{"id":27449,"date":"2025-06-05T15:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/?post_type=about&#038;p=27449"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T02:45:48","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"about","link":"https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/?about=introduction&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27449\" class=\"elementor elementor-27449\" data-elementor-post-type=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9818cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9818cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c5c14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5c5c14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9057dd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9057dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/54332486_m_normal_none-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5034\" alt=\"54332486 M Normal None\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/54332486_m_normal_none-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/54332486_m_normal_none-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/54332486_m_normal_none-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/54332486_m_normal_none-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/54332486_m_normal_none-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/54332486_m_normal_none.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00dcab4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00dcab4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d0218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6d0218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I. Background<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553434b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"553434b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"383\">The Department of English traces its origins to the English Second Specialization Program and the Foreign Language Minor previously offered by the Department of Language Education at National University of Tainan.<\/p><p data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"383\">It was established in 2006 and admits 43 students every year. The night school division started in 2009.<\/p><p data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"736\">The department is currently chaired by Professor Yue-Ju Tsou.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3b4d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f3b4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2161. Educational Objectives<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb0961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fb0961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"1030\">Graduates of the program will be equipped with the following skills:<\/p><ol><li data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1149\">Proficiency in English and Mandarin listening, speaking, reading, and writing for both professional and daily us.<\/li><li data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1149\">Foundational oral and written translation abilities in English and Mandarin for workplace settings.<\/li><li data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1149\">Interdisciplinary research skills relevant to contemporary needs.<\/li><li data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1149\">The ability to apply language and cross-disciplinary knowledge in real-world professional environments.<\/li><li data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1149\">Cross-cultural communication skills and readiness for international mobility<\/li><\/ol><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28488ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28488ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d55c84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d55c84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6146bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6146bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2162. Curriculum Design<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b3eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5b3eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1592\">The department offers two main academic tracks:<\/p><ol data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1652\"><li data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1621\"><p data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1621\">Language and Literature<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1652\"><p data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1652\">Applied Foreign Languages<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1848\">Both tracks include required and elective courses. Students must complete 36 credits of core required courses, and choose one track as a major (68 credits) and the other as a minor (24 credits).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af764a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af764a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2163. Faculty<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a8cc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56a8cc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"2100\">The department currently has seven full-time faculty members, all of whom hold doctoral degrees.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"2100\">The team includes three full professors and four associate professors, each bringing expertise and academic excellence to the program.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04be1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d04be1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2164. Features and Vision <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12fa19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a12fa19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f57c9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f57c9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e587b90 icon-position-mobile-top icon-vertical-align-mobile-center content-align-left icon-box-vertical-align-top icon-position-left icon-vertical-align-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_icon_box_widget\" data-id=\"e587b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_icon_box_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"the7-box-wrapper the7-elementor-widget the7_icon_box_widget-e587b90\">\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon-div\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-school\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpecial Features of the Department\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-description\"><ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">To be devoted to English academic study and integrating English academic theory with practice.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">To cultivate English teachers for junior high schools and elementary schools.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">To expand curriculum design, teaching facilities, and to cultivate English teachers for pre-school&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;education according to the supply and demand of the English teaching profession.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">To cultivate English talents for publicly-owned or privately-owned enterprises, and support the&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;demand for English professional talents resulting from globalization and internationalization.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">To help to raise the English learning environment inside the country and the citizens\u2019 basic English&nbsp;communicative ability.&nbsp;To promote international cultural exchange, and raise our country\u2019s international image and position.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985fb3c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"985fb3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400e684 icon-position-mobile-top icon-vertical-align-mobile-center content-align-left icon-box-vertical-align-top icon-position-left icon-vertical-align-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_icon_box_widget\" data-id=\"400e684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_icon_box_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"the7-box-wrapper the7-elementor-widget the7_icon_box_widget-400e684\">\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon-div\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Vision of the Department\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-description\"><ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">To further promote students\u2019 global perspective and cultural interactions through exchange students program.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">To cultivate students\u2019 English ability for the job market.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">To provide the chance for continuing English education for the public.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">To establish an English graduate school.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33948f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c33948f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2165. Student Career Opportunities<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3cd517 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3cd517\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae5682e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae5682e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d50d0 icon-box-vertical-align-mobile-top icon-position-mobile-top icon-vertical-align-mobile-center content-align-left icon-box-vertical-align-top icon-position-left icon-vertical-align-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_icon_box_widget\" data-id=\"03d50d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_icon_box_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"the7-box-wrapper the7-elementor-widget the7_icon_box_widget-03d50d0\">\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon-div\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-description\"><ul>\n \t<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">After graduation from the Department, students can pursue higher education, either in Taiwan or abroad, in the fields of English teaching, Chinese teaching, English \n literature, comparative literature, linguistics, business management, translation and international \n business, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea05dfc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea05dfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c83231 icon-position-mobile-top icon-vertical-align-mobile-center content-align-left icon-box-vertical-align-top icon-position-left icon-vertical-align-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_icon_box_widget\" data-id=\"6c83231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_icon_box_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"the7-box-wrapper the7-elementor-widget the7_icon_box_widget-6c83231\">\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon-div\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-tie\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-description\"><ul>\n \t<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Our graduates can find promising positions in the job market as English education \n professionals, overseas Chinese teachers, translators or interpreters, tour guides, staff in journalism \n and cultural businesses, representatives of international enterprises, as well as qualified professionals \n in many other areas of business sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-27449","about","type-about","status-publish","hentry"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":27449,"zh":27822},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/about\/27449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/about"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/about"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/about\/27449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.nutn.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}