西方语言文化系

Department of European Languages and Cultures (DELC)

As the oldest and largest department in Nanguo Business College, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, DELC (originally named Department of Foreign Languages) boasts a highly-motivated and experienced teaching faculty with ardent love of education and strong research capacity. The Department also has a well-organized disciplinary echelon and a combination of both old and young teachers with rigorous scholarship. Among the 74 professional teachers, 59 are associate professors or MA Degree holders, while 8 are foreign teachers. At present, the Department offers two programs: English and French. With regard to the former, DELC offers five major orientations: Business English, International Trade, International Tourism Management, Hospitality Management and Translation and Interpretation. At present, DELC has nearly 2,300 students, 500of whom will graduate in 2009. It is dedicated to producing inter-disciplinary, application-based and foreign-studies-oriented graduates with solid academic background, strong professional competency, wonderful foreign languages ability and rewarding pragmatism. Therefore, the Department also gives prominence to application and practice in teaching and is keen on improving students’ command of foreign languages.