本文旨在梳理中国近三十年(1990-2020)外语教材评估的发展历程和研究趋势。研究采用文献计量法和内容分析法,考察了国内核心期刊论文、高质量学术专著和博士学位论文的教材评估研究。结果发现,国内外语教材评估经历三个阶段:(1)评介国外教材评估理论;(2)应用国外框架评估教材;(3)创新本土教材评估理论。发展阶段呈现出从静态到动态、从国外到本土、从主观到客观的趋势,这反映出我国外语教材评估研究日趋成熟。本研究还提出新时代外语教材评估研究的研究方向:加强外语教材课程思政元素的评估;关注大、中、小学外语教材一体化评估;重视立体化教学资源评估。本研究对新时代外语教材评估、编写、使用与改编具有借鉴意义。

This paper aims to discuss the development trend and future directions on the evaluation of foreign language textbooks over the recent 30 years from 1990 to 2020. It examined the research from key journal papers, monographs and dissertations by bibliometric method and content analysis. It is found that the evaluation of domestic foreign language textbooks presents three stages: (1) the critical review of foreign textbook evaluation framework; (2) the evaluation of textbooks based on foreign framework; (3) the innovation of local teaching materials. The research trend goes from static evaluation to dynamic evaluation, from theory abroad to localized theory, from subjective review to objective research. This study also puts forward the focus of the evaluation of foreign language textbooks in the new era, including strengthening the ideological and political elements in textbooks evaluation, focusing on the evaluation of the foreign language textbooks in universities, middle schools and primary schools as an integrity, enhancing the evaluation of multilingual teaching materials. This paper has some enlightenment on the evaluation, compilation, use and adaptation of foreign language teaching materials.