College English course, as one of the important compulsory
courses in colleges and universities, shoulders the important responsibility of
cultivating talents with Chinese soul and international vision. This paper first
analyzes the problems and challenges that college English courses face, then
analyzes the problems that college English courses have in cultivating college
students’ international communication ability, and finally discusses the ways of
cultivate college students’ international communication ability. From the macro
perspective, universities need to take the integration of students’ language
ability, communication ability and international communication ability into
account, and design comprehensive practical courses related to Chinese culture;
From the micro level, teachers need to update their teaching concepts, pursue
real “active” classrooms, and take advantage of digital media to cultivate
students’ international communication ability.