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Abstract：
Globalization and international development in language education have inspired a shift from the learning of traditional College English to English for Specific Purposes (ESP). This article begins with a section on the methodology used to develop the literature review. From various literatures, a historical perspective was first presented for the period, 1962 to the present day, and accompanied by a review on the teaching approaches. The purpose was to reveal emerging trends in ESP development and forefront the strength of association between ESP development and the changes in teaching approaches. Then it focuses on the relationship between needs analysis and ESP, as needs analysis is well recognized as a vital ESP characteristic and it is given a comprehensive revisit as an update in ESP development. The review continues with some insights into recent studies from various countries to reflect on various aspectual developments of current ESP practices that illustrate the dynamics of growing research agendas that have implications for current and future ESP research directions. Finally, future vistas for ESP development and teaching are affirmed. The paper concludes on the note on the importance of knowing past and future ESP developments, and the prioritizing of effective teaching based on soundly designed materials tailored to particular student-centered needs and wants.
摘要：
语言教育的全球化和国际发展激发了从传统大学英语向特定用途英语（ESP）学习的转变。本文首先介绍了用于开发文献综述的方法。从各种文献中，这一时期首次提出了历史观点，1962年至今,并附有对教学方法的审查。目的是揭示ESP发展的新兴趋势，以及ESP发展与教学方法变化之间的联系强度。然后重点研究了需求分析与ESP的关系,因为需求分析被公认为重要的ESP特征，并且作为ESP开发的更新，对其进行了全面的重新审视。审查继续对各国最近的研究进行一些见解，以反映当前ESP实践的各个方面的发展，这些发展说明了对当前和未来ESP研究方向具有影响的不断增长的研究议程的动态。最后,肯定了ESP开发和教学的未来前景。本文总结了关于了解过去和未来ESP发展的重要性的说明，以及根据以学生为中心的特定需求和需求量身定制的合理设计的材料，优先考虑有效的教学。
