The Department of English offers a Bachelor of Arts programme in English Language and Literature, with some components of economics and finance. This programme aims to cultivate university English instructors, researchers of English language and literature, interpreters and translators, and consultative and administrative personnel for foreign-funded institutions and enterprises of finance, law, accounting and international trade. This programme accepts distinguished secondary school graduates who take entrance examinations in science courses.
　　The Department currently comprises about 20 staff members, among whom seven are full professors, nine are associate professors and four are lecturers. Three of these staff members are PhD degree holders and eight are MA degree holders. Apart from teaching the BA programme (English Language) courses, the majority of the staff members teach MA courses in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and Literature and supervise PhD and MA dissertations. The strength of the Department is augmented by the presence of guest professors and lecturers from overseas.
　　The staff of the Department publish research monographs, translation works and textbooks, attend domestic and international academic conferences or symposiums and are invited to give lectures at other universities. Their main research domains include linguistics, applied linguistics, foreign language education, translation studies, English and American literature and literary theories.
　　The BA programme in English Language is also available to undergraduate student of other colleges and departments of this university.

BA Programme (English Language) Structure

Compulsory Courses for the Programme

• Comprehensive English
• Extensive English Reading
• English Speaking
• English Grammar
• Advanced English Reading
• English Listening
• English Writing
• An Introduction to English Literature
• An Introduction to American
• Literature
• Translation from English into Chinese
• Translation from Chinese into English
• Second Foreign Language

Optional Courses for the Programme

• English Phonetics and Phonology
• Interpretation
• Integrative English Skills
• Journalistic English
• English Linguistics
• A Survey of English-speaking
• Countries
• English Cinema and Television Films
• Classical English Short Stories
• English Poetry

Special Component Courses for the Programme

• International Finance
• Accounting
• International Marketing
• International Trade
• Correspondence for International
• Trade
• Micro-economics

Practical Courses

• Interpreting and Translation Practice
• Graduation Thesis Writing