高级英语课程是英语专业高年级的必修课,对培养学生的语言综合能力及研究能力有重要意义。本文在王守仁、陈新仁提出的研究能力概念的基础上,从“问题意识”、获取专业知识的能力、逻辑论证的能力和研究方法的掌握这四个方面分析了高级英语课程的现状,并提出了几点建议,认为教师只有开展研究性教学,转变教学观念,鼓励学生积极主动提出问题、思考问题,指导学生掌握科学合理的学习方法,激发学生的学习主动性,才能真正提高学生的研究能力。 Advanced English course is a compulsory course for senior English majors, which is of great significance to students’ ability of language synthesis and research. Based on the concept of research ability proposed by Wang Shouren and Chen Xinren, this paper analyzes the current situation of advanced English curriculum from four aspects: the problem consciousness, the ability to acquire professional knowledge, the ability of logical argumentation and the mastery of research methods. Some suggestions are put forward that the only way for teachers to carry out research teaching, to change their teaching concepts, to encourage students to take the initiative to ask questions and think about problems, to instruct them to master scientific and reasonable learning methods and to arouse students ’learning initiative can really improve students’ research ability.