Development of ESP Academic Word Lists --A Case Study of Maritime English

Abstract

Abstract: A contrastive analysis of the theories, functions and procedures of some established word lists was made and the theoretical foundations, technical procedures and pedagogical implications in creating ESP academic word lists were discussed. With the Maritime English Academic Word List (MEAWL) as an example, the process of creating an ESP academic word list was introduced in detail and the pedagogic implications of ESP academic word lists in the light of the pedagogic process of corpus was discussed.

Key words: ESP, academic word list, corpus, maritime English

摘要： 本文通过对比分析国内外多种词表的建库理念、功能特色以及技术流程，探讨建立专门用途英语学术词表的理论基础、技术流程和教育教学功能。以航海英语学术词表（MEAWL）的研制为例，探讨专门用途英语学术词表的创建过程，结合语料库教学加工途径，探讨专门用途英语词表对教学的启示。

关键词: 专门用途英语, 学术词表, 语料库, 航海英语

ZHAO Zhigang. Development of ESP Academic Word Lists --A Case Study of Maritime English[J]. , 2015, 15(6): 140-145.

赵志刚. 专门用途英语学术词表创建研究 ——以航海英语为例[J]. 重庆交通大学学报（社会科学版）, 2015, 15(6): 140-145.

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