Department of:

Early Childhood Care & Education

Social Work

Applied Foreign Language

◎History
This department was authorized by the Ministry of Education and formally established on August 1, 1997. There are currently two divisions, English and Japanese.

◎Educational Objectives
Educational Objectives are to equip students with at least two foreign languages, English and Japanese, practical commercial knowledge, and foreign language teaching skills. Besides the embodiment of "whole person education", cultivation of critical thinking and independent judgment are greatly emphasized in the department.

◎Special Features
Courses in computer literacy, two-language skills, commercial theories and practice, and language teaching are well coordinated in the curricula. In addition, the sound character of every student is cultivated in a scholarly learning environment.

◎Faculty
Up to the present, five of the forty-one faculty members hold Ph. D. degrees with the remainder holding a Master degree. Faculty members have professional knowledge in English, Japanese, business, journalism, and language teaching and teacher training.Amog them ,there are eight foreign teachers.

◎Facilities and Equipment
Two language labs, multimedia computer language labs, and multimedia research rooms are well equipped. A CALL center and computer assisted learning center are to be opened by September 2003.

◎Programs and Curricula
1.Junior college program
(1)5-year program (day division only; English and Japanese)
(2)2-year program (day division and division of continuing education; English and Japanese)
2.College program
(1)4-year program (day division for English and Japanese; division of continuing education for English only)
(2)2-year program (day division for English only; division of continuing education for English only)
Curricular design aims to respond to social need in commerce, tourism communications, and English teaching. It trains qualified personnel with foreign language ability, professional knowledge, humanistic culture and international vision. Courses are designed to develop students, abilities of listening, speaking, reading, writing , and translation. Students are encouraged to choose their preference from two tracks─business or teaching. Packaged courses are also offered for business and teaching track students.

◎Career Prospects
Graduates of this Department are able to work as international trade employees, clerks, secretaries, diplomatic employees, tour guides, news reporters, language teachers, and so on. They can also further their studies either domestically or abroad. In short, students in this department may expect a bright future.