中职英语口语教学在提升学生实际应用能力方面有着极大的作用,怎样提升中职学生口语水平这一问题逐渐受到人们的重视。在英语口语的教学过程中使用ESA理论,能够有效激发学生学习兴趣,进而增强英语口语交际能力。本文主要阐述了ESA理论在中职护理英语口语教学中的运用,旨在给其提供一定的参考和帮助。 Oral English teaching in secondary vocational schools plays an important role in improving the practical ability of students. How to improve the oral English level of secondary vocational students has been paid more and more attention by people. The use of ESA theory in the teaching of spoken English can effectively stimulate students’ interest in learning and thus enhance their communicative competence in oral English. This paper mainly expounds the application of ESA theory in nursing oral English teaching in secondary vocational schools, aiming to provide some reference and help for it.