《理解当代中国》(英文版)系列教程推出后,思政元素空间得到极大拓展。进一步挖掘可发现,兼具马克思主义经典理论文献与英文佳作双重价值的《共产党宣言》(英文版)同样可以作为英语类专业课程思政教材使用,甚至也可以作为英语类专业课程开设。鉴于《共产党宣言》(英文版)兼具马克思主义思想主题教育与英语语言文化教学的双重功能属性,是基于内容的课程思政教学与基于语言的专业教学的完美结合,本文提出了将其作为英语类专业课程开设与课程思政教材开发的构想,以期培养英语专业大学生的国家意识,实现立德树人的教育目标。为了提高教学的趣味性与时代性,本文还探讨了人工智能时代《共产党宣言》(英文版)教学的具体思路与方法。

The introduction of the Understanding Contemporary China (English Edition) textbook series has facilitated the integration of ideological and political education (IPE) into higher education curricula. Building on this trend, The Communist Manifesto (English Edition), as both a classic Marxist theoretical literature and a work of literary merit in English, holds substantial potential for inclusion in English major curriculum- not only as an IPE course text but also as a standalone English course. Given its dual function in advancing Marxist ideological education and supporting English language and cultural instruction, The Communist Manifesto exemplifies the optimal integration of content-based IPE teaching with language-oriented English teaching. This study proposes a framework for incorporating The Communist Manifesto into English-major curricula, aiming to promote students’ national consciousness and to achieve the broader objective of cultivating virtue through education. Finally, the paper explores AI-assisted strategies and methods for enhancing the engagement and contemporary significance of teaching The Communist Manifesto in the digital era.