This paper discusses the feasibility of setting up fieldwork of folk literature in Chinese courses. Carrying out field investigations of folk tale or folk song involves all fundamentals aspects of language education. Students should be capable of finding people to tell the story, and turning the spoken story into text records. This process involves listening, speaking, reading and writing, which are the four essential elements in literature teaching. This paper states that integrating folklore fieldwork into Chinese courses enhances students' literature and cultural capability.