Disciplinary Competitions Promote College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Chinese Language and Literature Majors
Keywords:
Disciplinary competition, Innovation and entrepreneurship, Chinese language and literature, Liberal arts education, Practical teachingAbstract
Against the backdrop of the booming cultural and creative industries, disciplinary competitions, as an innovative form of practical teaching in liberal arts colleges, hold unique value in cultivating the innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities of Chinese language and literature majors. Based on the literature research method, this paper systematically combs through relevant theoretical achievements at home and abroad, deeply analyzes the theoretical foundation of disciplinary competitions for Chinese language and literature majors in enhancing professional literacy, cultivating practical abilities, and stimulating innovative thinking, and explores the mechanism of competitions in awakening students' entrepreneurial awareness, shaping entrepreneurial skills, and integrating entrepreneurial resources. By analyzing the problems existing in the current competition system construction, school-enterprise collaboration, and achievement transformation, this paper proposes implementation strategies for disciplinary competitions to promote innovation and entrepreneurship from three dimensions: educational concept innovation, curriculum system optimization, and policy guarantee improvement, providing theoretical references for colleges to deepen the reform of liberal arts innovation and entrepreneurship education.
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