文学作品在外语教学中起着十分重要的作用。它是了解一个民族的习性、心理状态、文化特点、风俗习惯、社会关系等诸多方面的最生动、最丰富的材料。尽管近年来,出现了“重语轻文”的现象,但笔者认为教师如果注重培养学生的文学兴趣,提高他们对文学的鉴赏能力,会使人们不断认识到文学在语言学习中的重要性,而且在课堂教学中将取得令人满意的教学效果。 Literary works play a very important role in foreign language teaching. It is the most vivid and abundant material for understanding a nation’s habits, mental states, cultural characteristics, customs and social relations. In spite of the phenomenon of “emphasis on language spoken and written” in recent years, the author believes that if teachers pay attention to cultivating students’ interest in literature and enhancing their ability to appreciate literature, it will make people recognize the importance of literature in language learning, And in the classroom teaching will achieve satisfactory teaching results.