| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第14页 |
| 1.2 Statement of problems | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Research questions and methods | 第16页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-40页 |
| 2.1 Curriculum design | 第18-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of curriculum, and its relationship with syllabus and course | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 General conception of curriculum design | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.3 Models of curriculum design | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.4 Components in ESP curriculum design | 第21-24页 |
| 2.1.5 Approaches to ESP curriculum design | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2 English for Specific Purposes (ESP) | 第25-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Origin, development and definitions of ESP | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.1.1 The origins of ESP | 第26页 |
| 2.2.1.2 The development and definitions of ESP | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification of ESP | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2.3 ESP and EGP | 第28-29页 |
| 2.2.4 Business English from the perspective of ESP | 第29页 |
| 2.2.5 Characteristics and classifications of Business English | 第29-30页 |
| 2.3 Needs analysis | 第30-38页 |
| 2.3.1 Definitions and classifications of needs | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3.1.1 Definitions of needs | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3.1.2 Classifications of needs | 第31-32页 |
| 2.3.2 Definitions and significance of needs analysis | 第32-33页 |
| 2.3.2.1 Definitions of needs analysis | 第32-33页 |
| 2.3.2.2 Significance of needs analysis | 第33页 |
| 2.3.3 Models of needs analysis | 第33-38页 |
| 2.3.3.1 Target Situation Analysis (TSA) | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3.3.2 Present Situation Analysis (PSA) | 第35页 |
| 2.3.3.3 Hutchinson and Water's model of needs analysis | 第35-36页 |
| 2.3.3.4 Dudley Evans and St. John's model of needs analysis | 第36-37页 |
| 2.3.3.5 Brindley's models for needs analysis | 第37-38页 |
| 2.4 Recent studies of needs analysis of curriculum design for Business Englishteaching | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第40-44页 |
| 3.1 Restatement of research questions | 第40页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第40页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第40-42页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第41-42页 |
| 3.3.2 Interview | 第42页 |
| 3.4 Data collection procedures and data analysis | 第42-44页 |
| 3.4.1 Pilot study | 第43页 |
| 3.4.2 Administration of the survey | 第43页 |
| 3.4.3 Data analysis | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第44-56页 |
| 4.1 Descriptive results of students' English learning needs | 第44-49页 |
| 4.1.1 General descriptive results of the importance of language skills | 第44-45页 |
| 4.1.2 Specific descriptive results of the importance of language skills | 第45-49页 |
| 4.1.2.1 The importance of language skills—reading | 第45-47页 |
| 4.1.2.2 The importance of language skills—writing | 第47页 |
| 4.1.2.3 The importance of language skills—listening comprehension | 第47-48页 |
| 4.1.2.4 The importance of language skills—speaking | 第48-49页 |
| 4.2 Status quo of the students' English proficiency | 第49-53页 |
| 4.2.1 Status quo of the students' language skills | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2.2 Status quo of the students' vocabulary | 第51-53页 |
| 4.3 Descriptive results of students' evaluation on the present Business Englishcurriculum | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第56-62页 |
| 5.1 Conclusions | 第56-58页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the study | 第58-59页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for future study | 第59-62页 |
| 5.3.1 Limitations of the study | 第60页 |
| 5.3.2 Recommendations for future research | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-67页 |
| Appendix | 第67-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71页 |
