The English Department

Tel: 022-27405174 Extension 605

Founded in 1981, the English Department is one of the first batch of English departments established in China’s key universities of science and engineering.

It was formerly known as English for science and technology, aiming to take the advantages of Tianjin University as an engineering school to cultivate compound talents.

It has 2 master programs: Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics, and Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI).

It provides a wealth of international exchange programs for students.

Qualified students could apply for minor degrees of other disciplines in SFLL or other schools of Tianjin University.

The English Department, formerly known as English for Science and Technology, is one of the first batch of English departments established in China’s key universities of science and engineering. Now it has developed into a high-level department with master programs in Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics and MTI. The English department now has 14 teachers, including 1 professor, 8 associate professors and 8 teachers with a Ph. D degree. In addition, the department has recruited several part-time professors and foreign teachers. The English Department is equipped with modern teaching and research facilities, such as advanced language laboratory, simultaneous interpretation classroom, computer aided translation (CAT) and etc.

Features:

Excellent professional skills: In virtue of outstanding teachers and modern teaching facilities, the English Department pays attention to consolidating students’ knowledge foundation and enhancing their practical skills. In the annual TEM 4 and TEM 8 tests, the students’ first-time passing rate is higher than the national average by 40%.

Multidisciplinary study: Taking Tianjin University's advantage in science and engineering, the department lays emphasis on multidisciplinary study covering science and engineering, business, finance, management and other subjects while highlights characteristics of English for science and technology to cultivate a number of compound talents.

Objectives:

The department aims to cultivate students who are capable of meeting the demands of the society with their solid English language foundation, outstanding English skills and great scientific literacy and innovative spirit.

Core curriculum:

Besides the core subjects including English listening, speaking, reading, writing, lexicology, stylistics, linguistics, and the British and American literature, the English department also provides optional subjects including Western culture, cross-cultural communication, foreign newspaper and journal reading, English for science and technology (EST) reading, speech skills, business English and international finance and etc. In particular, the department established a number of science and engineering courses, such as advanced mathematics, college physics, computer fundamentals, computer software technology, scientific and technological literature retrieval and utilization. These courses are taught in English and Chinese with original English textbooks. The diversity of subjects cultivate students’ research ability and creativity, strengthen their English language foundation, enhance their practical English skills, broaden their horizons and improve their humanity and science quality.