The English Program
is established to meet the developmental needs of our social economy.
Its objective is to foster students’ ability in listening, speaking,
reading, writing and translating English with adequate proficiency
so that they can become qualified staff in the areas of English
translation, foreign trade, cultural exchange, foreign affairs,
business administration, etc. The program emphasizes the training
of students' practical skills. For this purpose, courses on the
Internet, E-commerce, operation of the computer and business management
are offered as a supplement to the core courses and electives.
Moreover, the curriculum includes such courses as British and
American Literatures, English linguistics, English lexicology,
and a comparative study of Sino-Western cultures with an aim to
cultivate students’ cultural quality and enhance their cross-cultural
awareness. Thus this program has a well-developed structure and
rational overall arrangement, which is conducive to the training
of interdisciplinary talents, and talents with enterprising spirit
and strong analyzing and problem-solving abilities. Based on the
traditional curriculum of English Language and Literature, this
program has added substantial courses in Business English to its
curriculum, which enables students to excel in the job market.
To further improve
the English program, the department plans to enhance the teaching
of business-related English and introduce the course of English
for tour guides as an elective, so that students can develop their
interest in foreign tourism as well. In addition, the department
intends to broaden its cooperation with the main campus in Guangzhou
in recruiting and training graduate students so as to enlarge
the department’s influence. Last but not least, more extra-curricular
activities will be carried out to provide students with contexts
to improve their ability in using the language.
英语专业建设与发展
本专业为满足社会经济发展需要而设置的。培养学生有较强的中、英文听说、读、写、译能力，了解计算机网络、电子商务，熟练掌握计算机操作，掌握较强的商务专业知识，能够胜任与英语有关的翻译、经贸、文化、外事、商务管理系统，掌握工商管理和商务管理基本理论。因此，课程设置重点放在实用英语，同时兼顾学生人文素质的培养，开设类似英美文学、英语语言学、英语词汇学、中西文化比较等课程，这使得本专业结构丰满，布局合理，培养复合型人才，学生具有创新、分析和解决实际问题的能力。本专业以传统的英语语言与文学专业为基础，开创了自己的特色，特别是商务英语课程的设置占了很大的比重，如剑桥商务英语，使得学生在职场上有很强的竞争力。
英语系要在现有的教学质量高、学生就业好的基础上更上一层楼，本着以人为本的教学理念，开创英语系教学新局面，办出自己的特色，使毕业生在翻译、经贸、文化、外事、商务管理方面有独特的优势，结合我院管理、经济、计算机学科师资力量强的特点，使学生在这些方面取得比其他外语院校强的优势。我们将进一步加强商务英语教学。结合我院是旅游学院的特点，在英语系开设导游英语选修课程，使学生在涉外旅游领域得到进一步发展。进一步扩大与本部合招的英语研究生人数，扩大影响。进一步开展学生丰富的英语课外活动，提高学生应用英语的能力。
