This paper clears up the scientific justification for the existence of ESP through the analysis of ESP's nature.The specific features of ESP teaching goals and focuses require us to adopt suitable ESP teaching met...This paper clears up the scientific justification for the existence of ESP through the analysis of ESP's nature.The specific features of ESP teaching goals and focuses require us to adopt suitable ESP teaching methods for the completion of ESP teaching tasks.The ESP teaching method introduced here as "Contrastive Approach" is from our ESP teaching practice and will play a positive role in the ESP education to Chinese students.展开更多
It intends to picture the challenges in teaching English for Traditional Chinese Medical Purposes(ETCMP) in medical schools and stresses the necessity of cultivating qualified ETCMP teachers with the booming of Tradit...It intends to picture the challenges in teaching English for Traditional Chinese Medical Purposes(ETCMP) in medical schools and stresses the necessity of cultivating qualified ETCMP teachers with the booming of Traditional Chinese medicine in and outside of China. A number of measures are suggested to be taken for ETCMP teachers' development so as to meet the increasing needs of ETCMP education in the future.展开更多
Social needs bring the dynamism of English for specific purposes(ESP) and ESP education becomes an inevitable trend in China.In this essay, some theoretical introductions to the key concepts of ESP such as the origins...Social needs bring the dynamism of English for specific purposes(ESP) and ESP education becomes an inevitable trend in China.In this essay, some theoretical introductions to the key concepts of ESP such as the origins of ESP, the definition of ESP,the classification of ESP,the relationship between ESP and General English(GE) will be reviewed from the eyes of researchers and scholars abroad. Then,the essay will focus on the ESP research in China.Finally, for further study, suggestions will be given on the issue of how ESP teaching can be made even more effective.展开更多
The paper presents new developments in teaching English for business communication to pre-experienced students It presents a short history of changes that have occurred in the teaching methodologies in Europe in the l...The paper presents new developments in teaching English for business communication to pre-experienced students It presents a short history of changes that have occurred in the teaching methodologies in Europe in the last 40 years It shreds some light on the priorities of the last decades and on the ever growing importance of students＇ needs. It stresses the changes resulting from globalization, new business opportunities and new trends in employment. The changing business environment makes it necessary to improve communicative competence. Recently, the linguistic component of ESP （English for Specific Purposes） courses for pre-experienced students has been increasingly combined with the sociolinguistic and pragmatic components which contribute greatly to good communicative competence. The new approach is much more challenging for business English teachers and requires much higher qualifications, e.g., content knowledge and business skills. In order to increase the effectiveness of ESP courses, we need teaching materials based on corpus studies that could prioritize the highest-frequency business lexis and streamline students＇ efforts. In the fiercely competitive world of today, students need to concentrate on things that are likely to help them become good business communicators展开更多
文摘This paper clears up the scientific justification for the existence of ESP through the analysis of ESP's nature.The specific features of ESP teaching goals and focuses require us to adopt suitable ESP teaching methods for the completion of ESP teaching tasks.The ESP teaching method introduced here as "Contrastive Approach" is from our ESP teaching practice and will play a positive role in the ESP education to Chinese students.
文摘It intends to picture the challenges in teaching English for Traditional Chinese Medical Purposes(ETCMP) in medical schools and stresses the necessity of cultivating qualified ETCMP teachers with the booming of Traditional Chinese medicine in and outside of China. A number of measures are suggested to be taken for ETCMP teachers' development so as to meet the increasing needs of ETCMP education in the future.
文摘Social needs bring the dynamism of English for specific purposes(ESP) and ESP education becomes an inevitable trend in China.In this essay, some theoretical introductions to the key concepts of ESP such as the origins of ESP, the definition of ESP,the classification of ESP,the relationship between ESP and General English(GE) will be reviewed from the eyes of researchers and scholars abroad. Then,the essay will focus on the ESP research in China.Finally, for further study, suggestions will be given on the issue of how ESP teaching can be made even more effective.
文摘The paper presents new developments in teaching English for business communication to pre-experienced students It presents a short history of changes that have occurred in the teaching methodologies in Europe in the last 40 years It shreds some light on the priorities of the last decades and on the ever growing importance of students＇ needs. It stresses the changes resulting from globalization, new business opportunities and new trends in employment. The changing business environment makes it necessary to improve communicative competence. Recently, the linguistic component of ESP （English for Specific Purposes） courses for pre-experienced students has been increasingly combined with the sociolinguistic and pragmatic components which contribute greatly to good communicative competence. The new approach is much more challenging for business English teachers and requires much higher qualifications, e.g., content knowledge and business skills. In order to increase the effectiveness of ESP courses, we need teaching materials based on corpus studies that could prioritize the highest-frequency business lexis and streamline students＇ efforts. In the fiercely competitive world of today, students need to concentrate on things that are likely to help them become good business communicators
