One of the most controversial debate topics in current College English teaching is whether EGP (English for General Purposes) should be replaced by ESP (English for Specific Purposes). The latest College English C...One of the most controversial debate topics in current College English teaching is whether EGP (English for General Purposes) should be replaced by ESP (English for Specific Purposes). The latest College English Curriculum issued by MOE (Ministry of Education) does not reflect the trend of developing College English Teaching by focusing on ESP, but rather on improving general English course books. However, the first local College English Curriculum published in 2012 in Shanghai focuses on developing ESP and English for academic purpose as its teaching objectives. This paper analyzes different definitions of ESP in China's education setting, compares different views on handling the relationship between EGP and ESP in China's College English Reform, and explores how to apply an appropriate notion of EGP to College English teaching in China.展开更多
With the deepening reform and education system, teacher development is increasingly being taken seriously. Teachers' professional development ability is related to the overall level of higher education. For science a...With the deepening reform and education system, teacher development is increasingly being taken seriously. Teachers' professional development ability is related to the overall level of higher education. For science and engineering colleges, the traditional light text is serious on a weight management, science and engineering university foreign language teacher development is severely limited. In this view, I try to start from the theory of teacher development, combined with the actual characteristics of the University of Science and Engineering, University of Science and Engineering is to expLore the implementation of foreign language teachers' professional development path.展开更多
文摘One of the most controversial debate topics in current College English teaching is whether EGP (English for General Purposes) should be replaced by ESP (English for Specific Purposes). The latest College English Curriculum issued by MOE (Ministry of Education) does not reflect the trend of developing College English Teaching by focusing on ESP, but rather on improving general English course books. However, the first local College English Curriculum published in 2012 in Shanghai focuses on developing ESP and English for academic purpose as its teaching objectives. This paper analyzes different definitions of ESP in China's education setting, compares different views on handling the relationship between EGP and ESP in China's College English Reform, and explores how to apply an appropriate notion of EGP to College English teaching in China.
文摘With the deepening reform and education system, teacher development is increasingly being taken seriously. Teachers' professional development ability is related to the overall level of higher education. For science and engineering colleges, the traditional light text is serious on a weight management, science and engineering university foreign language teacher development is severely limited. In this view, I try to start from the theory of teacher development, combined with the actual characteristics of the University of Science and Engineering, University of Science and Engineering is to expLore the implementation of foreign language teachers' professional development path.