Teaching English For Automobile To English Majors

This thesis discusses the syllabus design of Automobile English at Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (ZUST). The research questions of the thesis are: 1) Can the students learn the necessary subject knowledge from the course of Automobile English so that they can work as translators for the motor industry? 2) What kind of syllabus should be used? 3) What teaching materials are appropriate? 4) What teaching methods should be used?The subjects were the third year English majors of ZUST. There were three classes: Class A, Class B1, and Class B2. The class size was 30 each. The data were collected regarding the students' requirement for the course, teaching materials and teaching methods through needs analysis. The data regarding the teaching contents were also collected through interviews with the experts of the industry. The syllabus and teaching materials were designed according to the collected data.After a 17-week instruction, the students were given the final test and post test to check whether they had mastered the subject knowledge that had been taught and their ability to translate the subject matter. A post questionnaire was given to the students to measure the students' attitudes towards the course, the syllabus, the teaching materials and the teaching methods. The results of the tests and the post questionnaire were analysed. They indicate that the students can learn the subject knowledge through the course. They also suggest that the syllabus, teaching materials and teaching methods are suitable to most of the students.