中国的快速发展和经济全球化的时代背景对英语人才提出了更高的要求,要求他们在具有扎实的语言基本功的基础上,具有深入洞悉西方文化的能力、极强的适应能力和创新能力。本文主要论述英美文学对于培养大学生人文素质的意义及英美文学对于培养大学生人文素质基本方式。 The rapid development of China and the background of economic globalization put forward higher requirements on English talents and require them to have a profound insight into the capabilities of Western culture, strong adaptability and innovation on the basis of having solid basic language skills. This article mainly discusses the significance of Anglo-American literature to cultivate college students ’humane quality and the basic way Anglo-American literature cultivates college students’ humane quality.