With the development of modern society, English has already been used by more and more people. It has been one of the most important languages to communicate. The oral English ability is indispensable for the survival and development of the contemporary college students, it also relates to the enterprise’s success, and the prosperity of the country.
The paper analyzes several factors that affect the students’ oral English and presents some basic methods to improve oral English. This paper consists of five parts. Part one deals with the purpose of oral English learning. Part two deals with the standards of oral English, including fluency, appropriate tone and pronunciation, maintenance of logical structure and order, correct grammar and words. Part three concerns the actuality of oral English teaching and the existing problems of oral English learning in universities. Part four explores the factors that affect the students’ oral English. Part five refers to concrete methods of improving the oral English ability.