TITLE:
Synergizing Language and Virtue: A Project-Based “Drip-Irrigation” Ecosystem in College English Instruction
AUTHORS:
Xiaojing Li, Haijun Luo
KEYWORDS:
Project-Based Learning, Drip-Irrigation Approach, Ideological and Political Education, Metadiscourse, International Communication, College English Instruction
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.13 No.4,
April
14,
2026
ABSTRACT: This study systematically elaborates on the theoretical foundation, design principles, and implementation steps of a project-based “drip-irrigation” teaching model for ideological and political education within the College English curriculum. Utilizing a series of international media dialogues by Dr. Gao Zhikai in the realm of Sino-US relations as the core teaching resource, the study focuses on four key issues and presents detailed teaching case analyses. A four-stage cyclical teaching model—“Precise Topic Selection → Layered Analysis → Situational Practice → Reflective Construction”—is constructed to guide students in deconstructing narrative differences between China and the West from a metadiscourse perspective and internalizing the logic of international discourse with Chinese characteristics.