The transformation from the academics-oriented type to the applicationoriented type is extremely ubiquitous in Chinese colleges and universities. Traditional college English teaching is mainly based on the EGP model in which students are generally required to master the intonation

pronunciation

syntax and grammar. The EGP model goes against the application-oriented requirement for college English teaching and learning. Therefore

the ESP model is urgently needed to combine English learning with students’ major applications. The construction of open online IT English course is coming into being because of the importance of ESP model. Additionally

the primary goal of open online IT English course is to cultivate students’ English application ability with the aid of the productionoriented approach. In this research

the author who has conformed to the trend of ESP model

catered to the educational informatization

and brought about students’ production will conduct an in-depth research on the construction of open online IT English course with practical actions.