文章以读者反应理论作为依据,对高职英语专业的“英美文学”教学的有关问题进行了探讨,提出把单纯的语言学习与文学欣赏结合起来进行文学素养培养,运用“读者反应理论强调读者在文本意义构建中的不可或缺”的作用,在文学教学中提高作为审美主体的学生的阅读积极性,真正使他们与作品产生共鸣,得到一定的审美体验和素质培养。 Based on the theory of reader reaction, the article probes into the related issues of “Anglo-American literature” teaching for higher vocational English majors and proposes to combine literary learning with literary appreciation to cultivate literary literacy and to use "Readers’ Response Theory Emphasizing the indispensable role of the reader in the construction of the textual meaning, improving the reading enthusiasm of the students who are the aesthetic subjects in the teaching of literature, and truly resonating with the works and obtaining a certain aesthetic experience and quality training.