The Role of English Language and Literature in Cultivating Students' Language Skills

Literature is a kind of art that reflects the objective reality in the form of language and words. Literature is the carrier of the image of art, so it is different from music, sculpture, painting and other art forms. Literature can get rid of the binding of specific material materials, be free from time and space constraints, reflect a wide range of rich social life and directly characterize the complex and delicate inner world. The cultivation of language skills is inseparable from literature. Literature can stimulate the interests of language learning, provide rich and vivid materials, make learners seem to be immersive and unknowingly complete the accumulation of vocabulary, the infiltration of grammar and the formation of language sense. At the same time of getting the ability of understanding, the ability of outputting language also forms. With the improvement of literary literacy, language skill also increases from the basic understanding and expression to deep understanding and literary expression. The study of English language and literature has an important influence on improving students' skills to use language.