General situation of Guangdong Ocean University School of Foreign Languages

1997, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Department of Zhanjiang Ocean University was established; The Department of Foreign Languages was founded in1999; In 2003, the Institute of Foreign Languages was established. The School of Foreign Languages enrolls 655 undergraduates in English major 1999. The Foreign Languages Institute now offers English majors and Japanese majors, among which English majors are divided into business English and English language and literature.

Research Status of Teaching Science

In recent years, our college has undertaken 9 school-level projects, 4 provincial projects, 3 national vertical projects and 2 horizontal projects, published more than 20 academic papers and 3 works in various journals, and 168 teachers participated in international and domestic academic seminars. In 2005, the annual academic conference of Guangdong Foreign Languages Association was successfully held.

Focusing on discipline construction and professional development, the college organized a series of seminars in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and formulated the discipline and professional construction plan. The college focuses on foreign languages and literature, appropriately increasing the direction of country studies, increasing the knowledge of economy, trade and management, and highlighting the disciplinary advantages and school-running characteristics of "foreign language+professional knowledge+related majors".

In order to meet the increasingly urgent demand for English talents in China's socialist market economy and the in-depth development of reform and opening up, the Foreign Languages Institute is now recruiting English majors (business English, English language and literature). The main courses of students majoring in this major include basic courses for college students, basic courses and specialized courses for English majors, and some basic courses and specialized courses for business and language majors. Over the years, our college has formulated a clear development direction according to the established training objectives and various needs of English majors, and all aspects of work have been carried out smoothly and achieved remarkable results.

Business English

Training objectives:

Cultivate the basic knowledge of international trade, and master the oral and written translation and English writing skills of business English. High-tech application-oriented professionals who can engage in foreign trade secretarial, translation and public relations work, with a schooling of three years (junior college)

Main course:

Modern Chinese, computer foundation, comprehensive English, English listening, spoken English, English translation, English writing, business correspondence, introduction to foreign trade, marketing, international trade, international finance and economic law.

Employment direction:

Suitable for foreign trade secretarial, translation and public relations work in economic and trade management departments, economic and trade enterprises, production enterprises and foreign trade companies.