Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.

- C. S. LEWIS

Founded in 1923, the Department of English Language and Literature has earned recognition for excellence in China, counting among its faculty a host of notable scholars and alumni across a broad spectrum of both academic and professional disciplines such as Lin Yutang (writer and linguist), Yu Kwang-Chung (poet and translator) and Zhu Dezhen (CEO). Now we are supported by College of Foreign Languages and Cultures which comprises 5 departments. The department offer master’s degrees in 5 areas and doctoral degrees in 8 areas other than offering bachelor degree in English Language and Literature.
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