Xueqin HUANG;Cong ZHANG;This study focuses on EFL writing in the Chinese context as cultural literacies practice. Through qualitative and quantitative analysis of personal statements written by 40 Chinese university EFL students, this study probes into the specific characteristics and connotations of cultural identity, and then further identifies the influential factors of cultural identity in personal statements. Results show that:(1) The cultural identity of personal statement written by Chinese EFL writers displays duality via the integrated and alternated expression of Chinese and Western cultural identities;(2) Such cultural identities exhibit multifariousness, dynamicity, and variability within the specific Chinese context;(3) The object of the writing discourse, i.e., the intended reader, has little influence on the overall cultural identity manifestation of Chinese EFL writers. The findings of this study contribute to the current understanding of cultural identity construction in EFL writing, shedding insights into the teaching of EFL writing and cross-cultural communication.
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