Jinghao Zhang
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2026
Enhancing Situated Cultural Reasoning in Large Language Models via Simulation Learning
Jinghao Zhang | Shisong Chen | Sihang Jiang | Yanghua Xiao | Hongwei Feng | Jiaqing Liang | Minggui HE | Shimin Tao | Mahongxia | Yilun Liu
Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: EMNLP 2026
Jinghao Zhang | Shisong Chen | Sihang Jiang | Yanghua Xiao | Hongwei Feng | Jiaqing Liang | Minggui HE | Shimin Tao | Mahongxia | Yilun Liu
Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: EMNLP 2026
As large language models(LLMs) are increasingly deployed in real-world applications, they inevitably encounter culturally sensitive scenarios that require applying cultural knowledge or values to the context in order to generate appropriate responses. However, existing research largely treats culture as static knowledge or abstract values, leaving the application of cultural norms in situated interactions underexplored. To address this gap, we first focus on the situated cultural reasoning of LLMs by proposing CuSiR, a simulation learning framework combining simulated scenario and reinforcement learning. We construct datasets covering both knowledge-based and social scenarios and conduct experiments across multiple role perspectives, instructions, settings, and models. Our results indicate that this framework effectively enhances LLMs’ ability to apply existing cultural knowledge, thereby improving their performance on tasks set in cultural scenarios. Code files are available at https://github.com/HoganZinger/Simulation_Learning