高职院校学生是面向生产、服务第一线的应用型人才,他们英语口语能力的提高对于当今高速发展的社会来说是非常有必要的。然而当前普遍现象是:学了几十年英语的学生,口语表达能力竟然还是非常的薄弱,有些几乎连开口“说”的勇气都没有。那么怎样才能改变这一现状,提高学生的口语表达能力。本文从教师的“教”和学生的“学”两方面来探讨提高学生口语能力的途径和方法。 Students in higher vocational colleges are applied talents oriented to the frontline of production and service. Their ability to improve their spoken English is very necessary to the rapidly developing society. However, the prevailing phenomenon is that students who have learned English for decades have even less ability to express themselves in oral English, and some have almost the same courage to speak without saying anything. So how can we change the status quo and improve students’ ability to express themselves. This article explores ways and means of improving students’ oral ability from two aspects: teacher’s teaching and student’s learning.