Abstract:

Since the establishment of foreign language education studies as a secondary discipline under the first-level discipline of foreign languages and literatures, talent cultivation in this field has become a crucial issue for promoting the development of this discipline. This article first explores the connotation of talent cultivation in the discipline of foreign language education studies, then analyzes the challenges currently confronted in the talent cultivation process. Finally, in combination with the case of the doctoral program of the foreign language education studies major at Beijing Foreign Studies University, this article attempts to propose principles for developing talent cultivation programs as well as constructing and implementating the curriculum system in the discipline of foreign language education studies, in the hope of providing reference for talent cultivation in this field.

Key words: foreign language education studies, talent cultivation, talent cultivation plan, curriculum system