introduction

The New Curriculum Standards for Yijiao emphasize the importance of cultural awareness in English courses, believing that it is a key element of students' core literacy, which helps to enhance their cross-cultural cognition, attitudes, and behavioral choices, strengthen their patriotism and awareness of a community with a shared future for mankind, as well as their cultural literacy and sense of social responsibility.

Analysis of the cultivation of cultural awareness in primary school English

Analyzed the problems in cultivating cultural awareness in primary school English teaching, including limited cultural elements in textbooks, vague or missing cultural training objectives, and neglect of implicit culture and cross-cultural awareness cultivation in cultural teaching. In response to these issues, the author proposes to integrate picture books into textbook learning, enrich cultural content, set appropriate goals, and carry out effective activities to cultivate students' cultural awareness.

The value and methods of cultivating cultural awareness through picture books as a carrier

Emphasis was placed on the guidance of the "New Curriculum Standards for Moral Education" for teachers to prioritize education in their teaching, advocating the use of English picture books as an ideal carrier for cultural education. Three ways of integrating picture books with textbooks were introduced: pre integration, cohesive integration, and fragmented integration, aiming to deepen the cultural connotation of discourse teaching. At the same time, it is recommended that teachers choose appropriate integration methods based on teaching objectives, content, picture book characteristics, and student learning situations to improve teaching effectiveness and achieve cultural education.

Integrated teaching practice of picture books and textbooks aimed at cultivating cultural awareness

This article explores how to integrate picture books with textbooks to cultivate cultural awareness in primary school students through teaching examples in the Story time section of Unit 8 Birthdays in the Yilin edition of the fifth grade English textbook. The theme of the textbook discourse is "Birthday", showcasing the different ways of celebrating birthdays in the East and the West through the dialogue between Su Hai and Mike. In order to enrich the teaching content, the teacher chose the picture book 'When's Your Birthday?'? As supplementary material, this picture book tells the story of two little elves learning about different ways of celebrating birthdays around the world.

conclusion

The importance of integrating picture book resources in primary school English teaching was emphasized, which helps students expand their cultural knowledge, explore cultural connotations, and deepen their understanding of discourse cultural themes. Teachers should enhance students' cultural experience through various activities and cultivate them into new era talents with Chinese sentiment, international perspective, and cross-cultural communication skills.