本文就高职院校学生的英语学习问题的现状进行分析,指出制约英语学习效果的重要因素之一是学生的西方文化欠缺,而这一欠缺成为提高学生英语学习和教师英语教学效果的瓶颈。如何采用具体手段加强学生的西方文化知识,本文从教学的各个方面以及非智力因素方面都提出了建议,并希望这些建议能够更好的推动高职院校英语教学工作。 This paper analyzes the status quo of students’ English learning problems in higher vocational colleges. It points out that one of the important factors restricting the effectiveness of English learning is the lack of Western culture, which has become a bottleneck to improve students’ English learning and teachers’ English teaching effectiveness. How to use concrete measures to strengthen students’ knowledge of western culture, this article puts forward some suggestions on all aspects of teaching and non-intellectual factors, and hope these suggestions can better promote English teaching in higher vocational colleges.