简介：EveryFebruary14,acrosstheworld,candy,flowers,andgiftsareexchangedbetweenlovedones,allinthenameofSt.Valentine.Butwhoisthismysterioussaintandwhydowecelebratethisholiday?

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简介：ThispaperredefinestheconceptsofEnglishasauniversitydiscipline,qualityeducation,patternsoftrainingEnglishmajorsandthedemandfortheminthemarket.ThroughcarefulanalysisthepaperpointsoutthatitisdifficultorunnecessaryforEnglishdepartmentstoshoulderthesoleresponsibilityoftrainingstudents"withmultipleskills".Theintroductionofnon-EnglishcoursesintoEnglishdepartmentsisbothshortsightedandmisleading.OneofthereasonswhyEnglishdepartmentsinChinaareeagertodeviatefromthenormofEFLteachingisthattheyfailtounderstandproperlytheirownpositioninhighereducation.ThepapermaintainsthatwhatEnglishmajorspresentlylackisnotthetechnicalknowledgeand/orskillsforaparticularjobbuttheabilitytothinkcreativelyandadaptthemselvestotheever-changingmarket.ThepapermakesapredictionthatEnglishdepartmentsinChinawillsoonerorlaterreturntotheir"properbusiness"ofteachingEnglishlanguageandculture.