The English major of Shanghai International Studies University is very good. It is not only one of the three national key disciplines in the school, but also at the top level in China.

The English School of Shanghai International Studies University, where English majors are located, was founded in 1956 and has gone through a glorious course of more than 50 years. Its English language and literature discipline is one of the earliest English language and literature disciplines established in New China, one of the largest and most influential English language and literature disciplines in Chinese universities, one of the only seven national key English language and literature disciplines in China and one of Shanghai.