English
（Code：050201）
Established in 1991, the program of English provides instruction in cultivating English skills such as speaking, reading, listening and writing, and conducts research in linguistics, literature, language development, and culture of English-speaking areas.
The Department of English is a dynamic student-centered learning environment made up of teachers and scholars from both China and English-speaking countries who seek to create a space for high quality learning and teaching of English.
Total Credits Required：123 Degree：Bachelor of Arts
Duration：4 years Maximum：6 years
We offer instruction in literature and general linguistics so as to help students acquire knowledge of literature and language and to develop the skills necessary for professional careers or graduate programs. In these courses we will mentor students in collaborative research and creative opportunities.
Students to be offered Bachelor of Arts in English are supposed to complete the following requirements:
1. Language: Demonstrate a mastery of advanced reading, writing, analytical and interpretive techniques suitable for a variety of academic, creative, and professional settings;
2. Critical thinking: Demonstrate an ability to use knowledge of Humanities, Social Science and Natural Science and analyze specific problems critically;
3. Academic research: Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of linguistic systems and the historic development of language;
4. Culture: Demonstrate knowledge of the cultural or historical context of major literary works in English;
5. Social knowledge: Knowledge of laws, regulations, and etiquette and sense of social responsibility;
6. Professional ethics: Law-abiding and clear about one’s rights and obligations;
7. Communication Skills: Demonstrate the ability and a certain level of language proficiency in using communicative strategies to solve practical problems;
8. The dissertation should be written in English with Chinese abstract.
9. To get the certificate of the bachelor degree, candidates’ Chinese ability should be higher than HSK Level 4.
Course Types |
Credits (Percentage) |
Hours |
||||||||
Total |
Theory |
Practice |
||||||||
Required Courses |
Chinese |
80.5% |
10 |
8.1% |
160 |
160 |
0 |
|||
An Introduction to China |
2 |
1.6% |
32 |
32 |
0 |
|||||
Basic Courses |
6 |
4.9% |
96 |
96 |
0 |
|||||
Major Required Courses |
73 |
59.3% |
1648 |
688 |
960 |
|||||
Practice |
8 |
6.5% |
28 weeks |
0 |
28 weeks |
|||||
Elective Courses |
Major Elective Courses |
19.5% |
24 |
19.5% |
480 |
400 |
80 |
|||
Total |
123 |
2416+ 28 weeks |
1376 51.8% |
1040+ 28 weeks 48% |
||||||
Note：1. Percentage based on 32 hours per week.
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
Hours |
Hours |
Assessment |
Term |
||
Class |
Experiment |
Practice |
||||||
Basic Courses |
||||||||
26331030 |
British History and Culture |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
2 |
26320620 |
Intercultural Communication |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
3 |
26322000 |
History of Western Civilization |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
4 |
Total |
6 |
96 |
96 |
0 |
0 |
|||
Major Courses |
||||||||
Major Required Courses |
||||||||
26332010 |
Symposiums for Freshmen |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
1 |
26332340 |
Comprehensive English I |
5 |
96 |
64 |
0 |
32 |
Exam |
1 |
26332350 |
Comprehensive English II |
5 |
96 |
64 |
0 |
32 |
Exam |
2 |
26332360 |
Comprehensive English III |
3.5 |
64 |
48 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
3 |
26332370 |
Comprehensive English IV |
3.5 |
64 |
48 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
4 |
26332380 |
Advanced English I |
3.5 |
64 |
48 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
5 |
26332390 |
Advanced English II |
3.5 |
64 |
48 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
6 |
26320050 |
English Listening I |
1 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Exam |
1 |
26320060 |
English Listening II |
1 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Exam |
2 |
26320070 |
English Listening III |
1 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Exam |
3 |
26320080 |
English Listening IV |
1 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Exam |
4 |
26332400 |
English Reading（1） |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
1 |
26332410 |
English Reading（2） |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
2 |
26332420 |
Basic Spoken English (1) |
1 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Test/Paper |
1 |
26332430 |
Basic Spoken English(2) |
1 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Test/Paper |
2 |
26332440 |
Intermediate English Speaking (1) |
1 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Test/Paper |
3 |
26332450 |
Intermediate English Speaking (2) |
1 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Test/Paper |
4 |
26332460 |
Advanced English Speaking |
1 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Test/Paper |
5 |
26332470 |
English Writing（1） |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Test/Paper |
3 |
26332480 |
English Writing（2） |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Test/Paper |
4 |
26320170 |
English Phonetics |
1 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Test/Paper |
1 |
26320630 |
English Grammar |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Exam |
2 |
26332490 |
Second Foreign Language（1） |
2 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
Exam |
3 |
26332500 |
Second Foreign Language（2） |
2 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
Exam |
4 |
26332510 |
Second Foreign Language（3） |
2 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
Exam |
5 |
26332520 |
Second Foreign Language（4） |
2 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
Exam |
6 |
26332530 |
English-Chinese Translation |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
