Reform and Innovation of Higher Vocational Business English Reading Teaching Based on ESA Theory

ESA theory breaks through the traditional teacher-led teaching, builds up student-oriented teaching and trains students' autonomous learning and practical ability. From the perspective of ESA theory, the paper clarifies the connotation and characteristics of ESA theory, discusses the feasibility of ESA theory applied to business English reading teaching, analyzes the main problems of higher vocational business English reading teaching, and puts forward new reform strategies, including creating scenario to introduce teaching objectives, constructing business English cultural background knowledge, analyzing the reading article comprehensively, designing practical activities after reading and evaluating reading learning results, in order to improve business English reading teaching level.