审美教育是大学生素质教育的重要组成部分,能促进大学生的全面发展,也是素质教育的基本路径。英语教师应该利用教材挖掘审美因素引导学生去欣赏文章,洞悉内涵,加强其对真,善,美与假,恶,丑的鉴别能力,提高文化素养。本文就以《21世纪大学实用英语》教材为例谈谈在高职高专英语教学中如何应用审美教育。 Aesthetic education is an important part of college students’ quality education, which can promote the all-round development of college students and is also the basic path of quality education. English teachers should use the textbook to explore the aesthetic factors to guide students to appreciate the article, understand the connotation, and strengthen its ability to distinguish true, good, beautiful and fake, evil, ugly, and improve cultural literacy. This article takes “21st Century University Practical English” as an example to talk about how to apply aesthetic education in English teaching of higher vocational college.