VCBTA: A Novel Approach to ESP in Medical Colleges and Universities

Abstract

English education in medical universities should have its distinct features and characteristics. English for specific purposes (ESP) in medical universities, which is different from English for general purposes (EGP), should not be limited merely to the sphere of biomedicine. To meet the needs of all-round development of medical students in the new era, ESP need to be revamped both in contents and approaches. Visualized case-based teaching approach is a novel approach to serve the above purposes, integrating improvement of English skills, acquisition of academic knowledge, development of critical thinking and cultivation of humanism into the whole course of training qualified medical and health personnel.