Author(s)

Yumeng Chao ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of English Language and Culture, Xi'an Fanyi University, Xi'an, China

Corresponding Author

Yumeng Chao

ABSTRACT

International Chinese language textbooks serve as crucial educational tools for disseminating ecological values and promoting environmental awareness among learners. This study integrates systemic functional linguistics with multimodal discourse analysis to explore how ecological concepts are presented in the "Understanding Contemporary China" series, with a focus on the "Advanced Chinese Reading and Writing Course." The findings reveal that material and relational processes are predominant in the verbal modes, highlighting China's commitment to ecological conservation and sustainable development. In the visual modes, non-human participants such as elephant herds and the Saihanba Forest Farm present readers with authentic ecological scenes, aiming to reveal the concept of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. The interaction between verbal and visual modes, through exemplification and extension, effectively conveys concepts of sustainable development and the co-construction of a shared ecological community. It is contented that the verbal modes and visual modes employed in the textbook have successfully conveyed beneficial ecological concepts. This not only facilitates international students' better understanding of China, but also contributes to enhancing their awareness of ecological protection.

KEYWORDS

Ecological Discourse Analysis, International Chinese Textbooks, Multimodal Discourse Analysis, Transitivity System

CITE THIS PAPER

Yumeng Chao, The Construction of Ecological Concepts in the Advanced Chinese Reading and Writing Course from a Multimodal Discourse Perspective. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2024) Vol. 7: 14-21. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2024.070703.

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