Journal of East China Normal University(Educational Sciences) ›› 2020, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 29-44.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2020.02.004

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Cultural Competence: Part I of the 5Cs Framework forTwenty-first Century Key Competences

Liu Yan1, Ma Xiaoying2, Liu Jian3,4, Wei Rui3, Ma Lihong5, Xu Guanxing4, Kang Cuiping3, Gan Qiuling3   

  1. 1. College of International Education, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100041, China;
    2. Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijin 100732, China;
    3. China Education Innovation Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
    4. China Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
    5. School of Foreign Languages, Tianjin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin 300222, China
  • Online:2020-02-20 Published:2020-01-21

Abstract: Cultural competence refers to the process and behavior of people’s cognition and understanding, inheritance and aufheben, development and innovation of culture, which is of far-reaching significance to individual development and social harmony. The competence can be further interpreted into three elements: Cultural understanding, cultural identity and cultural practice. The connotation of each element is expounded, and the behaviors of each element are listed as examples. This paper discusses the implementation of cultural competence in educational practice from the aspects of systematic design of curriculum, comprehensive integration into disciplines, carrying out activities in a rich context, and enhancing cultural consciousness.

Key words: 5Cs Framework for Twenty-first Century Key Competences, cultural understanding and inheritance competence, cultural understanding, cultural identity, cultural practice