外国文学是高校汉语言文学专业一门必修的专业基础课程,在汉语言文学专业课程体系中占有十分重要的地位。学习外国文学的目的在于使学生比较系统地掌握外国文学的基本知识和历史沿革,提高学生理解、鉴赏、分析外国文学作品的水平,提升学生的阅读和审美能力。在市场经济和就业压力的潜在影响下,外国文学和汉语言文学专业其他学科一样,都面临着严峻的挑战。我们的教学对象是一批在新媒体时代和大众文化背景下成长起来的青年学生。不少教师感慨文学的日渐边缘化,抱怨现在很多学文 Foreign literature is a compulsory major basic course of Chinese language and literature in colleges and universities, occupying a very important position in the Chinese language and literature course system. The purpose of studying foreign literature is to enable students to master the basic knowledge and historical evolution of foreign literature more systematically, improve the level of understanding, appreciation and analysis of foreign literary works, and enhance students’ reading and aesthetic abilities. Under the potential influence of the market economy and employment pressure, foreign literature, like other disciplines of Chinese language and literature, faces serious challenges. Our teaching object is a group of young students who have grown up in the new media age and popular culture background. Many teachers feel the increasing marginalization of literature and complain about the current situation of many essays