A study on the digital discourse meaning construction of English learners in Ningxia Universities
Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v8i1.4924
Abstract
This study examines the videos published on a university's official WeChat account, analyzing how students construct meaning in digital narrative discourse across cultural, contextual, and content dimensions. Results indicate that learners can clearly express cultural connotations; the videos employ abundant culture-related symbols to visualize Chinese customs; and students can effectively coordinate multiple modalities in creation. Through narrative practice, learners deepen their cultural understanding, enhance cultural awareness, and provide positive implications for the international dissemination of Chinese culture.
Keywords
digital narrative; multimodal discourse analysis; university learners
Funding
This paper was supported by Department of Education of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Higher Education Scientific Research Project (NYG-2024-052).
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