English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teaching has become
a popular trend in English language teaching in the world.
It is distinguished by its clearly defined purposes in
teaching and its student-centred short intensive courses.
It tends to be more effective than other types of English
language teaching. Therefore it has attracted more and more
attention of linguists and language teachers, and is warmly
welcomed by learners.
ESP teaching also enjoys much popularity in China. In
recent years a great number of ESP programmes, as well as
programmes of other foreign languages for specific purposes,
have emerged. These programmes have successfully prepared
thousands of specialists for the language required by their
future work or overseas studies. Nevertheless, there still
remain a number of problems in Chinese ESP teaching.
This study is intended to analyse ESP teaching in
China. It examines the development, thec haracteristics,
the achievements, existing problems and attempts to
highlight implications for teachers and educational
administrations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219510 |
| Date | January 1983 |
| Creators | Li, Xiao Lan, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Liberal Studies |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Xiao Lan Li |
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