The teaching of College English in institutions of higher learning in China is in a period of great transformation in which English for Specific Purposes( ESP) is replacing of English for General Purposes( EGP). This ...The teaching of College English in institutions of higher learning in China is in a period of great transformation in which English for Specific Purposes( ESP) is replacing of English for General Purposes( EGP). This paper aims to analyze the present situation,hot topics and features in particular,of the researches in the field of ESP done by researchers in Anhui institutions of higher learning during the period from 2001 to 2014,by means of documentation. Firstly,the w riter review s the origin of English for Specific Purposes and its development within C hina,and then examines the major reasons for the transformation. Next,on the basis of analysis into the collected papers,the author points out that,as far as research method is concerned,we are being more empirical and more quantitative than speculative and qualitative; with regard to research contents,we are focusing on both theoretical and applicative studies and both macro and micro research,which is the research tendencies in Anhui.Lastly,the writer suggests that Anhui institutions of higher learning should set up their ow n research organization in order to form regional research dominance.展开更多
This paper aims at investigating the development of ESP research in China from2000 to 2014 on the basis of analyzing papers published on CSSCI journals by quantitative means.By conducting analyses into the annual dist...This paper aims at investigating the development of ESP research in China from2000 to 2014 on the basis of analyzing papers published on CSSCI journals by quantitative means.By conducting analyses into the annual distribution of the papers,their research methods and their journal distribution,the writers find that(1)the number of ESP papers presents a yearly increasing trend;(2)compared with the foreign situation,there are more research focuses in China;(3)though non-empirical research is still dominant,there have been more and more empirical research since2007;(4)with the transition from EGP to ESP in institutions of higher learning in China,the multi-disciplinary nature of ESP will be more and more revealed.展开更多
基金Anhui key project of social science(specially funded by Foreign Language Education Press):research into ESP Teaching and Textbook Construction in Institutions of Higher Learning(No.2011sk182zd)Key teaching project of Anhui Education Department:EAP Course Design and Evaluation in Universities and Colleges with Finance and Economics as the principal disciplines(No:2012jyxm227)
文摘The teaching of College English in institutions of higher learning in China is in a period of great transformation in which English for Specific Purposes( ESP) is replacing of English for General Purposes( EGP). This paper aims to analyze the present situation,hot topics and features in particular,of the researches in the field of ESP done by researchers in Anhui institutions of higher learning during the period from 2001 to 2014,by means of documentation. Firstly,the w riter review s the origin of English for Specific Purposes and its development within C hina,and then examines the major reasons for the transformation. Next,on the basis of analysis into the collected papers,the author points out that,as far as research method is concerned,we are being more empirical and more quantitative than speculative and qualitative; with regard to research contents,we are focusing on both theoretical and applicative studies and both macro and micro research,which is the research tendencies in Anhui.Lastly,the writer suggests that Anhui institutions of higher learning should set up their ow n research organization in order to form regional research dominance.
文摘This paper aims at investigating the development of ESP research in China from2000 to 2014 on the basis of analyzing papers published on CSSCI journals by quantitative means.By conducting analyses into the annual distribution of the papers,their research methods and their journal distribution,the writers find that(1)the number of ESP papers presents a yearly increasing trend;(2)compared with the foreign situation,there are more research focuses in China;(3)though non-empirical research is still dominant,there have been more and more empirical research since2007;(4)with the transition from EGP to ESP in institutions of higher learning in China,the multi-disciplinary nature of ESP will be more and more revealed.
