竞赛是一种有力的促进学生学习积极性的手段,它能激励学生全身心地投入到学习中。其中高职英语教学中的“以赛促教”的教学策略更是很好的运用了竞赛这一特点。对外经济的日趋增长使得社会对综合型英语人才的需求进一步增大。随着教学改革的不断推进,高职院校的英语教学策略也进行了很大的尝试。本文主要结合高职英语技能竞赛的新变革来探讨如何达到“以赛促教”的高职英语教学目标及其重要意义。 Competition is a powerful means to promote the enthusiasm of students to learn, it can encourage students to dedicate themselves to learning. One of the teaching of English in higher vocational education to promote education teaching strategy is a very good use of the competition this feature. The growing external economy makes the community’s demand for comprehensive English talents further increased. With the continuous promotion of teaching reform, English teaching strategies in higher vocational colleges have also made great efforts. This article mainly discusses how to achieve the goal of “Higher Education English” and its significance by combining with the new changes of English competency in higher vocational education.