本文对英语应用能力与高职英语教学方法的优化进行了分析,英语教学能提高学生的英语综合运用能力,帮助高职学校培养出综合型、应用型人才。为了实现这一目标,教育部门设置了英语应用能力考试。这一考试对高职学校的英语教学方法优化改革具有指导作用,高职学校在更新教材和教学内容的基础上,还应该做到基础性、技术性、生活性和自主性英语教学。英语是现代人才应该具备的基本素质,高职学校注重培养应用型、综合型人才,因此要重视英语教学。为了检测高 This article analyzes the application of English and the optimization of English teaching methods in higher vocational colleges. English teaching can improve students’ ability to use English comprehensively and help vocational colleges cultivate comprehensive and applied talents. In order to achieve this goal, the education department has set up the English Proficiency Test. This test will guide the reform and optimization of English teaching methods in higher vocational schools. Based on the updating of teaching materials and teaching content, higher vocational schools should also make basic, technical, life and independent English teaching. English is the basic qualities that modern talents should have. Higher vocational schools focus on cultivating applied and comprehensive talents, so English teaching should be emphasized. In order to detect high