A Probe on the Influential Factors in Content-Based ESP Courses Design
作者机构：University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Shanghai China
出 版 物：《Sino-US English Teaching》 (中美英语教学（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2012年第9卷第12期
页 码：1760-1765页
摘 要：Recent years, problems of the current college English courses, such as test-oriented teaching, wasteful duplication of language skills teaching, etc., have been criticized by educators and students in China. Thus, turning skill-based English courses into content-based ESP （English for Special Purposes） courses has become a tendency at colleges and universities in China. The purpose of this paper is to analyze factors influencing the design of such courses through the means of questionnaire, individual interviews, data survey （e.g., educational plans） etc.. We found the following factors throw light on the questions relating to curriculum design of ESP courses： （1） the learners＇ learning needs; （2） the social needs （esp. labor market needs）; and （3） the academic needs from the university. The analysis serves to reveal the gap between the school system and actual social and students needs. With these factors in mind, designers of such courses can adjust goals, contents, approaches, and assessments in the practical teaching. And thus these factors would enable content-based ESP courses to reflect learners＇ needs better and lead to more effective langrage learning in college English teaching field.
主 题 词：content-based ESP (English for Special Purposes) courses needs analysis course design
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