Research on Construction Paths of Digital Textbooks on British and American Literature under the Background of the Digital Transformation of Education

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the digital transformation of global higher education, digital textbooks on British and American literature, as core resources in university foreign-languages education, hold significant importance for improving teaching quality, cultivating students’ digital literacy, and promoting educational equity.

Presently, the development of digital textbooks on British and American literature confronts multi-dimensional challenges. Therefore, this research points out that drawing upon an interdisciplinary perspective that integrates educational technology, comparative literature, and curriculum theory, this research utilizes literature analysis, case studies, and empirical research to put forward solutions. These methods include establishing a writing standard system based on the principle of “standards first”, surmounting the limitations of single-text formats by constructing an integrated resource architecture, and designing platforms with a closed-loop system integrating teaching, management, and feedback. Universities should collaborate with multiple stakeholders to formulate evaluation standards for textbook development, construct dynamic digital resource repositories based on national resources, promote the integration of textbook platforms and smart teaching platforms, and develop interactive functional modules.

Theoretically, this research enriches the framework of digital textbook development in foreign-language disciplines and presents a novel interdisciplinary paradigm for digital education research. Empirically, it provides implementable strategies for the development and iteration of digital textbooks on British and American literature, which contributes to the enhancement of course quality and the cultivation of students’ competencies. Moreover, it offers valuable perspectives for the development of digital textbooks in other humanities disciplines and the extensive digital transformation of humanities education in higher education.