With the rapid development of economic globalisation

intercultural communication is becoming a basic skill that people must master. As the main venue for students to develop intercultural communication skills

higher education institutions need to focus on students’ intercultural communication levels in order to improve the quality and efficiency of English teaching and promote their further development. However

the current English teaching in China’s universities focuses on grammar and vocabulary

and neglects the practical application of English for students

resulting in a general lack of intercultural competence. Based on this

this paper focuses on the communicative situation of students’ English

analyses the problems of English teaching in colleges and universities in this regard

and puts forward corresponding suggestions for improvement.