In recent years, academia and education departments in China have highly valued English for Specific Purposes (ESP). This paper reviewed all articles published in Chinese Journal of ESP from 2013 to 2022 and selected 309 out of 362 articles as samples to generate knowledge maps using CiteSpace. Based on the bibliometric analysis, this paper aims to identify and discuss topical themes, research frontiers, and trends of ESP research in China over the past decade. The results reveal several noteworthy trends in the field of ESP, including 1) Academic English has received wide and constant attention from Chinese ESP researchers over the past decade, and research on analyzing college English from the perspective of ESP increases; 2) The distribution of ESP research across different disciplines is imbalanced. The most frequently studied areas are Business English, Medical English, and Legal English, with only a few articles on other disciplines; 3) In terms of research methods, needs analysis occupies a dominant position, but there is a growing trend in using genre analysis, empirical study, and comparative study in ESP research.

Authors:
Kun Dou, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Huzaina Abdul Halim, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

About the Presenter(s)
Ms. Kun Dou is currently a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya. She is doing research related to English for Specific Purposes and English learning apps.

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