Professional settings of the School of Foreign Languages, Guilin University of Technology

(Bachelor’s degree, four-year schooling)

This major cultivates students with solid basic knowledge of the English language, mastering certain knowledge and practical operations, translation, etc. in science and technology, economics and trade, foreign affairs, tourism, etc. Skilled applied English talents. After graduation, students can engage in international business, international trade, foreign-related secretarial and translation work in foreign economic and trade departments, enterprises and institutions, and engage in domestic and foreign tourism reception, tour guide, translation and other work in the tourism industry. They can also work in government departments and scientific research and teaching units. Engage in related management, scientific research and teaching work.

This major is divided into three professional directions: Business English, Translation English, and Tourism English.

Main basic courses: Comprehensive English, English Speaking, English Listening, English Writing, Introduction to Linguistics, Advanced English, Advanced English Audio-visual and Listening, British and American Culture, British and American Literature, etc.

Main professional courses:

1. Business English direction: Business English, Spoken Business English, Foreign Trade Correspondence, Translation Theory and Practice, Foreign Trade English Translation, Interpretation, International Trade and Practice , foreign trade negotiations, import and export business and customs declaration, foreign economic contracts, international finance, Western economics, etc.

2. Translation English direction: Comparison of English and Chinese, introduction to Western culture, translation theory and practice, history of translation development, scientific and technical English translation, literary translation, English-Chinese visual translation, oral translation, simultaneous interpretation, introduction to translation criticism wait.

3. Tourism English direction: tourism English translation, tourism regulations, tourism psychology, tour guide science, travel agency management, tourist attraction management, tourism geography, tourism market science, etiquette and etiquette, etc.

This major has corresponding master's degree points. (Business direction) (undergraduate, four-year schooling)

This major cultivates applied Japanese talents who have strong Japanese language skills and master certain business knowledge. After graduation, students can work in foreign trade departments, Sino-Japanese joint ventures, Japanese wholly-owned enterprises, government departments, teaching and scientific research units.

Main courses: Basic Japanese, Japanese conversation, Japanese audio-visual, Japanese reading, advanced Japanese, Japanese-Chinese translation, Japanese writing, advanced Japanese audio-visual, Japanese literature, business Japanese, interpretation skills, international trade theory and Practice, e-commerce, international finance practice, Japanese marketing, customs declaration practice, etc.