一引言短期外语教学在我国已有将近40年的历史,它是伴随我国派遣留学生的需要而产生,并随着派遣留学生事业的不断扩大而发展。近10年来,在改革、开放政策的推动下,短期外语教学象雨后春笋般地蓬勃发展起来。除公派和自费出国人员需要学习外语外,许多科技人员,一些在职干部,甚至在涉外单位工作的工人均迫切需 I. INTRODUCTION Short-term foreign language teaching has been established in our country for nearly 40 years. It has been accompanied by the need of sending students abroad and has been developing with the continuous expansion of overseas students’ work. In the past decade, under the impetus of reform and opening up policies, short-term foreign language teaching has mushroomed. In addition to the need to learn foreign languages ​​for those who send and pay for their own expenses abroad, many scientific and technical personnel, some serving cadres and even workers working in foreign-related units are urgently required