What Students Need English For
What Do Students Need English for （英语教学问题，词汇量、辞典、口语等）
Purpose % of students
Economics Engineering
Reading textbooks 80 90
Reading journals 60 70
Reading business letters 40 20
Reading reports 25 10
Writing letters 5 7
Attending lectures 60 40
Attending seminars 510
Talking to English-speaking visitors 6 8
Today， English is becoming more and more popular. Many countries have made English taught as the second language in schools. But why do students need English? If they do need， what do they need it for? A survey made by a teacher at a university answers the two questions.
The result of the survey suggests that almost all students need English and they need it for different purposes. Most of the student learn English because they need to read English textbooks or journals and attend English lectures， while only a few students need to use it to talks to English-speaking visitors， attend seminars， write letters， etc. There are also some differences between economics students and engineering students: Compared with engineering students， more economics students need to read English business and to write reports in English.
From the results of the survey， we can see that students learn English different purposes， which varies with different students. Whatever the purposes are， one thing is certain: Students need English， and English teaching should be strengthened in universities.