At present, English has become a de facto international language. Many countries and regions have designated English as the official communication language. English has become an important communication tool in international conferences, forums and academic seminars, in international business negotiations and international business contracts, and in the work of foreign-funded enterprises or joint ventures. With the rapid development of world economic integration, especially China's accession to the WTO and the approach of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, China has been more widely integrated into the international community, and its exchanges with other countries in the political, economic and cultural fields have become increasingly frequent. Foreign-related departments related to English majors, such as foreign trade, diplomacy, customs, tourism and management, have gained unprecedented opportunities for development, which has increased the demand for English talents in China.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Labor and Personnel, the employment rate of English major graduates has been in the top 10 in all majors. Even though the employment of college students is generally depressed in recent years, the employment rate of English majors in most colleges and universities remains above 90%, and the employment prospects are optimistic. Most graduates can give full play to their foreign language advantages after they take up their jobs, and are valued and welcomed by schools, foreign affairs departments, companies and enterprises. With the further acceleration of China's economic development, the connection between China and the world will be strengthened, and English majors will continue to maintain good employment prospects for a long time.

English majors have more opportunities to go abroad besides employment. Moreover, if students have new interests during their study, they can easily transfer to other majors or take postgraduate courses in other majors on the basis of English majors.

According to a survey conducted by the Teaching Steering Committee of Foreign Language Majors in colleges and universities, the students trained by the traditional English major training program can no longer meet the needs of employers because they only have a single English skill, and the demand for single-type English graduates in the talent market is decreasing. Therefore, the training of English majors must turn to the training mode of compound talents in order to meet the needs of national construction and social development. In recent years, in the job market, enterprises tend to prefer English majors with science and engineering backgrounds, so on the basis of English majors, science and engineering English majors with large living space and good development prospects are differentiated. The employment situation of graduates majoring in English for Science and Technology is on the rise. In addition, with the increasing efforts of China's opening to the outside world, English learning has already moved from simple language exchange to diversification, and there is an increasing demand for advanced compound talents who are familiar with international business and proficient in English. In this case, in 2007, the enrollment direction of English major in our school was set as two directions: economic and trade and translation, and IT and scientific and technological translation.

Graduates majoring in economic and trade translation can engage in business management, business translation, foreign trade negotiation, economic and trade secretarial work, English editing, English journalists, foreign-related business agents, foreign-related public relations, foreign-related tour guides and so on. In state organs, foreign affairs, foreign trade, various foreign-related financial institutions, commercial management companies, professional translation agencies, publishing, news, tourism, high-end hotels and other departments. You can also engage in teaching and scientific research in middle schools, technical secondary schools, vocational high schools, technical schools and English language training centers, colleges and universities, and scientific research departments.

Graduates majoring in IT and technical translation can work in IT industry, foreign-funded enterprises, foreign-related enterprises and institutions, scientific research institutes, information institutes, press and publication, government agencies and so on. In professional technical translation, translation management, foreign-related administration, foreign-related project management, foreign-related market sales representatives and so on. You can also engage in teaching and scientific research in middle schools, technical secondary schools, vocational high schools, technical schools and English language training centers, colleges and universities, and scientific research departments.

We believe that our students will have a bright future through their own efforts under the excellent training mode of Foreign Languages Institute and the good development momentum of English majors.