On the Significance and Discipline Construction of Foreign Language Education
Foreign language education has been officially established as a subject in the national postgraduate syllabus since 2024.In this paper,the writers present their positive response to its significance by differentiating between foreign language education and applied linguistics.Based on their understanding of the theories and practice of foreign language education,this paper proposes some related thoughts about the development of teaching English as a foreign language(TEFL)in China concerning the research methods,the approaches to teaching reform,the demands for teacher development,and the improvements to the quality of foreign language learners.
foreign language educationdiscipline beliefsdiscipline constructionteacher developmenttalent cultivation