5 |
26332540 |
Chinese-English Translation |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
6 |
26332550 |
English Interpreting |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Test/Paper |
5 |
26331100 |
English Rhetoric |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Exam |
6 |
26332560 |
An Introduction to English Linguistics |
3.5 |
64 |
48 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
5 |
26332570 |
Public Speaking and Debating in English |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Test/Paper |
4 |
26332580 |
History & Anthology of British Literature（1） |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
4 |
26332590 |
History & Anthology of British Literature（2） |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
5 |
26332600 |
Selected Readings of American Literature |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
5 |
26332610 |
History of American Literature |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
6 |
26332620 |
English Practical Writing |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Exam |
6 |
26331110 |
Academic Writing |
1 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
7 |
26331120 |
Computer-aided Translation |
1 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Test/Paper |
4 |
Total |
73 |
1648 |
688 |
0 |
960 |
|||
Major Elective Courses |
||||||||
26331350 |
English Lexicology |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
3 |
26331380 |
Legal English |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
3 |
26332630 |
British History and Culture |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
3 |
26332640 |
Appreciation of English Poetry |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Test/Paper |
4 |
26332650 |
A History of English Language |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
4 |
26332660 |
Selected readings from Western Mythology |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
4 |
26332670 |
An Introduction to Critical Reading and Writing |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Test/Paper |
4 |
26331370 |
Commercial English |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
4 |
26331390 |
Comparative Linguistics Between Chinese and English |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
5 |
26332680 |
An Introduction to Literary Theory |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
5 |
26332690 |
English Pragmatics |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
5 |
26332830 |
Practical Translation |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Test/Paper |
5 |
26332710 |
English Teaching Methodology |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Test/Paper |
6 |
26331400 |
English Stylistics |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
6 |
26331840 |
An Introduction to English Syntax |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
5 |
26332720 |
An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
6 |
26332820 |
Literary Translation |
1.5 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
Test/Paper |
6 |
26332740 |
A Communicative Grammar of English |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
7 |
26332750 |
Discourse Analysis |
2 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
7 |
26332760 |
Appreciation of Classic English Movies |
1 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
2 |
26332770 |
Basic Translation Techniques |
1 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
3 |
26332780 |
Corpus Linguistics |
1 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
Test/Paper |
7 |
Total |
38.5 |
656 |
576 |
80 |
||||
Note: 24 Credits Of Elective Courses |
||||||||
Practice |
||||||||
26332060 |
Graduation Internship |
2 |
4 Weeks |
8 |
||||
26331790 |
Graduation Thesis (Project) |
4 |
16 Weeks |
8 |
||||
26332960 |
Innovative Entrepreneurship |
2 |
8 Weeks |
8 |
||||
Total |
8 |
28 Weeks |
||||||
1. Graduation Requirements and Corresponding Courses
Graduation Requirements |
Courses |
1 |
Comprehensive English, Advanced English, English Listening, Oral English, English Writing, English Reading, English-Chinese Translation, Chinese-English Translation |
2 |
Culture of English-speaking Countries, History of British Literature, Selected Readings of British Literature, History of American Literature, Selected Readings of American Literature, An Introduction to Literary Theory |
3 |
Chinese Culture, History of Western Civilization, Selective Reading of Western Mythology, British History and Culture, Cross Cultural Communications, Advanced Interpretation, Commercial English, Legal English, English Interpreting |
4 |
Academic Writing, Graduation Thesis (Project), English Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis |
5 |
Second Foreign Language |
6 |
English Teaching Methodology, An Introduction to English Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics, Literature Translation, Literary Translation, Practical Translation |
7 |
Public Speaking and Debating in English, English Rhetoric |
Core Courses and Graduation Requirements
Course name |
Graduation Requirements |
|||||||||
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|||
Comprehensive English（1） |
L |
H |
H |
H |
L |
L |
M |
M |
||
Advanced English（1） |
L |
H |
H |
H |
M |
M |
M |
M |
||
English Writing（1） |
L |
H |
M |
H |
H |
L |
H |
M |
||
English-Chinese Translation |
L |
H |
M |
H |
M |
L |
H |
M |
||
Chinese-English Translation |
L |
H |
M |
H |
M |
L |
H |
M |
||
History of British Literature |
M |
H |
H |
H |
M |
L |
M |
M |
||
History of American Literature |
M |
H |
H |
H |
M |
L |
M |
M |
||
An Introduction to English Linguistics |
M |
H |
H |
H |
H |
M |
H |
H |
||
English Rhetoric |
M |
H |
H |
H |
H |
L |
H |
H |
||
Culture of English-speaking Countries |
M |
H |
H |
H |
L |
L |
M |
H |
||
Note: H –High; M—Medium; L—Low
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