女性主义文学批评与英美文学教学

Feminist Literary Criticism and the Teaching of British and American Literature

英美文学课程在英语专业学生的教育中占有重要地位,把丰富的文学理论引入本科生的英美文学课堂是教学改革上的一次有语专业课堂,教师引入女性主义文学批评,对激发学生自觉地探寻自我,和探索健康的两性关系模式有着重要作用。从女性主义文学批评对英美文学教学的重要性及运用方面谈论,并结合具体的教学案列-以美国女作家伊迪丝.华顿为例,阐述女性主义文学批评在课堂上的应用。

British and American literature course plays an important role in the educating of English majors and the introducing of literary theories into the undergraduates＇ class will deepen their understanding of literature and cultivate their critical thinking.That the teachers introduce feminist literary criticism into the teaching practice will help the students,mostly girls in English major,search for self and explore healthy gender relations.This paper will discuss the importance of feminist literary criticism in literature teaching and then introduce the theory briefly and finally show its application in class through the case of Edith Wharton.