study aims to compare and contrast the cultural content in old and new secondary English textbooks abiding by the theory of Proximal Development Zone, exploring the sustainability of cultural education within these materials. Adopting a mixed-method approach, this research analyzes the cultural themes, content presentation, and their impact on students’ cultural cognition and intercultural competence. The results indicate significant improvements in cultural diversity and intercultural education in the newer textbooks, though gaps remain between the depth of content and students’ actual understanding. Based on these findings, the paper offers several recommendations to enhance the development and teaching practices of secondary school English textbooks.

Suggested Citation

  • Yujie Su & Yujun Yao & Yumeng Zhang & Pingping Shi & Fangfang Jin, 2025. "Comparative Study of Chinese and Foreign Cultures Based on the “Zone of Proximal Development” Theory: Taking 2012 and 2024 Editions for Grade 7 for Example," International Journal of Educational Studies, Academia Publishing Group, vol. 8(2), pages 65-83.
    • Handle: RePEc:ajo:ijoest:v:8:y:2025:i:2:p:65-83:id:325
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://academiainsight.com/index.php/ijes/article/view/325/177
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ajo:ijoest:v:8:y:2025:i:2:p:65-83:id:325. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Lucía Aguado (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://academiainsight.com/index.php/ijes/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.