English is an undergraduate major in colleges and universities, which belongs to foreign language and literature major. The basic study period is four years, and the bachelor of arts degree is awarded. The subject foundation of this major includes foreign linguistics, foreign literature, translation studies, ethnic and regional studies, comparative literature and cross-cultural studies, and it has interdisciplinary characteristics. It can also be combined with other related majors to form a compound major to meet the needs of social development.
This major trains applied compound talents with solid English language foundation, rich English language and cultural knowledge, proficient English language skills, high language application ability, research ability and professionalism, good ideological and political quality, rigorous style of study and innovative spirit, and can further engage in academic research in English language, literature, translation and other related fields.
In the era of globalization, English is the preferred working language for most international activities. As the most commonly used international language or global language, English is widely used in conferences, periodicals and book publishing, news dissemination and other fields.
In this case, most universities and educational institutions all over the world have set up different forms of English teaching courses, including academic education and non-academic education, and hired and trained various English teachers to undertake teaching tasks. English teaching materials and teaching AIDS are varied. At the same time, various social organizations have also launched English teaching courses, and various training courses related to English proficiency testing can be seen everywhere.