In the United States, student eagerness to pursue concentrated study in English literature as well as in other humanities fields has plummeted after the financial crisis of 2008. Envisioned strong career demand and high wages upon graduation are major drivers of program choices, and such demand is articulated through wealthy industries that can also offer funding to universities. That said, it becomes self-fulfilling to contribute to the cliché of the humanities perpetually being in crisis, which occurs when humanities specialists begin valuing their own fields by the measures celebrated by other programs. Is it possible to take the current situation and leverage our strengths toward constructive innovations in English studies that remain true to our own values? To address this question, we first summarize three key ways in which the situation in the United States is distinct from, yet connected to, that of most other countries: extensive decentralization of education policy and funding; high student debt; and opposition to education in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the humanities in general. After reflecting on the opportunities for greater global connection posed by the pandemic-driven shift to online learning, we discuss some of our own efforts to build a sense of local and international responsibility in our students. The skills, knowledge, and openness to other cultures and identities that we nurture through the literature we teach and the socially invested pedagogy we practice allow us to incorporate ethics and empathy into the design of international economics and to help ensure that a sense of local and global responsibility is part of its operation.

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“实践教学模式”与美国英语研究现状

在美国，2008年金融危机后，学生对英国文学以及其他人文学科领域的集中学习热情大幅下降。预期的强劲职业需求和毕业后的高工资是课程选择的主要驱动力，而这种需求是通过富裕的行业来表达，这些行业也可以为大学提供资金。也就是说，当人文学科专家开始通过其他项目所推崇的措施来评估自己的领域时，人文学科永远陷入危机的陈词滥调就变得自我实现了。是否有可能抓住当前形势，利用我们的优势，在英语研究方面进行建设性创新，同时忠于我们自己的价值观？为了解决这个问题，我们首先总结了美国的情况与大多数其他国家不同但又相似的三个关键方面：教育政策和资金的广泛分散；高额学生债务；以及反对多样性、公平性、包容性以及一般人文学科的教育。在反思了大流行驱动的在线学习转变所带来的加强全球联系的机会之后，我们讨论了我们自己为培养学生的本地和国际责任感所做的一些努力。我们通过我们所教授的文学和我们实践的社会投资教学法来培养技能、知识和对其他文化和身份的开放态度，使我们能够将道德和同理心融入到国际经济的设计中，并帮助确保当地和世界的意识。全球责任是其运营的一部分。