The Institute of Applied English has several objectives. First, it aims to prepare students for professions in teaching English to speakers of other languages by providing well-organized curricula grounded in theory and practice. Second, it cultivates students’ English proficiency and communicative competence, giving students a competitive edge in the international job market. The employment rate of the program graduates is pretty high; nearly all of the graduates successfully find employment in various fields. In this program, students will learn a variety of topics, including but not limited to second language acquisition, TESOL methods, teaching/research in English four skills, computer-assisted language learning, quantitative/qualitative research methods, English academic writing, English for specific purposes, topics related to learning motivation and strategies, and English literature and movies.
