AI not only promotes learners' acquisition of foreign languages but also helps teachers enhance their work efficiency and reduce their workload. However, the educational transformation triggered by AI have also brought many challenges to foreign language teaching and caused a crisis of identity among foreign language teachers. By reviewing the application of artificial intelligence in foreign language teaching and research on the identity of foreign language teachers, this paper analyzes the challenges in the professional development of foreign language teachers, their identity crisis and solutions in the AI era, and puts forward corresponding suggestions from three aspects: teachers themselves, schools and teaching administrative departments. This study not only provides theoretical support and practical guidance for the smooth implementation of AI-assisted teaching in the field of foreign language education, but also has enlightening significance for other disciplines in exploring the path of in-depth integration of artificial intelligence and education.

Nan Chunping, Si Dehua, Dong Yudan. Foreign Language Teachers' Professional Growth in the AI Era: Challenges, Identity Crisis and Coping Strategies. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2026), Vol. 8, Issue 1: 19-24. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2026.080104.

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