An Investigation Of Undergraduates’ ESP Learning Strategies

This thesis focuses on the background of ESP English learning strategy study, the current research at home and abroad, the empirical research in this field of our country, and the questions to be further discussed in this thesis, and the theory framework of ESP English learning strategy—definition and classification—to be discussed simply. The thesis has Wen Qiufang’s learning strategy theory as the main research framework and the learning strategy questionnaire and the interview outline of English learning strategies that she designed for Chinese college students as a foundation, regard the questionnaire and interview outline to be modified according to the students as research tools, adopt the hybrid method, namely, the combination methods of quantitative research and qualitative research, and analyze the characteristics of ESP English learning strategies of non-English major undergraduate students and the existing problems.Through this research, provide the effective help for students to learn ESP courses better, and, more importantly, develop their ability of learning,help them master and properly use effective learning strategies, form the consciousness and the ability of self-learning, improve the learning effect and finally obtain the lifelong learning ability. The investigation and research of this paper will give the ESP teaching in China some certain enlightenment and play a role in better educating students in the future.