教育部“面向21世纪外语专业教学内容和课程体系改革”计划强调提高学生的全面素质,培养复合型人才,在教学模式上倡导以学生为主体,教师为主导。因此,英美文学课程的改革势在必行,必须在授课内容、形式和方法上有所改变,以着力提高学生的思维能力,表达能力和批评鉴赏能力,培养学生的思想道德素质,文化素质和心理素质。 Ministry of Education “The 21st Century Foreign Language Teaching Content and Curriculum Reform ” plan emphasizes improving the overall quality of students, training compound talents, advocating student-centered and teacher-led teaching mode. Therefore, the reform of Anglo-American literature curriculum is imperative. It is necessary to change the contents, forms and methods of lectures so as to improve students ’ability of thinking, expressing ability and criticism and appreciation, cultivating students’ ideological and moral qualities, cultural qualities and Psychological quality.