The Late Qing Tong Wen Guan English Education

After analyzing the background, process, recruitment, teachers and instruction of School of Combined Learning, I summarize five features in her English instruction. First, the teachers are well qualified for the English language teaching. Most of the teachers are foreign teachers who speak English as their native language, receive higher education; They possess quite a few knowledge and abilities; Most of them not only have great attainments in the Chinese language but also know well the Chinese culture; Most of them work hard. Secondly, the school has good ways of teaching practice. Such as translating treaties, newspapers, magazines and electric letters; participating diplomatic negotionations; studying abroad. Thirdly, the school attaches importance to the combination of language and professional courses in establishing courses. Fourthly, the school values the Chinese language teaching. Fifthly, the school has ample found for English teaching.School of Combined Learning cultivates a large quantity of talented persons in diplomacy for the school stress teaching practice and combination of learning and practicing. One of the problems in our present English teaching is that students are poor in using the English language. In order to improve this condition, we might as well learn from School of Combined Learning, improve our English teaching method, and offer students many opportunities to practice. School of Combined Learning succeeds in teaching scientific courses for she has some teachers who know English and science as well. At present there is a great mass fervors in bilingual education in our country, that is to say, teaching a course in English. However, we are lacking in the teachers who know not only English but also scientism courses, so it is difficult to carry out bilingual education in China. We may learn from the school and select and employ the teachers who know not only English but also scientism courses for bilingual teaching. School of Combined Learning established professional courses in the fifth year. The graduates master comprehensive knowledge in other fields besides abundant English knowledge, therefore they were qualified for various kinds of jobs. Nowadays our country is in need of the people who know English and the knowledge in the fields such as economy, law, business etc. We may learn from the school, reform the course establishment of our country, enlarge the professional course category in university.