IntroductionThe need for ESP English teaching for Specific Purposes for non-English majors has long beenrecognized in China.However,it has developed slowly,especially in non-key universities.This is duenot only to a l...IntroductionThe need for ESP English teaching for Specific Purposes for non-English majors has long beenrecognized in China.However,it has developed slowly,especially in non-key universities.This is duenot only to a lack of teachers who are good at both English and a particular subject and the lack of suitabletextbooks:it is also due to the lack of effective approaches to motivate and orientate students towards thereal goal of ESP training.The goal of ESP training,according to the national syllabus,is to enable students to read authenticmaterials in their fields,at an appropriate speed and with adequate understanding.They should be able touse English as a tool to get information in their specific areas.展开更多
文摘IntroductionThe need for ESP English teaching for Specific Purposes for non-English majors has long beenrecognized in China.However,it has developed slowly,especially in non-key universities.This is duenot only to a lack of teachers who are good at both English and a particular subject and the lack of suitabletextbooks:it is also due to the lack of effective approaches to motivate and orientate students towards thereal goal of ESP training.The goal of ESP training,according to the national syllabus,is to enable students to read authenticmaterials in their fields,at an appropriate speed and with adequate understanding.They should be able touse English as a tool to get information in their specific areas.