进入二十一世纪,我国各行各业越来越青睐既有专业知识,又有良好的英语交际能力,能熟练地运用英语进行专业方面的技术交流、谈判与合作的人才。然而,多年来我国的英语教育一直是以通用英语(English for General Purpose,简称EGP)为主,教学的目的主要是为了掌握语言的听、说、读、写、译等技能和语法,学生学习的是语言的普遍现象。但是这样的英语教育培养出来的学生往往是单一型的人才。他们能读文章,会做题;却开不了口,听不懂,无法将所学内容应用到自己的工作和生活当中去。要想将专业与英语相结合,让学生在工作和专业方面熟练的使用英语,则必须进行ESP教学。 In the 21st century, all trades and professions in our country are increasingly favoring talented people who have both professional knowledge and good English communication skills and skilled use of English for technical exchanges, negotiation and cooperation. However, English education in our country has been dominated by English for General Purpose (EGP) for many years. The purpose of teaching is to master the skills and grammar of listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating. Students learn Is a common phenomenon of language. However, students trained in such English education often have a single type of talent. They can read the essay and do the questions; but they can not open their mouths and can not understand what they have learned and can not apply what they have learned to their work and life. If you want to combine professional and English, so that students in English proficiency in the work and professional proficiency, you must ESP teaching.