Shengqiang Cao
School of Foreign Languages, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, China.
*Corresponding author: Shengqiang Cao
This article is a phased achievement of the 2025 Chongqing Higher Education Teaching Reform Research Major Project “Ideological and Political Guidance, Interdisciplinary Integration, and Practice Empowerment—Exploration and Practice of the ‘331’ Curriculum-based Ideological and Political Education Model for Foreign Language Majors in Local Universities” [Project No. 251044]; This article is a phased achievement of the 2020 Chongqing Social Science Foundation Project—Research on the Image of China Based on the Cognitive Perception of International Students in Chongqing [Project No. 2020WYZX13].
Abstract
The continuous promotion of a digital education strategy provides a new view and practical possibilities for cross-cultural communication and teaching in higher education. The traditional method of dealing with this topic depends to a large extent on teachers’ personal knowledge and case analysis. Due to the lack of a real interactive environment, students’ results are limited. Drawing on structuralism and positioning cognition theory, this study explores the use of artificial intelligence-driven simulation technology to expand the student-centered teaching model supported by digital tools. The survey results show that this immersive way enhances students’ cross-cultural awareness and communication skills through a real background, active cognitive participation, and practical experience. This research provides a theoretical framework and practical approach for cross-cultural teaching, has great value in the context of digital education, and provides new ideas for similar courses within English. The synergistic integration of three mechanisms—technology empowerment, instructional guidance, and interactive generation provides a replicable model for an immersive cross-cultural teaching method.
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How to cite this paper
Research on the Immersive Path Construction of Cross-cultural Communication Learning Under the Background of Digital Education
How to cite this paper: Shengqiang Cao. (2026) Research on the Immersive Path Construction of Cross-cultural Communication Learning Under the Background of Digital Education. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 10(4), 409-414.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2026.04.002