| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第9-36页 |
| 2．1 Course design | 第9-20页 |
| 2．1．1 An overview of course design | 第9-14页 |
| 2．1．3 Goals and objectives | 第14-18页 |
| 2．1．4 Considerations of course design | 第18-20页 |
| 2．2 The nature of language and language learning | 第20-29页 |
| 2．2．1 The nature of language | 第20-21页 |
| 2．2．2 The nature of language learning: Krashen's Second Language Acquisition | 第21-29页 |
| 2．3 Needs analysis | 第29-36页 |
| 2．3．1 Aspects of needs | 第29-31页 |
| 2．3．2 Needs analysis | 第31-34页 |
| 2．3．3 Target population involved in needs analysis | 第34页 |
| 2．3．4 Investigation of patterns of language use in the labor market | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Three Social Contexts of Language Program | 第36-45页 |
| 3．1 Social contexts and second language learning | 第36-39页 |
| 3．1．1 Social context | 第36页 |
| 3．1．2 The importance of the social context of the language program | 第36-37页 |
| 3．1．3 The effects of social context on language learning | 第37-39页 |
| 3．2 The social context of English programs in HVTC | 第39-45页 |
| 3．2．1 The significance of HVTE | 第39-40页 |
| 3．2．2 HVTE in China | 第40-42页 |
| 3．2．3 Characteristics and issues unique to HVTE | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Four A Field Study of HVTE Social Needs | 第45-53页 |
| 4．1 The study | 第45-47页 |
| 4．1．1 The necessity of the study | 第45页 |
| 4．1．2 Objectives of the Study | 第45-46页 |
| 4．1．3 Questions | 第46页 |
| 4．1．4 Hypotheses | 第46-47页 |
| 4．2 Subjects | 第47页 |
| 4．3 Methods | 第47-50页 |
| 4．3．1 Interview | 第48-49页 |
| 4．3．2 Questionnaires | 第49-50页 |
| 4．4 Procedures | 第50-53页 |
| 4．4．1 Stage one: using exploratory interviews | 第50-51页 |
| 4．4．2 Stage two: Survey by questionnaires and observations | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Analysis of the Research | 第53-65页 |
| 5．1 English is the major language in communication with foreigners in Yiwu | 第53-54页 |
| 5．2． Important language-based tasks | 第54-56页 |
| 5．2．1 Tasks employers consider employees should be competent for | 第54-55页 |
| 5．2．2 Tasks the alumni subjects consider necessary to do | 第55-56页 |
| 5．3 Important language skills | 第56-59页 |
| 5．3．1 Alumni's opinions on various English skills | 第56-57页 |
| 5．3．2． The employers' satisfaction degree of the employees' skills | 第57-58页 |
| 5．3．3 The alumni's satisfaction degree of their own various skills | 第58页 |
| 5．3．4 The importance of listening and spoken skills for HVTC English majors | 第58-59页 |
| 5．4 Assessment of the present course design | 第59-61页 |
| 5．5 The importance of other skills in working | 第61-63页 |
| 5．5．1 Employers'evaluation of other skills in working | 第61-62页 |
| 5．5．2． Alumni's evaluation of the other skills not covered in the existing course design | 第62-63页 |
| 5．6 Points of view on materials and methodology | 第63页 |
| 5．7 Suggestion from units on cultivating English professionals | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Six Application | 第65-76页 |
| 6．1 Curriculum reconstruction | 第65-69页 |
| 6．2 Integration of practice into course design | 第69-71页 |
| 6．3 Modern multi-media equipment to facilitate language learning | 第71-72页 |
| 6．4 Use the community as a resource for authentic communication | 第72-76页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第76-78页 |
| Appendix I | 第78-81页 |
| Appendix II | 第81-86页 |
| References | 第86-89页 |
