随着经济全球化和用人单位对具备良好英语口语水平和商务活动能力的复合型人才的需求不断增加,高职学生的商务英语口语水平的培养也越来越受到重视。然而,大多数高职高专院校在商务英语口语教学中还存在着不足。如何有效地提高学生的商务实践能力和英语口语水平,成为商务英语教师面临的一大挑战。文章结合笔者自身的教学实践,针对高职院校的口语教学现状进行分析并提出解决对策。 With the economic globalization and employers ’increasing demand for compound talents who have good spoken English and business activities, the cultivation of higher vocational students’ business English spoken English has also drawn more and more attention. However, most vocational colleges still have some shortcomings in teaching oral English. How to effectively improve students’ business practice ability and oral English has become a major challenge for business English teachers. Based on the author’s own teaching practice, the article analyzes the present situation of Oral English teaching in higher vocational colleges and puts forward some countermeasures.