Emphasis was placed on the key role of foreign language teaching in military academies in cultivating high-quality military talents, pointing out the gap between the existing teaching system and military needs, and proposing the necessity of reform. At the same time, the progress and challenges faced in the transformation of military foreign languages were analyzed, and it was called for to conduct in-depth analysis of the problems and propose innovative teaching concepts and measures.

Challenges faced by foreign language teaching in military academies

Explored the challenges faced by foreign language teaching in military academies, including the complexity of military foreign language application scenarios, the misalignment of teaching content, and the looseness of the foreign language curriculum teaching system. Military foreign language proficiency needs to adapt to diverse tasks, including counter-terrorism, stability maintenance, etc., requiring students to have a solid foundation in foreign languages, knowledge of military operations, regional cultural knowledge, and international political knowledge. Students who use foreign languages in high-pressure environments need to have a sense of mission, perseverance, and adaptability. Foreign language courses are a window for students to access foreign information, and it is necessary to cultivate students' ability to distinguish between information and politics. The teaching content needs to adapt to the improvement of students' foreign language proficiency and meet their requirements for effective knowledge acquisition and ability enhancement. Military academy foreign language teaching should highlight military orientation, enhance the value and attractiveness of the curriculum. The teaching system needs to clarify teaching objectives and content, improve teaching coherence and effectiveness, and avoid questioning the status of the curriculum. The teaching staff needs to enhance their abilities, enrich humanities courses, and leverage the role of foreign language courses in educating students.

2 Suggestions for Improving Foreign Language Teaching in Military Schools

Suggestions for improving the foreign language teaching system in military academies were proposed, emphasizing the importance of military specific foreign language teaching and elaborating in detail from multiple dimensions. Firstly, the connotation of foreign language teaching objectives was clarified, and it was pointed out that foreign language proficiency should include a complex of knowledge, skills, and emotions. Suggestions were put forward to enhance the positioning of foreign language teaching objectives, establish logical connections among multiple objectives, and conduct theoretical research on ability objectives. Secondly, emphasis was placed on strengthening the "military flavor" and "combat flavor" of foreign language teaching, suggesting the use of teaching content related to military themes, drawing on relevant content from foreign language and literature disciplines, and exploring the educational value of existing general foreign language teaching. Subsequently, suggestions were put forward to build teaching content support modules, including designing course modules guided by competency goals, constructing high-quality module teaching resources, and optimizing the combination of course modules. In addition, suggestions have been put forward to improve the teaching mode and methods of foreign languages, such as integrating language and military content in teaching, teaching based on typical task scenarios, and infectious ideological and political teaching. Finally, the importance of improving the evaluation criteria for foreign language teaching was emphasized, and it was suggested to establish teaching evaluation criteria that match the ability goals and develop foreign language proficiency tests with military characteristics. These suggestions aim to build a foreign language teaching system with distinct military characteristics to better cultivate military talents.

3 Conclusion

The newly revised "Regulations on Military Academy Education (Trial)" emphasizes that foreign language teaching in military academies should focus on practical combat and cultivate revolutionary soldiers for the new era. Teaching should be oriented towards the battlefield, the military, and the future, with a focus on practical combat in all aspects of teaching. While maintaining military characteristics, draw on the foreign language teaching experience of local universities to enrich teaching resources and methods. Educational activities should conform to the growth laws of students, and future research should focus on the application of foreign language abilities of military talents, the development path of foreign language abilities of military personnel, and the design of teaching content and methods for military foreign languages.