针对如何正确评估学习者的学习需求问题,以江苏某大学临床医学院2011级113名专门用途英语课程的二语学习者为研究对象进行问卷调查。结果表明:二语学习者对专门用途英语写作有着较高的社会需求,因而在高年级课程设计过程中,应设计专门用途英语写作这个重要环节。 Aiming at the problem of how to correctly assess the learning needs of learners, a questionnaire survey was conducted on the second language learners of 113 specialized English courses in 2011 in Jiangsu University Medical College. The results show that L2 learners have higher social demands for ESP English writing. Therefore, in the course of senior curriculum design, English writing for specialized purposes should be designed as an important link.