In recent years,there has been an acceleration in the development of foreign language materials research both at home and abroad,characterized by a notable trend towards specialization,academic rigor and diversification.This phenomenon underscores the burgeoning field of foreign language materials studies.At its core,the discipline aims to investigate the general principles governing the development of foreign language materials,and to construct a theoretical framework for foreign language materials development that serves foreign language education and the basic task of fostering virtue through education.The field of foreign language materials studies necessitates an exhaustive inquiry into various facets,including the delineation of nature and functionalities of materials,the historical evolution of materials,materials development,content analysis and evaluation of materials,materials use,materials and the professional development of educators,materials management,and the educational ecosystem of materials.The construction of foreign language materials studies requires concerted collaboration among stakeholders within the broader ecosystem of foreign language education.Central to this endeavor is the training of professional talents,and the establishment of classified foreign language materials corpora,coupled with the judicious application of sophisticated data analytics models to facilitate comprehensive analyses and assessments of materials.Furthermore,the advancement of the field warrants a deliberate emphasis on methodological innovation,with a keen focus on employing diverse research methodologies such as the qualitative methods,quantitative methods and mixed methods to promote studies on foreign language materials and their efficacy in real-world educational settings.
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