“新文科”及“大外语”的理念正逐渐深入人心。现有的相关论述大多来自人文社科领域的学者,而从学科交叉、文理融合的视角展开思考可以增加该领域知识生产的广度与深度。基于这样的考虑,我们有幸采访了冯志伟教授,请他就“新文科”及“大外语”发表意见。冯教授是文理兼通的知名学者,他认为“大外语”理念所倡导的是一场“范式革命”。在这一背景下,外语研究需要创新,尤其是方法论创新。广大外语人要直面挑战,更新知识,突出特色,展开文理融合的跨学科研究

The concepts of “new liberal arts” and “big foreign languages” are gradually gaining popularity. The existing relevant researches are mostly from scholars in the domains of humanities and social sciences. Discussions from the perspective of interdisciplinarity and integration of liberal arts and natural sciences can increase the breadth and depth of the knowledge production on these topics. Based on this consideration, we have consulted Professor Feng Zhiwei for his opinions on “New Liberal Arts”and “Big Foreign Languages”. Professor Feng is a well-known scholar with both liberal arts and natural sciences background. He points out that the concept of “big foreign languages” is actually triggering a “paradigm revolution”. In this context, foreign languages research needs innovation, especially methodological innovation. Scholars in the domain of foreign languages research and teaching should face the challenges, update their knowledge, highlight characteristics, and carry out interdisciplinary researches that integrate liberal arts and natural sciences.