Outcome-based Education (OBE) is one of the important ways to cultivate technical and skilled talents in higher vocational colleges. This paper first discusses connotation of OBE, analyzes problems of English teaching in higher vocational colleges: disconnection between basic English and professional English, old-style teaching methods and outdated teaching contents. Then, it introduces ideas, objectives and contents of OBE English teaching reform in Jiangsu Maritime Institute. Finally, taking tourism management as an example, it elaborates on practice of OBE English teaching from the perspectives of teaching objectives, teaching contents, teaching methods, teaching management and teaching evaluation.

Xiaoli Hu, Yuanyuan Zhang. Reform and Practice of English Teaching based on OBE Concept in Higher Vocational Colleges----Taking tourism management as an example. Frontiers in Educational Research (2021) Vol. 4, Issue 12: 7-12. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2021.041202.

[1] Yuan Tian (2021). Research on College English flipped classroom based on OBE concept. Journal of Hubei open vocational college, vol.34, no. 18, p. 190-191.

[2] Li Zhiying (2021). Research on College English teaching design and practice based on OBE concept. Modern business and industry, vol.42, no. 33, p. 128-129.

[3] Zhou Chunhong (2021). College English Teaching Reform under the concept of OBE Education. Science and education collection (next ten days), no.9, p. 181-182.

[4] Shi Yanping, Guo Xi, Pan Xiangping (2021). Expansion and practice of Ideological and political elements in Higher Vocational English text teaching based on OBE concept. Modern vocational education, no.9, p. 22-23.

[5] Sun Didi (2021). Teaching practice case based on OBE education concept. Electronic technology, vol.50, no. 9, p. 236-237.