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1、EnglishforSpecificPurposesAbstractDespitethegrowingdemandforEnglishforSpecificPurposes(ESP)instructioninChina,ESPcoursesarestilllimitedtolearningspecificlexiconandtranslatingtexts.Withthecontinuedexpansionandparticipationintheinternationalbusinessarena,
2、muchattentionshouldbedrawntothedesignofESPcourseswhichcanhelptopreparelearnersforfutureprofessionalcommunication.Inresponsetotheseneeds,thisarticleisanattempttoprovideaguidedapproachtoESPcoursedesignforChineseseniorbusinessstudentsattertiarylevel.Itfirs
3、treviewscurrentliteratureandcasestudiesrelatedtoESPcoursedesign.WhendesigninganESPcourse,theprimaryissueistheanalysisoflearners’specificneeds.Otherissuesaddressedinclude:determinationofrealisticgoalsandobjectives;integrationofgrammaticalfunctionsandacqu
4、isitionskills;andassessmentandevaluation.AlthoughESPcontextsviewtheseissuesfromtheirownperspectives,theproposedframeworkforESPcoursedevelopmentisarguedasbeingofbenefittoteacherswhomayencounterproblemsinESPcoursedesign.Keywords:ESP,coursedesign,needsanal
5、ysis.1.i1.IntroductionEnglishforSpecificPurposes(ESP)isasphereofteachingEnglishlanguageincludingBusinessEnglish,TechnicalEnglish,ScientificEnglish,Englishformedicalprofessionals,Englishforwaiters,Englishfortourism,EnglishforArtPurposes,etc.AviationEngli
6、shasESPistaughttopilots,airtrafficcontrollersandcivilaviationcadetswhoaregoingtouseitinradiocommunications.ESPcanbealsoconsideredasanavataroflanguageforspecificpurposes.1.1WhatisESP?You'reprobablyalreadyacquaintedwithBusinessEnglish.Mostlikelyit'soffere
7、dinyourlanguageschool.Andit'sveryprobablethatyou'vetaughtbusinessEnglishorevenspecializeinit.TeachingESPisliketeachingbusinessEnglish:youuseEnglishtocommunicateinaspecificfieldofinterest,i.e.,management,humanresources,butwithESPit'sinanyvarietyoffieldst
8、hatyouhaveexpertisein.Thiscanrangefromarchaeologytozoology,frombakingtofishing.ManystudentshavehadenoughofgeneralEnglishandwouldliketospeakinEnglishaboutasubjectorhobbytheylikewithotherswhoareinterestedinthesamething.1.2Whoiselig