摘要
The ignorance of English literature hinders Chinese studentsfrom improving their English reading and writing abilities.Aneffective solution is to introduce a little English literature toChinese students in their English class.Three tactics ofintroduction of English literature—fragmented quotations,comparison and guided reading—are recommended andillustrated in details in this article.Though most Chinese students spend as long as eight yearson English study,few of them get to see English literature.It isabsurd that of the hundreds of articles in English textbooks forChinese students(who do not major in English)available,notone is a passage of English literary works,and none of themintroduce English writers or recommend English poets.Resultedly,Chinese students know very little about Englishliterature and their knowledge of English culture and traditionsis also limited.This hinders them from improving their readingand writing abilities.Trying for years to introduce a little English literature toChinese students in my English class,I find the effect has beenunexpectedly inspiring,not only making my lectures morevivid,but also enriching my students’English knowledge andarousing their enthusiasm for further study of Englishliterautre.My methods are as follows.
The ignorance of English literature hinders Chinese students from improving their English reading and writing abilities.An effective solution is to introduce a little English literature to Chinese students in their English class.Three tactics of introduction of English literature—fragmented quotations, comparison and guided reading—are recommended and illustrated in details in this article. Though most Chinese students spend as long as eight years on English study,few of them get to see English literature.It is absurd that of the hundreds of articles in English textbooks for Chinese students(who do not major in English)available,not one is a passage of English literary works,and none of them introduce English writers or recommend English poets. Resultedly,Chinese students know very little about English literature and their knowledge of English culture and traditions is also limited.This hinders them from improving their reading and writing abilities. Trying for years to introduce a little English literature to Chinese students in my English class,I find the effect has been unexpectedly inspiring,not only making my lectures more vivid,but also enriching my students’English knowledge and arousing their enthusiasm for further study of English literautre. My methods are as follows.
