Abstract:

Under the Belt and Road initiative, the construction of Xi'an as an international metropolis should break through the economic obstacles it face and also strengthen the soft power of its international language environment. With the construction of Xi’an international language environment as the focus, this paper proposes a multilingual ecological environment and a demand-driven system with diversified language training contents from the perspectives of human factors and physical factors. The paper also suggests that a breakthrough in the foreign language training for the foreign-related sectors and human resources be made to standardize the translation of public signs and improve the multilingual consulting service system of this metropolis-to-be.

Key words: The Belt and Road Initiative, international metropolis, international language environment