Literature in English is a very important course for the students of English major.It is a compulsory course for the senior students of English major.Learning literature in English is an important way to improve and deepen English culture for the students of English major.Through a questionnaire on learning literature in English for the students of English major in our college,this paper briefly analyses the difficult reasons on learning literature in English and presents some advices and countermeasures on how to learn literature in English.