erdEducation Reform and Development2652-53642652-5372Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/erd.v7i9.12280ArticleStandardizing the Artistic Evaluation of Foreign Literature in Higher Education Textbookshttps://artdesignp.com/journal/erd/7/9/10.26689/erd.v7i9.12280MaoMing2025792025-10-16Different higher education textbooks make different artistic evaluations of the same foreign literature, which brings difficulties to students and teachers. The main reasons are as follows: Firstly, there is confusion between “artwork” and “artistic process”; Secondly, there is a shift between personalized appreciation and scientific evaluation. Given that the institutionalization of literary research is a development trend, it is necessary to standardize artistic evaluations.

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