本文在对语言能力、交际能力和外语能力进行界定的基础上着重讨论并分析了目前外语教学界存在的几个误区。文章认为 ,要培养学生的外语能力 ,我们在教学中就应该注重语言能力的培养 ,针对学生的需求组织教学 ,强调从交际活动中学会交际 ,注重文化的了解和表达 ,强调自学能力的培养 Based on the definition of language ability, communicative competence and foreign language ability, this paper focuses on the analysis and analysis of the current misunderstandings in the foreign language teaching community. The article believes that in order to cultivate students’ foreign language ability, we should pay attention to cultivating language ability in teaching and organize teaching according to the needs of students. We must emphasize the importance of communicative learning from communication activities, and pay attention to the understanding and expression of culture, and emphasize the cultivation of self-learning ability.