Lignin is an important natural polymer and its utilization has been considered to be an hot topic in the materials field. The course of lignin and its utilization in polymer materials includes the structure and properties of lignin

lignin-based chemicals

lignin-based thermoset material

lignin-based thermoplastic material

new material of lignin

and the performance evaluation of lignin material. The course has the following characteristics:(1) knowledge points are abundant and the contents are scattered

(2) the knowledge shows a broad area

and (3) there are lots of new knowledge. Based on the above points

the teaching methods for the course were proposed as follow:(1) case teaching approach was applied and the teaching was closely related to the practice; (2) flipped classroom teaching was applied to enhance the self-learning ability of students; (3) bilingual teaching was strengthened to improve the international professional skills; and (4) flexible and effective exam was conducted to improve the comprehensive ability of students.