The efforts in this study are made to demonstrate how an EFL teacher should develop and adapt the ESP reading materials to meet their English majors’needs and the social contexts where the learners are going to work....The efforts in this study are made to demonstrate how an EFL teacher should develop and adapt the ESP reading materials to meet their English majors’needs and the social contexts where the learners are going to work.Based on a study of literature about material development and a case analysis of the teaching situation and students’profile,five criteria are proposed for selecting and adapting materials suitable for 3rd-year Hainan University English majors,and then an evaluation of the reading texts of the course book English for Tourism and Hospitality is made with these yardsticks.In view of the discussion and analysis,suggestions about ESP reading material development are put forth.展开更多
English for Specific Purposes(ESP) is an inevitable trend for reform of college English teaching. The paper is on the basis of theories on ESP teaching. Based on extensive investigation, it analyzes the main problems ...English for Specific Purposes(ESP) is an inevitable trend for reform of college English teaching. The paper is on the basis of theories on ESP teaching. Based on extensive investigation, it analyzes the main problems in current college English teaching which is EGP-oriented(English for General Purpose) and the necessity of teaching model"EGP + ESP"is demonstrated in this paper. Moreover, it discusses specific measures on how to conduct teaching reform on the combination of"EGP and ESP"from five aspects including faculty construction, selection of teaching materials, curriculum design, teaching model, evaluation system in order to change students' general dissatisfaction for college English teaching and achieve the goal to cultivate interdisciplinary talents of foreign language for society.展开更多
ESP(English for Special Purpose)教学即专业英语教学,是中国大学英语教学的必由之路。护理英语是专业英语的分支,护理英语教学对培养具备良好医护英语水平和护理能力的复合型人才非常重要。文章在ESP教学理论的框架下分析护理英语教...ESP(English for Special Purpose)教学即专业英语教学,是中国大学英语教学的必由之路。护理英语是专业英语的分支,护理英语教学对培养具备良好医护英语水平和护理能力的复合型人才非常重要。文章在ESP教学理论的框架下分析护理英语教学的现状及山东省的两所医学院校护理英语教学情况,提出了护理英语课程建设与评价体系的实施途径。展开更多
文摘The efforts in this study are made to demonstrate how an EFL teacher should develop and adapt the ESP reading materials to meet their English majors’needs and the social contexts where the learners are going to work.Based on a study of literature about material development and a case analysis of the teaching situation and students’profile,five criteria are proposed for selecting and adapting materials suitable for 3rd-year Hainan University English majors,and then an evaluation of the reading texts of the course book English for Tourism and Hospitality is made with these yardsticks.In view of the discussion and analysis,suggestions about ESP reading material development are put forth.
文摘English for Specific Purposes(ESP) is an inevitable trend for reform of college English teaching. The paper is on the basis of theories on ESP teaching. Based on extensive investigation, it analyzes the main problems in current college English teaching which is EGP-oriented(English for General Purpose) and the necessity of teaching model"EGP + ESP"is demonstrated in this paper. Moreover, it discusses specific measures on how to conduct teaching reform on the combination of"EGP and ESP"from five aspects including faculty construction, selection of teaching materials, curriculum design, teaching model, evaluation system in order to change students' general dissatisfaction for college English teaching and achieve the goal to cultivate interdisciplinary talents of foreign language for society.
文摘ESP(English for Special Purpose)教学即专业英语教学,是中国大学英语教学的必由之路。护理英语是专业英语的分支,护理英语教学对培养具备良好医护英语水平和护理能力的复合型人才非常重要。文章在ESP教学理论的框架下分析护理英语教学的现状及山东省的两所医学院校护理英语教学情况,提出了护理英语课程建设与评价体系的实施途径。
