由于各国政治、经济、文化交流愈趋频繁,英语已成为国际交流中重要的语言工具之一。作为高职学生,为了适应时代与社会的需要,提高英语口头表达的能力势在必行。本文通过指出高职学生的英语口头表达水平的现状,从英语语音、中西文化差异、词汇量及学生的心理障碍四大方面,较为深入地分析了阻碍英语口头表达的主要因素,并有针对性地提出了有效提高英语口头表达能力的对策。 Due to the increasingly frequent political, economic and cultural exchanges in various countries, English has become one of the important linguistic tools in international exchanges. As a vocational student, in order to meet the needs of the times and society, it is imperative to improve the oral English ability. By pointing out the status quo of students ’oral English in higher vocational colleges, the paper analyzes the main factors that impede the oral English expression from four aspects: English pronunciation, Chinese and Western cultural differences, vocabulary and students’ psychological barriers. Put forward the countermeasures that can effectively improve the oral English ability.