Bridging English Reading Proficiency and Political Literacy—A Case Study of <i>Understanding</i> <i>Contemporary</i> <i>China</i>: <i>An</i> <i>English</i> <i>Reading</i> <i&g

本文旨在探究广州城市理工学院英语专业学生使用《理解当代中国：英语读写教程》后，英语阅读技能与政治素养协同培养的现状、问题及策略。研究通过问卷调查收集数据，运用SPSS 26.0进行统计分析，发现学生在阅读技能和政治素养方面均达到中等偏上水平，二者存在显著正相关。研究认为课程思政融入英语阅读课程对提升学生英语阅读技能和政治素养有积极作用，并提出了一些教学启示。该研究契合了当前课程思政的大背景，探索了英语阅读教学与思政教育融合的新路径，对提高学生综合素质、培养家国情怀具有一定意义。This study aims to explore the current status, challenges, and strategies in the integrated development of English reading skills and political literacy among English majors at Guangzhou City University of Technology through their use of Understanding Contemporary China: An English Reading and Writing Course. Employing questionnaire for data collection and SPSS 26.0 for statistical analysis, the research reveals that students have achieved moderate to high proficiency in both areas, with a significant positive correlation observed between English reading competence and political awareness. The findings demonstrate that integrating ideological and political education into English reading courses effectively enhances students’ academic and civic development, yielding practical pedagogical implications. Aligned with China’s curriculum ideology and politics reform, this research pioneers a novel approach to merging English reading instruction with ideological education, offering meaningful insights for cultivating students’ comprehensive qualities and fostering patriotic sentiment.