高职旅游类专业的英语教学非常重要,该专业的英语要求突出实用性。而高职学生英语普遍基础不好,因此,如何提高学生的学习兴趣非常重要。作者通过多年的教学实践发现,项目教学和角色扮演法有助于提高学生的学习兴趣。《旅游英语》是高职旅游专业的一门核心课程,利于国际化旅游人才培养。通过英语与旅游业务实训结合,培养旅游专业知识及较高英语交际能力,工作应变能力和解决问题的能力。传统教学方法已不适应旅游专业实践性强、专业化复合型 Higher Vocational Tourism English teaching is very important, the professional English requirements highlight the practicality. However, the general basis of English for vocational students is not good, therefore, how to improve students’ interest in learning is very important. Through years of teaching practice, the author finds that the project teaching and the role-playing method can help improve students’ interest in learning. “Tourism English” is a core course of vocational tourism, which is conducive to the cultivation of international tourism talents. Through the combination of practical training with tourism in English, students develop their tourism professional knowledge and their ability to communicate in English, work adaptability and problem solving. The traditional teaching methods are not suitable for tourism professional practical, specialized complex