set text
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˌset ˈtekst/ us/ˌset ˈtekst/
（课程的）指定学习材料，指定教材
a book or piece of writing that must be studied for a particular course
His "History of Italian Art" (1968) is a set text that has influenced countless Italian schoolchildren. 他的《意大利艺术史》（1968年）是一部影响了无数意大利中小学生的指定教材。
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- "Development through Drama" became a set text for training drama teachers worldwide.
- I must say, I can't fathom how this story has become a set text in university English courses.
- Too much concentration on set texts for assessment purposes can turn students against reading.
- A-level English has too few set texts, he says, with pupils not being encouraged to dip into a wide variety of literature.