International Journal of Education

Against the backdrop of globalization and the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, intercultural communicative competence has become a core literacy for English majors. The National Standards for Undergraduate Teaching Quality in Foreign Language and Literature Majors clearly identifies intercultural competence cultivation as the core goal of foreign language education. However, due to geographical location, economic level and other factors, universities in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are facing prominent problems such as insufficient intercultural practice opportunities, inadequate understanding of local culture, and weak research capabilities among English majors. By adopting multiple research methods including literature research, questionnaire survey and case study, this study systematically analyzes the current situation and dilemmas of intercultural communicative competence cultivation for English majors in Inner Mongolia’s universities, and constructs a trinity cultivation path of “situation creation-cultural foundation-research empowerment”. The study finds that by creating simulated intercultural scenarios, strengthening Chinese cultural infiltration, and fostering intercultural research literacy, the disconnect between theory and practice in foreign language education in border areas can be effectively addressed, providing a practical paradigm for cultivating compound talents with both family and country feelings and global perspective.

English major; Intercultural communicative competence; Cultivation path; Universities in Inner Mongolia