外国语学院简介

　　西昌学院外国语学院前身为1986年创建的西昌师范高等专科学校外语系，距今有30余年办学历程，培养高素质应用型外语人才。

　　开设英语、翻译、商务英语三个本科专业。面向全国十九个省、自治区、直辖市招生。现有全日制在校生1000余人，全日制本专科毕业生12000余人。

　　现有教职工65人，其中教授2人，副教授13人，博士6人，硕士研究生43人，在读博士1人，四川省教学指导委员会1人，10余人有美国、英国、澳大利亚、新西兰、韩国、日本、泰国等海外留学教学经历。

　　建有语言实验室、虚拟仿真实训室、自主学习中心、同声传译实验室、计算机辅助翻译实训室和英语教学调频广播电台，在无锡、重庆、成都、攀枝花、西昌等地建立了多个师范、商贸、翻译实习实训基地。

　　弘毅楼

　　同声传译实训室

　　学生多人次在全国大学生英语竞赛、全国CCTV杯英语演讲大赛四川赛区、外研社杯大学生英语挑战赛四川赛区、海峡两岸口译大赛等活动中获奖。2007年以来，已有200余人考取了北京外国语大学、上海外国语大学、广东外语外贸大学、四川外国语大学、四川大学、吉林大学等知名高校硕士研究生。

　　外国语学院不断完善毕业生就业工作机制，拓宽就业渠道，毕业生足迹遍及海内外,受到了用人单位的广泛赞誉。

　　涉外酒店服务实训

　　毕业生庆祝毕业

　　School of Foreign Languages

　　The Foreign Languages Department of Xichang Teachers College set up in 1986, transformed now into the School of Foreign Languages of Xichang University, has cultivated many high-quality foreign language talents for the society.

　　The School currently offers three undergraduate programs, namely, English, English Translation, and Business English. At present, there are more than 1,000 full-time students from 19 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, and over 12,000 full-time students have successfully graduated from the School of Foreign Languages.

　　The School has more than 65 faculty and staff (including 2 professors,13 associated professors and 6 doctors), over 70% of whom have mater degree and some are working towards a Ph.D. More than 10 faculty have furthered their study as visiting scholars or graduated from universities in the U.S., Britain, Australia and, New Zealand, Korea, and Japan.

　　Additionally, the School also has a number of laboratories including virtual simulation lab, simultaneous interpretation training lab, self-learning center, language lab for classroom teaching, computer aided translation training room and FM radio station for English teaching, and also has established several training bases for teacher-training, business and translation practice in Wuxi, Chongqing, Chengdu, Panzhihua, Xichang and other places.

　　Many students have won awards in the National English Competition for College Students, the CCTV Cup English Speech Contest in Sichuan, FLTRP Cup English Challenge for College Students in Sichuan, Cross-Straits Interpreting Contest and other activities. Since 2007, more than 160 students have been admitted to master degree programs in Beijing Foreign Studies University, Shanghai International Studies University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Sichuan International Studies University, Sichuan University, Jilin University and other well-known universities.

　　The School of Foreign Languages has been constantly improving the employment mechanism of graduates and expanding the employment channels. The graduates have been all over the world and won wide praise from employers.