The 2024 escort season is coming, and the major introductions of escort students from major colleges are freshly released. Today, let's take a closer look at the English Academy and take a look at the majors for this year's guaranteed students.
The School of English at Beijing University of Foreign Chinese was established in 2001, formerly known as the Department of English, which was established in 1944. The School of English is a national first-class major construction site and a key first-class major in Beijing. After nearly 80 years of development, the school has formed a unique all-English teaching environment and a teaching and research platform for humanities and social sciences in China.
The School of English is the main responsible unit of the Chinese National Foreign Language and Literature Discipline Evaluation Group, the Foreign Language Teaching Steering Committee of Colleges and Universities, the Foreign Language Textbook Editing and Review Committee, the Chinese Foreign Language Teaching Research Association, the Chinese English Teaching Research Association, the English Professional Committee of the National Higher Education Self-study Examination Committee, the National English Literature Society, the National American Literature Research Association, the National Intercultural Communication Research Association and other important academic institutions. The School of English innovates teaching concepts and teaching methods, and is determined to become a model of English education in China. Since its establishment, the School of English has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents in diplomacy, foreign trade, finance, English education and translation for the country.
My titles
"Know the world at home and abroad, and help the world".
One of the best English schools in China.
National first-class professional construction site.
Beijing focuses on building first-class majors.
National teaching team.
Beijing Excellent Education Team.
Beijing Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Translation.
Cultivating characteristics
Featuring a holistic education, cross-cultural orientation, creative learning and interdisciplinary curriculum, the School of English is committed to cultivating interdisciplinary and international talents with a strong foundation in English language and literature and translation, broad knowledge of humanities and social sciences, and excellent learning, thinking, creativity, cooperation and leadership skills. Graduates have competitive advantages and potential for sustainable development in the fields of diplomacy, foreign affairs, international economy and trade, foreign cultural exchanges, international communication, and English education.
Graduate education includes English Literature, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Translation Studies, American Studies, British Studies, Australian Studies, Canadian Studies, and Irish Studies. The curriculum aims to broaden academic horizons and cultivate senior foreign language professionals with humanities and social sciences literacy, independent research ability and pioneering spirit. Graduates have a competitive advantage and sustainable development potential in diplomacy, external communication, international cultural exchange, international economics and trade, and English language education.
The School of English has established long-term and good cooperation and exchange relations with more than 10 key universities and academic institutions in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other countries. It has established a short-term study abroad mechanism for undergraduates and postgraduates and a study mechanism for summer camps abroad, and has launched a three-level foreign cooperation in running schools at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levelsAttract foreign students to pursue degrees, study in the same class with Chinese students, and realize the internationalization of education.
Faculty
The School of English has a high-level professional teaching team, including 28 professors (including 17 doctoral supervisors), 33 associate professors and 32 lecturers. The college has a complete range of teaching levels, including undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral mobile stations. At present, there are 737 undergraduate students and nearly 600 master's and doctoral students. The School of English innovates teaching concepts and teaching methods, and is determined to become a model of English education in China. Since its establishment, the School of English has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents in diplomacy, foreign trade, finance, English education and translation for the country.
Academic research
The School has 14 professional research centers: the Center for English and American Literature, the Center for Linguistics, the Center for Translation and Translation, the Center for the Study of Chinese Foreign Language Textbooks (a key research base for the construction of national textbooks), the Center for Social Translation, the Center for American Studies, the Center for British Studies, the Center for Australian Studies, the Center for Canadian Studies, the Center for Irish Studies, the Center for Intercultural Studies, the Center for the Study of Chinese American Literature, the Center for Children's Language Development, and the Center for the Study of South Pacific Island Countries. Excellent experts and scholars in disciplines and directions provide guarantee for the cultivation of high-quality talents.
The four-year undergraduate program of the English major offers five professional courses: English Literature, English Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Translation Theory and Practice, Social and Cultural Studies, and Country and Area Studies. Each major direction provides courses involving classic literature, basic theories, research methods, case analysis, etc., through compulsory and elective series of courses, providing students with systematic professional discipline training, and comprehensively improving language use ability, subject awareness, cross-cultural thinking ability, personal comprehensive quality and professional potential.
English major
The School of English is committed to building a first-class and internationally renowned English major in China, cultivating high-level, interdisciplinary and international talents with comprehensive moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor development for China under the background of globalization, adapting to the needs of national foreign exchanges, national and local social and economic development, and having solid English language skills, profound humanistic qualities, strong intercultural competence, interdisciplinary knowledge structure, excellent learning, critical thinking, innovation, cooperation and leadership skills, and a high sense of social responsibility.
In the second year, students can choose to enter four professional courses: English Literature, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Translation Theory and Practice, and Sociology and Cultural Studies. Students who have spare time can minor in international economics and **, diplomacy, journalism, law and other majors, and can obtain a minor certificate if they meet the corresponding conditions.
English graduates have been welcomed and widely praised by employers for their excellent language practice skills, broad international vision, keen critical thinking skills, and good cultural communication skills. There are two types of destinations for graduates: employment and further study. Employment destinations include national ministries and commissions, overseas agencies, foreign-related enterprises and multinational companies, news**, financial institutions, international consulting agencies, international accounting firms, international advertising companies, large state-owned enterprises, colleges and universities, etc. In recent years, about a quarter of the graduates have entered Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Columbia and other world-class universities for further study, and about a quarter of the graduates have been sent to graduate school or entered Peking University, Tsinghua University and other domestic famous universities for further study.
College address: No. 19, No. 2, West Third Ring North Road, Haidian District, Beijing.
College**: Professional Consultation: 010-88817926
Email: [email protected]
The above is all about the introduction of the School of English and its enrollment majors, and interested students are welcome to consult and understand further. Join Beiwai,GO Global,2024,We sincerely look forward to your joining!
Note: This article ** is from the official WeChat of the Undergraduate Admissions Office of Beijing Foreign Language University of Chinese Studies.