英美文学在促进学生文学素养的提升方面具有重要作用,这也是中国教育界的一个共识。但是,对我国大部分非英语专业的学生而言,受到传统教育思想和教育手段的影响,他们的英美文学知识及其缺乏,且起点低,这些也为英美文学的教学带来了巨大的挑战。但是,西方影视凭借其自身的优势则可以有效克服这一缺陷,并帮助这些学生提高人文素质。鉴于此,本文则简单分析了非英语专业英美文学课程教学面临的困境,并以此为基础,进一步从多个方面探索了西方影视在英美文学教学中的应用价值。 Anglo-American literature plays an important role in promoting the literary attainments of students, which is also a consensus of Chinese education circles. However, for the majority of non-English majors in our country, their knowledge of English and American literatures and their lack of starting point due to the influence of traditional educational thoughts and educational means have brought great challenges to the teaching of Anglo-American literature . However, by virtue of its own advantages, Western film and television can effectively overcome this flaw and help these students improve their humanistic qualities. In view of this, this article briefly analyzes the predicament faced by non-English major Anglo-American literature courses and based on it, explores the application value of western film and television in Anglo-American literature from many aspects.