English is one of the working languages of the United Nations, the most common language in the world and the foreign language with the largest number of learners in China.
English literature is the crystallization of splendid civilization created by the British people for thousands of years and occupies an important position in the world cultural treasure house. Literary research plays an important role in understanding the social culture of English-speaking countries, understanding the characteristics and values of people in English-speaking countries, and strengthening understanding and exchanges between people of various countries. The field of China's literature research has been expanded in breadth and depth, and the research on literary thoughts, theories and schools in English-speaking countries has been deepened.
This major trains senior English professionals who have a solid English language foundation and extensive scientific and cultural knowledge and can engage in translation, research, teaching and management in foreign affairs, economy and trade, culture, press and publication, education, scientific research and tourism. The main courses include introduction to linguistics, translation criticism, American literature, English literature, American cultural studies, British cultural studies, English teaching theory, text translation theory, introduction to cultural studies, English writing theory and skills, linguistic methodology, selected reading of translation theory, pragmatics, semantics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, stylistics, second language acquisition research, language testing theory, multimedia-assisted language teaching, and western literary theory.