Recently, General Secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions on the construction of ideological and political courses in schools, emphasizing that "integrity and innovation promote the connotative development of ideological and political courses, and continuously improve the pertinence and attractiveness of ideological and political courses". On March 18, 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium of teachers of ideological and political theory courses in schools and delivered an important speech, pointing out that to promote the reform and innovation of ideological and political theory courses, it is necessary to continuously enhance the ideological, theoretical, affinity and pertinence of ideological and political courses. A series of important instructions of the general secretary have provided basic guidelines for the construction of ideological and political courses. Colleges and universities must say that ideological and political courses well must be substantial, tasteful, and accurate.
There is something to say
The argument should be specific and substantial. "A gentleman is constant in his words and deeds", he must have something to say and persevere in his work. Colleges and universities should not talk about ideological and political courses in generalities, but should be reasonable and well-founded.
Explanatory theories cannot be empty. It is necessary to guard against the style of formalism and the style of rhetoric, posturing, and empty talk. Ideological and political courses must not be turned into purely theoretical preaching, and it is necessary to prevent theoretical education from being turned into a rigid preaching that is unfathomable and has no substance, and it is necessary to pay attention to the effectiveness and diversity of theoretical education. It is not only necessary to carry forward the study style of integrating theory with practice, to develop narratives around the specific tasks and specific policies of the party in each period, and to avoid "words that fall short of meaning", but also to transfer the educational perspective to students' lives, pay attention to the details of students' lives, focus on vivid and vivid life scenes, make efforts to solve students' ideological confusion, combine the solution of ideological problems with practical problems, and avoid being empty.
Explanatory theories need to be empirical. Facts are the true situation of the event, presented as the existence of reality, that is, the true situation and true face of the event, "facts speak louder than words". General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "Whether socialism with Chinese characteristics is good or not depends on the facts and the judgment of the Chinese people, not on the subjective assumptions of those who wear colored glasses." "In order to explain clearly the truth in ideological and political courses, it is necessary to use the "great achievements of the new democratic revolution, the great achievements of socialist revolution and construction, the great achievements of reform, opening up, and socialist modernization, and the great achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era" created by the Communist Party of China in uniting and leading the Chinese people, persist in speaking with facts, typical examples, and examples, so as to be simple and clear, clear, vivid, reasonable, and reasonable, so that the reasoning in the ideological and political courses will be more amiable and credible, and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Enhance relevance and effectiveness, attractiveness and impact.
It makes sense
To be interesting, it is necessary to tell it in an engaging and enjoyable way. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Ideological and political classes cannot be read with documents, there is no life and dryness. "Warm, lively, vivid and interesting is what ideological and political courses in colleges and universities should look like.
Play with the art of language. The language should pay attention to artistry, pay attention to grammar and rhetoric, avoid being rigid and old-fashioned, and adopt some fresh and lively Chinese style and style that students like to see. If you just use language in a rigid way, you won't be able to attract students. The truths taught in ideological and political courses are often academic and profound, which requires the transformation and recreation of theoretical content to make it suitable for the actual development of students' thinking. To do a good job in ideological and political courses, we should pay attention to the use of metaphors, comparisons, comparisons and other structures, the use of idioms, sayings, proverbs, allusions, etc., and the use of videos, cartoons and other forms to make the narration popular, simple, vivid and interesting, and to achieve the integration of philosophy, knowledge, literary brilliance, and vividness, not only to reflect the power of theory, but also to learn to use the popular language that students like to see, so that students like to listen, understand, and listen.
Use stories to inspire. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "It is very important to be able to tell stories and tell good stories. "Stories play an important role in building identity and building consensus. When Mao Zedong expounded materialist dialectics, he told the story of three dozen Zhujiazhuang; In the closing speech of the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the story of "Yugong Moves Mountains" was quoted; When talking about the principle of linking theory with practice, he used episodic language such as "targeted" and "non-targeted". General Secretary Xi Jinping is good at using storytelling to express his views and infect the audience when he speaks on foreign visits, speeches at conferences, and research talks. The teaching of ideological and political courses contains rich stories, covering the story of the Chinese nation, the story of the Communist Party of China, the story of the People's Republic of China, the story of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the story of reform and opening up, and the story of the new era. As a course dedicated to teaching Marxist theory, ideological and political courses should make good use of stories to carry the truth, and guide students to deeply understand "why the Communist Party of China can and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good, in the final analysis, it is Marxism and Marxism in the Chinese era".
Precise words
In words, it is necessary to achieve clear targeting, precise positioning, accurate topic selection, and accurate description. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the adolescent stage is the "jointing and booting period" of life, and it needs to be carefully guided and cultivated the most. As a key course for cultivating morality, ideological and political courses should follow the cognition and acceptance laws of the educated, and change "flood irrigation" to "precise drip irrigation".
Precise positioning. Contemporary college students are a "lovely, credible, and promising generation", and a generation that walks in the same direction and forges ahead with the new era. At the same time, contemporary college students are also faced with the impact of social trends and the confusion of reality, with unique language styles and different interests and preferences. To do a good job in ideological and political courses, it is necessary to accurately locate the psychological characteristics and acceptance habits of students, adopt the methods that students like to hear, and use vivid and vivid words to enhance the appeal and persuasiveness of theories, and truly realize the purpose of educating people with reason.
Precise topic selection. Teachers should have "people" in their hearts and understand, value and respect students. Students, as the audience of the "first scene", are also concrete, realistic, and living people. Only by understanding the needs of different students can we "select topics" in a targeted manner. Ideological and political teachers should not only pay attention to "what to say", but also understand "what students want to hear". Only when the communication channels of "speaking" and "listening" are connected can the purpose of education be achieved. There are differences among students, as well as differences in the subject matter and the degree of acceptance thereof. Therefore, it is necessary to select different contents according to the spiritual needs and cognitive levels of different students, and achieve "accurate communication" through "precise topic selection". With the iterative update of new media technology, teachers can use intelligent media to record and track data on student groups, and analyze the psychological expectations, hobbies and habits of different students through big data analysis, and use this as a benchmark to select targeted content and achieve accurate content narration. (Jinyang.com/Chen Sanbao)
(The author is an assistant researcher at the Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences)
Note: This paper is the interim result of the key project of the National Social Science Foundation of China, "Research on the Innovation of the Discourse System of Ideological and Political Education in Colleges and Universities in the New Era" (21AKS022).
Editor: Wu Jiahong