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ArticleMulti-perspective Studies of Foreign Languages Learning http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/tfll.2025.09.023

Research on the Cultivation Model of Interdisciplinary Reading Competence in Business English in AGI Era

Haidong Ban1,*, Jing Ning2

1College of Foreign Studies, Shandong Technology and Business University, Yantai 264005, Shandong, China.

2Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing 100089, China.

*Corresponding author: Haidong Ban

This study is supported by the University-Industry Collaborative Education Program “Research on the AI empow-ered cultivation model of interdisciplinary reading competence in Business English” (Number: 2025cxhz002).
Published: September 30,2025

Abstract

The integration of generative AI with traditional Business English reading is reshaping instructional approaches, refining Human-AI collaboration, and creating both opportunities and challenges for interdisciplinary competence development. In response, we propose a cultivation model grounded in Dodge’s WebQuest framework. The model comprises: (1) a “Human-AI Symbiosis” paradigm for teaching practice; (2) a triadic “Teacher-Student-AI” relationship with a five‑step iterative cycle; and (3) a full‑process “Human-AI Symbiosis” framework for reading teaching. AI is judiciously integrated in every step of interdisciplinary Business English reading. Through an HI-AI cyclic mechanism, the model deepens the integration of AI and reading practice, enhancing students’ interdisciplinary reading competence and fostering the coordinated growth of technological literacy and critical thinking. It provides a practical reference for talent cultivation and instructional design in international Business English, while strengthening the systematicity and methodological rigor of Business English reading pedagogy.

Keywords

Human-AI Symbiosis; Interdisciplinary Business English reading; HI-AI collabora-tion; Reading cyclic model

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How to cite this paper

Research on the Cultivation Model of Interdisciplinary Reading Competence in Business English in AGI Era

How to cite this paper: Haidong Ban, Jing Ning. (2025). Research on the Cultivation Model of Interdisciplinary Reading Competence in Business English in AGI Era. Translation and Foreign Language Learning1(2), 381-388.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/tfll.2025.09.023