Published: September 26, 2025
Article history: Updated on June 11, 2026
Abstract
With the progress of digital transformation in education, private colleges have become essential bases for cultivating application-oriented talents in the higher education system and thus face an increasing demand for the digital literacy of their foreign language teachers. The literacy level is to varying degrees associated with the effectiveness of innovation in foreign language teaching and also has a profound impact on the quality of interdisciplinary language talent education. With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), new momentum has been injected into technology-enabled empowerment in foreign language teaching, and at the same time, teachers’ digital literacy has also risen. In light of the above problems and opportunities, this study will focus on foreign language teachers in private colleges. Research is being conducted on how digitally literate the teachers in our country currently are, what applications of AI can be used in teaching, and how to improve the digital skills of educators. The aim of the above results is to provide an actual path for promoting the digital transformation of foreign language teaching in private institutions, support high-quality development of education, and ultimately help build a strong foundation for educating interdisciplinary foreign language professionals who meet the demands of the new era.
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How to cite this paper
AI-enabled Pathways for Enhancing Digital Literacy of Foreign Language Teachers in Private Colleges: Current Status, Challenges, and Systematic Improvement Strategies
How to cite this paper: Yuchen Xu. (2025). AI-enabled Pathways for Enhancing Digital Literacy of Foreign Language Teachers in Private Colleges: Current Status, Challenges, and Systematic Improvement Strategies. Translation and Foreign Language Learning, 1(1), 187-192.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/tfll.2025.08.030