本文针对英美文学选读课教学中存在的教学内容和教学方式的问题,结合笔者的教学实践经验,由认知理论入手,从教学内容的选取和教学方法的改进两方面探讨了如何激发学生学习的兴趣,提升英美文学选读课教学效果,从而实现英美文学选读课的教学目的。 This article aims at the existing teaching contents and teaching methods in the teaching of American and American elective courses, combining the author’s practical experience in teaching, starting with cognitive theory, discusses how to stimulate students’ learning from the aspects of teaching content selection and teaching methods Interest, enhance the English and American literature teaching effect of reading class, so as to achieve the purpose of English and American Literature reading class teaching.