The English Language Center at Shantou University is dedicated to teaching excellence and providing a supportive language learning environment, in which students can develop their communicative competence and critical thinking strategies through both curricular and co-curricular activities in a vibrant, creative, and intellectual community.

Five Golden Rules of Language Learning:

Proficiency:

We help students develop functional skills to prepare them for the challenges of using English in academic courses and professional life.

Autonomy:

We help students become independent language learners who are both motivated to build their own English skills and know how to do so.

Sustainability:

We help students to develop the habit of using English in their daily lives, so that they will continue to use and build their English skills after graduation.

Intercultural Competence:

We help students learn to interact effectively in English when communicating with people from other cultures.

Critical Thinking:

We help students not only understand what they read and hear in English, but also critically analyze and respond to it; we help students learn not only to express their views in English, but do so clearly and persuasively.