Research On The Issue Of “Telling Chinese Stories Well” In Ideological And Political Theory Courses

“Story” is not an academic discourse in itself;it mostly exists as an experiential form in real life.However,when “story” is combined with “China” to form a directional concept of the “Chinese Stories”,its depth and concentrated narrative expression of Chinese historical practice also increasingly demonstrate its academic significance.In the new era of “Promoting the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation through Chinese Path to Modernization”,“Telling Chinese stories well” has transcended the narrative method generally regarded as an experiential act,and risen to a comprehensive,objective,and multi-dimensional expression and value statement action based on the clear self-recognition of the entire nation-state.Ideological and political theory courses are key courses which fundamentally aim at moral education and personal development.The goal of “Telling Chinese stories well” aligns closely with the requirements of these courses in the new era.It plays a crucial role in enhancing the soft power of national culture,defending the ideological positions of Marxism,and promoting the high-quality development of ideological and political theory courses.“Telling Chinese stories well” in ideological and political theory courses differs from traditional teaching methods that intersperse story cases and create story scenarios.In the latter teaching process,the story itself does not intersect with the educational subject,serving only as a tool to stimulate student interest or facilitate knowledge acquisition.The fundamental difference between “telling Chinese stories well” in ideological and political theory courses and contemporary case or scenario-based teaching lies in the confirmation of the relationship between the narrative subject and the story itself.Narrative theories from great thinkers,both ancient and modern,Chinese and foreign,provide rich theoretical support for grasping the practical principles and cognitive foundations of Chinese stories.“Telling Chinese stories well” is a narrative activity based on the premise of “my presence in the scenario”.In the context of ideological and political theory courses,both teachers and students are witnesses or protagonists who are “on the scene”,reflecting on what they see,know,and think.“Telling Chinese stories well” in ideological and political theory courses embodies the inevitable rule of embedding theory in events,and deriving theory from events.The relationship between “event” and “theory” corresponds to the relationship between “name” and “reality”,implying the dialectical principle of moving from form to content,from finite to infinite,and from particular to universal.The selection of Chinese stories presupposes that there are events to narrate and theories within these events.From “telling stories” to “explaining principles”,the reason “why to tell” and“how to tell” the story is based on inevitable rules,both manifesting the “normative attitude” at the formal level and concerning the “value truth” at the content level.In the process of blending events and theories,“telling Chinese stories well” also follows a series of laws of contradictory movement.Based on possible gaps or vacancies among “event-theory-emotion-intention”,telling Chinese stories in ideological and political theory courses might fall into narrative pitfalls such as using events to express emotions,discussing events on their own terms,or mismatching events with theories.However,it is precisely such contradictory movement that propels the continuous wave-like advancement and spiral ascent of “telling Chinese stories well”in ideological and political theory courses.To optimize the practical approach of “telling Chinese stories well” in ideological and political theory courses,it’s necessary to improve the selection and deduction mechanisms of the story at the methodological level firstly,unify the story selection with the teaching materials of ideological and political education,and utilize the role of “telling stories well” in facilitating the transformation of the textbook system into the teaching system.Secondly,we should focus on the diverse explanations of “telling Chinese stories well” based on “problem awareness” and“rational reflection” to inspire the leap of “rational thinking” in learners through engaging teaching methods,promoting the integration and efficiency of narrative teaching in ideological and political education.Lastly,it’s significant to return the teaching activity of “telling Chinese stories well” to reality and practice.That is,standing at a new historical starting point,with the Marxist “narrative view” as the core,guided by Xi Jinping’s narrative theory,supported by the basic theories of ideological and political education,“telling Chinese stories well” through constructing a philosophical and social science system with Chinese style,Chinese spirit,and Chinese characteristics aims to bridge the “small classroom of ideological and political education” and the “large classroom of society”,expanding the collaborative educational function of “Big Ideological and Political Education+” in the new era.