The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is being encouraged to reform its English language instruction in military academies and to hire experts to boost soldiers’ communication abilities globally, the SCMP reported.
Three senior lecturers from the PLA Air Force Early Warning Academy made this recommendation in an article featured in the February issue of Military-to-Civilian in China, a publication overseen by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
Li Yan, Dai Sishi, and Zhang Yong, all associate professors at the academy, criticized the current English curriculum in military schools as outdated and unbalanced. They noted an excessive emphasis on vocabulary, grammar, and reading and writing, with insufficient focus on communication and presentation skills.
