The Department of English, first known as Tamkang English College, has enjoyed 58 years of history. Now, there are 1,148 undergraduate students, 92 master students and 68 PhD students in the department. The graduate programs includes an English and American Literature Group as well as an English Pedagogy Group to cover diverse interests and specializations. Because of high-profile international academic collaboration and exchange activities over the last decade, the Department of English has become a key department at Tamkang University.

The undergraduate program aims to equip students with fundamental English abilities and develop their professional English skills for career opportunities in education, business, or industries. The master program aims to develop primary research capabilities and professional training in pedagogy, translation, or cultural studies. The PhD program aims to cultivate talent for advanced English research in literature or pedagogy for their careers in literary studies or English teaching in institutes of higher education.

The Department of English has 58 years of experience developing students' proficiency in spoken and written English. Therefore, a great deal of emphasis is placed on training students' speaking and writing capabilities for their academic careers in English in the future. In the graduate programs, ecological literature researched by our English and American Literature Group has made the department a domestically and internationally significant research center.

The highly internationalized Department of English has always kept close collaboration with international academics and enjoyed a culture of modesty and integrity. The Department of English is making great contributions to the country and the society with every effort made by all faculty and students in this direction.