| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-11页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 2 Reasons for redesigning medical English course | 第15-29页 |
| ·The social context | 第15-20页 |
| ·The social demand for advanced English talent | 第17-18页 |
| ·Current state of English teaching | 第18-19页 |
| ·Changing views of the educational authorities on CET | 第19页 |
| ·Changes in National college English Syllabus | 第19-20页 |
| ·Problems in present curriculum of our college | 第20-21页 |
| ·Observations during medical English teaching | 第21-22页 |
| ·The background of the students | 第22-23页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第23-27页 |
| ·Participants | 第23-24页 |
| ·Procedures | 第24-26页 |
| ·Results | 第26-27页 |
| ·The implication | 第27-29页 |
| 3 Literature review on related theories | 第29-54页 |
| ·Preliminary definitions | 第29-33页 |
| ·Curriculum and syllabus | 第29-31页 |
| ·Curriculum development and course design | 第31-32页 |
| ·Goal and objective | 第32-33页 |
| ·Theoretical bases of curriculum development | 第33-43页 |
| ·Some models of curriculum development | 第34-39页 |
| ·Approaches to syllabus design | 第39-41页 |
| ·Types of syllabus | 第41-42页 |
| ·Some models of syllabus for communicative language teaching | 第42-43页 |
| ·Continuously developing theories of language | 第43-48页 |
| ·The nature of language and ESP course | 第43-46页 |
| ·The concept of language proficiency | 第46-48页 |
| ·Theories about language learning | 第48-51页 |
| ·The principles of adult learning | 第48-49页 |
| ·Learner autonomy | 第49-51页 |
| ·Theories about language teaching | 第51-54页 |
| ·Learner-centered teaching | 第51-52页 |
| ·Teacher's role | 第52-54页 |
| 4 The proportional approach | 第54-61页 |
| ·What is the proportional approach? | 第54-56页 |
| ·Features of the proportional approach | 第56-58页 |
| ·Why the proportional approach is suitable for ESP course design | 第58-61页 |
| ·The advantages of the proportional approach | 第58-59页 |
| ·The disadvantages of the proportional approach | 第59-61页 |
| 5 Special considerations in medical English course design | 第61-78页 |
| ·The types and characteristics of ESP | 第61-62页 |
| ·The differences between EGP course and ESP course | 第62-71页 |
| ·The characteristics of ESP course | 第62-63页 |
| ·Abilities required for development in ESP course | 第63-64页 |
| ·The information about the learners | 第64-67页 |
| ·Needs analysis | 第67-69页 |
| ·Large heterogeneous class | 第69-71页 |
| ·Autonomy in medical English class | 第71-73页 |
| ·The importance of learner autonomy | 第71页 |
| ·The implementation of learner autonomy | 第71-73页 |
| ·The adjustment of leaning strategies in medical English course | 第73-74页 |
| ·The changeover of the learning style | 第74-75页 |
| ·The qualities of the medical English teacher | 第75-77页 |
| ·The general abilities of a ESP teacher | 第75-76页 |
| ·The knowledge of the ESP teacher | 第76-77页 |
| ·The involvement of academic teacher | 第77-78页 |
| 6 From theory to practice | 第78-93页 |
| ·The curriculum background of the ME course | 第78-80页 |
| ·The model of ME course based on the proportional approach | 第80-83页 |
| ·The model for the selection of syllabus | 第80-81页 |
| ·The model for the teaching contents of ME course | 第81-83页 |
| ·The teaching content arrangement | 第81-82页 |
| ·The arrangement about the methodology | 第82-83页 |
| ·Material development | 第83-84页 |
| ·The frameworks for ME course | 第84-87页 |
| ·A sample lesson | 第87-91页 |
| ·Preliminaries | 第88页 |
| ·Procedures | 第88-91页 |
| ·A few words about testing and evaluation | 第91-93页 |
| 7 Conclusion | 第93-95页 |
| Bibliography | 第95-100页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第100-102页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第102-105页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第105-106页 |
