A Study of Combination of EGP and ESP Teaching Model in Higher Vocational College高职高专院校EGP与ESP相结合的英语教学模式研究.doc

A Study of Combination of EGP and ESP Teaching Model in Higher Vocational College 高职高专院校EGP与ESP相结合的英语教学模式研究 Acknowledgements I would like to express my special and heartfelt gratitude to all the people who have given me any support and help in the process of the completion of my thesis. First and foremost, I am greatly indebted to my respectable supervisor, not only for his valuable suggestions and his careful thesis fulfillment, but also for his great kindness, never-ending patience and constant encouragement. Without his helpful guidance, enlightening suggestions, consistent support and careful corrections, my thesis would never come out in this present form. Likewise, my special heartfelt thanks also go to all the professors who taught me. My gratitude also goes to my dear students who have helped me in carrying out the investigation with enthusiasm. In the process of this research, I have had the support from them. Their cooperation and understanding formed the vital background to this study. And my special thanks go to all those authors of the books and articles which have provided me with information and materials needed. Last but not least, I would like to thank my parents, who constantly urge me to complete my thesis. My special thanks also go to my husband, who has given me full support and relieved my pressure in the whole process of writing this thesis. Abstract In most vocational colleges, English teachers for Specific Purpose are always general English teachers who are not efficient on profession but on language. Most of them are concentrating on language skills’ teaching, but ignoring the English for specific purposes (ESP) teaching. Vocational students in China learn English rather for passing exams or getting certifications than communicating. Therefore, the author comes up with the idea of the combination of ESP and English for general purposes (EGP) to help them learn communicative skills in English. In the thesis, on the basis of former survey