高职英语专业校本课程开发的内涵和意义是高职定位和发展的需要;其目的是让学生掌握从事职业必备的英语知识;高职院校英语专业校本课程开发要研究其内容、教学模式、编写的团队、开发的形式、教师的培训及对课程的评价;课程开发过程中需要进一步探讨的主要问题,即开发能力、功利性的问题及可能加剧地区间经济文化发展的不平衡问题。 The connotation and significance of the development of school-based curriculum in vocational English major is the need of higher vocational orientation and development; its purpose is to enable students to master the knowledge of English necessary for occupation; The development of school-based curriculum of English major in vocational colleges should study its content, teaching mode , Preparation of the team, the form of development, teacher training and evaluation of the curriculum; the main issues that need to be further explored in the process of curriculum development, namely, development capability, utilitarian issues and possible imbalances that may aggravate the economic and cultural development among the regions.