Characteristics of the Integration and Coexistence of Multinational Literature in Qinghai from the Perspective of Ecocriticism and Their Implications for Classroom Teaching

Abstract

From the vantage point of ecocriticism, this paper examines Qinghai’s multi-ethnic writings to disclose the plural articulations of eco-ethics embedded in them and the symbiotic interplay among diverse ethnic cultures. On this basis, it derives practical implications for undergraduate teaching within the discipline of Chinese Language and Literature. The study first maps the manifold expressions of eco-ethical thinking in Qinghai’s multi-ethnic literary corpus; it then explicates the region’s characteristic model of ecological and cultural conviviality. Finally, it proposes a classroom pedagogy centred on the triadic synergy of “ecology–culture–education”. By constructing an interdisciplinary eco-educational framework, instituting a multicultural-symbiosis classroom model, and developing curricular resources rooted in local ecocriticism, the approach cultivates students’ ecological ethical awareness, cross-cultural understanding, and critical thinking, thereby realizing the dual educational goals of “nurturing life through literature” and “shaping character through ecology”.