On September 19, the 2nd Forum on Smart Foreign Language Teaching in Higher Education, hosted by the Academic Affairs Office and Faculty Development Center of Beijing Foreign Studies University, was held at BFSU’s Morning Reading Hall. With the theme “Reconstruction and Innovation of Foreign Language Teaching Models in the Digital Intelligence Era”, the forum gathered foreign language scholars nationwide to discuss the transformation and innovation of language teaching amid AI development. Associate Professor Zhao Guozhu, Vice Dean of the School of International Studies, was invited to deliver a keynote speech in the session on generative AI-enabled foreign language teaching innovation, sharing the School’s smart teaching practices.

His presentation,  Innovation and Practice of the Smart MOOC Education Model for Introduction to British Culture from the Perspective of Human-AI Collaboration , traced the course’s evolution on the WisdomTree platform from a university-level quality online course to a municipal first-class online course and then a smart MOOC. He introduced its integrated five-dimensional knowledge graph framework and human-AI collaborative teaching built on the course-specific intelligent agent matrix, demonstrating how AI improves teaching quality and fulfills the mission of fostering virtue through education.

This national presentation displays TUST’s exploration and achievements in AI plus foreign language teaching and strengthens its reputation in digital and smart curriculum construction. Going forward, the School of International Studies will continue to innovate smart teaching, deepen the integration of AI and foreign language instruction, develop high-quality digital resources and explore effective new educational models to support the high-quality development of foreign language education.