论 ESP 对高职英语教学改革的适用

针对ESP进入中国后遭遇的理论困境及教育实践中的不适应状况，分析了ESP作为教学观念的理论内涵，厘清了ESP内在的能够统合“学习者需求分析”和“特定目标导向”的指导功能。在此基础上，结合中国高职高专院校的英语教学改革，进一步确认了ESP理论是一种以就业为导向的教学观，能够同时融合学习者、教学者和用人者三个方面的需求，因而能够适用于以就业为导向的高职高专英语教学改革。

On Application of ESP in Reform of English Teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges

Aiming at theoretical dilemma and misfit in the educational practice after ESP was introduced into China,this paper traces out the development and analyzes the theoretical connotation as a teaching approach, clarifies the function that it is the integration of“learner？s needs analysis”and“special goal oriented”. Based on this,combined with the English teaching reform in Chinese higher voca-tional colleges,this paper confirms further that ESP is a teaching approach facing employment,which can combine the needs of learners, educators and employers,so it can be applied by the employment oriented vocational English teaching reform.