论基础英语与专门用途英语的教学关系

On Teaching Interrelation Between Basic English & English for Specific Purposes

对英语专业的基础英语教学与专门用途英语教学的关系问题,国内高校的许多英语教师尚有不少模糊认识.本文阐述了基础英语教学和专门用途英语教学的实质,探讨并澄清了其中的一些模糊认识,指出专门用途英语课程依然是以语言教学为中心,应当使学生获得提高英语水平、学习专业知识、训练专业英语表达的'一举三得'学习效果.

Some vague ideas about the interrelation between the teaching of Basic English and that of ESP for English majors are still being held by many English teachers in China's universities. This paper tries to make clear such vague ideas through demonstration of the nature and interrelation of teaching them, and points out that ESP teaching is still language centered, expected to help students reach such a 'one stone kills three birds' goal in learning as to improve their English proficiency, to acquire professional knowledge for specific purposes, and to practice professional English terms and expressions.