With the development of social economy, the society is paying more and more attention to higher vocational education, the social demand for higher vocational college students is getting higher and higher. The number of students in higher vocational colleges is also constantly increasing every year. However, a prominent problem is that the overall quality of higher vocational college students is not high, especially in English learning. There are significant differences in English proficiency among vocational college students from different regions. In order to improve the English proficiency of vocational college students and minimize this differentiation, Vygotsky's "zone of proximal development" theory can be considered to guide English teaching and learning in higher vocational colleges. The article concludes by summarizing the implications of the "Zone of Proximal Development" theory for English teaching in higher vocational colleges. It emphasizes that teachers should fully utilize this theory to innovate and reform teaching models, and conduct comprehensive, three-dimensional, and integrated assessments of teaching effectiveness, in order to continuously improve the level of students' English learning.

Wei Lanen. Research on English Teaching Strategies in Higher Vocational Education from the Perspective of "Zone of Proximal Development". Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 1: 257-261. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.070140.

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