Study on Course Design of Business English (as an ESP Course) based on TBLT and SPOC

Fengbao Cai

Faculty of College English Education, Nanfang College of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510430, China 

Abstract: The approach of TBLT (Task-based Language Teaching) highly applies to the teaching of ESP (English for Specific Purpose). In traditional class, however, most of the class time is constrained on language teaching, hence professional knowledge cannot be internalized. The teaching idea of SPOC is a perfect blending of the advantages of traditional classroom teaching and popular information technology. This paper investigates the course design of Business English based on TBLT and SPOC, in the context of follow-up English courses of private applied university.

Keywords: SPOC; TBLT; ESP; Business English