自20世纪初以来,随着世界各国交流的扩大,外语口语教学的重要性已逐渐为人们所认识。特别是在近半个世纪中,经济全球化的加速,使得外语口语已成为了必不可少的交际工具。本文从口语的三大特点入手,提出了英语角在其中所起到的重要作用。 Since the beginning of the 20th century, with the expansion of exchanges among all the countries in the world, the importance of oral English teaching has gradually become recognized. Especially in the past half century, the acceleration of economic globalization has made spoken English as an indispensable communication tool. This article starts with the three major features of spoken English and puts forward the important role that the English corner plays in it.