An Analysis of the Value and Path of Empowering Public Diplomacy through Youth Training Programs --From the Perspective of Embodied Cognitive Theory

Abstract

In the continuous development of people to people exchange mechanisms between China and foreign countries, overseas youth training programs in China will provide a new educational field for students to understand China's development model and social governance situation through the "unity of knowledge and action" approach. Under the guidance of different training themes, Chinese and foreign partners endow the program with unique public diplomacy value through the emphasis on young individuals, the infiltration of the environment, and the setting of scenarios. The theory of embodied cognitive theory emphasizes the influence of physical state, environment, and specific situations on the cognitive process. This theory has strong theoretical guidance significance for the itinerary design and specific implementation of overseas youth training programs in China. Short-term training programs aimed at international young audiences should strive to promote the unity of embodiment, sociality, and situational aspects from program design to training arrangements. Relevant parties need to consider macro project design, cultural training arrangements, social and civil contact, and representative training topic selection comprehensively.