Infiltrative Integration of Ideological and Political Elements in Teaching the English Translation of Classical Chinese Texts: The Case of Confucian Classics

Abstract

With the in-depth advancement of the “Ideological and Political Education in Curriculum” reform in colleges and universities, the integration of ideological and political elements into professional courses has become an important direction for improving the quality of talent training. The teaching of English translation of classical Chinese texts, as a course that combines language translation, cultural inheritance and humanistic literacy cultivation, has a natural fit with ideological and political education. Confucian classics, as the core carrier of traditional Chinese culture, contain rich ideological and political resources such as benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, trust, loyalty and filial piety, which provide valuable materials for the infiltrative integration of ideological and political elements. This study takes Confucian classics as an example, explores the connotation and value of the infiltrative integration of ideological and political elements in the teaching of English translation of classical Chinese texts, analyzes the current problems in the integration process, and puts forward specific implementation paths from the aspects of teaching content optimization, teaching method innovation, teaching evaluation improvement and teachers’ ability enhancement. It aims to provide reference for realizing the organic unity of language translation ability training, cultural inheritance and ideological and political education in the teaching of English translation of classical Chinese texts, and cultivating compound translation talents with firm cultural confidence, excellent professional skills and positive values.