On the Impact of English and American Literature Teaching on Moral Education in Colleges and Universities

Abstract

English and American literature courses play a significant role in cultivating students cultural awareness and aesthetic taste, which are the indispensable part of moral education in universities. Hence, in the English and American literature courses, attention should be paid to the writing techniques of the distinguished writers as well as the spiritual connotation of these literary works. In practice, a variety of teaching methods should be adopted so as to cultivate the students’ ideological and moral quality and humanistic spirit.