本文旨在简述如何把“以学生为中心”的理念应用于英语国家概况这门课中的外语教学实践。以学生为中心的外语教学,既是教学方法的问题,又涉及一整套外语教学原则、操作规程以及配套设施的改革。它从国外传到中国,并得到一部分教师的青睐,可能预示着新时期我国外语教育改革的发展方向。 The purpose of this article is to outline how to apply the concept of “student-centered” to foreign language teaching in the course of an overview of English-speaking countries. Student-centered foreign language teaching is not only a matter of teaching methods, but also a set of foreign language teaching principles, operating procedures and supporting facilities reform. It spread to China from abroad, and get some teachers of all ages, may indicate that the new era of foreign language education in our country the direction of development.