ESP评估是ESP教学中必不可少的重要环节,对于教师和学生都具有重大意义。与终结性评估不同,形成性评估注重学生学习的过程,细致深入地考察学生的学习活动,所提供的信息有利于ESP教师了解学生学习的进展情况和学习中存在的问题。本文以我校市场营销专业英语教学为例,阐述了形成性评估在专门用途英语教学评估中的应用。 ESP assessment is an essential part of ESP teaching, which is of great significance to both teachers and students. Different from the final assessment, the formative assessment focuses on the process of student learning and examines students ’learning activities in detail. The information provided is helpful for ESP teachers to understand the progress of students’ learning and the problems in their learning. This article takes the marketing professional English teaching in our school as an example, and expounds the application of formative assessment in ESP English teaching.