新一轮大学英语改革,我校将英文短篇小说阅读课列为公共选修课。作为英语专业学生英美文学必修课的补充,英文短篇小说阅读在难度上可见一斑。这种改革对于学生乃至教师都是一种尝试和挑战。本人拟从经典英文短篇小说的优势和非英语专业学生的现状出发,探讨本门课程应采取的教学方法。 A new round of college English reform, our school English short stories reading as public elective courses. As a compulsory part of Anglo-American literature for English majors, English short-story reading can be seen in difficulty. This reform is an attempt and challenge for students and teachers alike. I would like to start from the advantages of classical English short stories and the current situation of non-English major students to explore the course should be taken by the teaching methods.