Integrating Ordnance Culture into Ideological and Political Education in Translation Curricula: Reflections and Practical Pathways

Abstract

Ordnance culture, with the ordnance spirit as its core, is a distinctive form of Chinese industrial culture and red culture. It contains such values as loyalty and responsibility, self-reliant innovation, rigorous workmanship, dedication, and the pursuit of excellence. These values are highly consistent with the goals of cultivating translation professionals who possess not only bilingual competence but also intercultural awareness, professional ethics, national consciousness, and a sense of mission. Based on the general requirements of curriculum-based ideological and political education and the practical needs of translation talent cultivation, this paper discusses the rationale, principles, and pathways for integrating ordnance culture into ideological and political education in translation curricula. It argues that such integration can provide a concrete cultural carrier for value education, help translation majors develop cultural confidence and professional commitment, and enable institutions with an ordnance background to form a more distinctive model of talent cultivation. The paper first analyzes current challenges faced by ideological and political education in translation programs, including insufficient top-level design, superficial integration, weak disciplinary specificity, and the lack of a coordinated mechanism. It then proposes a framework built around differentiated education, systematic curriculum design, resource development, practice-oriented teaching, and collaborative education. Finally, it suggests that a layered curriculum system, a thematic resource bank, project-based practice, and diversified assessment can make ideological and political education more visible, teachable, and assessable in translation training.