A Study of English Testing for General Academic Purposes

EAP is one of the important branches of ESP. Its tests are driven by the needs to use English in students' academic studies and in their future careers as opposed to General English tests which are driven by learning languages. Compared with ESAP tests,the EGAP test gains more popularity because it measures the test takers' academic skills and literacy as well as language abilities. It contributes to the promotion of the students across disciplines to use English in their academic studies and in their future work.