Educational Goals

1. To meet the demand of English ability stemming from globalization and internationalization.
2. To increase the channels for English professionals to acquire further education and conduct research.
3. To aid teachers and students in passing the General English Proficiency Tests or related English proficiency tests.
4. To promote academic exchange and people-to-people relations.
5. To satisfy regional supply and demand of English teacher development.
6. To raise students’ absorption and application of English academic materials.

Faculty

There are six full-time teachers in the department, including one professor, four associate professors, and one assistant professor.

Curriculum Design

The teaching structure of this department is divided into two main clusters: the Language and Literature cluster and the Applied Foreign Language cluster. Required and elective courses are planned separately for each cluster. Students choose one cluster as their major and the other as their minor. The major cluster consists of 54 credits, including 36 required credits and at least 18 elective credits. The minor cluster consists of 22 credits, including 8-12 required credits and at least 10-14 elective credits. (For students admitted in Academic Year 2025 and earlier)

Students Admitted in Academic Year 2026 and Thereafter

To graduate, students must complete a minimum of 128 credits, including:

1.General Education Courses (30 credits)

(1)University Core Required Courses: 12 credits

(2)General Education Elective Courses: 18 credits

(3)Additional requirements are subject to the University's General Education Curriculum Regulations.

2.College Core Required Courses: 2 credits

3.Departmental Professional Courses: 76 credits, including:

(1)Required courses: 44 credits

(2)Elective courses: 32 credits

Feature and Vision

Special Features of the Department

1. To be devoted to English academic study and integrating English academic theory with practice.
2. To cultivate English teachers for junior high schools and elementary schools.
3. To expand curriculum design, teaching facilities, and to cultivate English teachers for pre-school education according to the supply and demand of the English teaching profession.
4. To cultivate English talents for publicly-owned or privately-owned enterprises, and support the demand for English professional talents resulting from globalization and internationalization.
5. To help to raise the English learning environment inside the country and the citizens’ basic English communicative ability. To promote international cultural exchange, and raise our country’s international image and position. 

The Vision of the Department

1. To further promote students’ global perspective and cultural interactions through exchange students program.
2. To cultivate students’ English ability for the job market.
3. To provide the chance for continuing English education for the public.
4. To establish an English graduate school.

Student Career Opportunities

1. After graduation from the Department, students can pursue higher education, either in Taiwan or abroad, in the fields of English teaching, Chinese teaching, English literature, comparative literature, linguistics, business management, translation and international business, etc.
2. Our graduates can find promising positions in the job market as English education professionals, overseas Chinese teachers, translators or interpreters, tour guides, staff in journalism and cultural businesses, representatives of international enterprises, as well as qualified professionals in many other areas of business sector.