基本情况
外国语言学院是贵州民族学院的二级学院之一。其前身是 1977 年成立的负责全校大学英语教学的英语教研室。 1990 年招收第一批两年制专科生，次年更名为外语系。 1995 年，外语系开始招收英语语言文学本科专业。 1997 年，成立大学外语部，脱离外语系。 2004 年开始招收日语语言文学本科专业。同年，学校进行学科重组，合并原外语系和大学外语教学部，成立外国语学院，下设英语专业教研室、日语专业教研室以及大学外语教研室，分别负责本科英语专业、日语专业和公共外语教学。
自诞生之日起，外国语学院就一贯重视教学质量。学院不遗余力地创造生机勃勃的、以学生为中心的学习环境，责任心强，乐于奉献的优秀教师队伍既重视语言技能训练又重视综合素质的培养。大批在校生在省级、国家级的专业比赛中获奖，毕业生具有很强的市场竞争力，连续三年就业率超过 95% ，不少毕业生在外语教学、商贸、旅游、外事等行业还担任了领导职务。
培养目标
外国语言学院立足贵州，面向全国，通过扎实的语言技能训练、人文素养和综合能力的培养，确保毕业生既具有当代国际视野，运用外语进行跨文化交际的能力，又具有外语教学、商贸、旅游、外事等行业相关的较高业务素养和高尚的职业道德，成为应用型高级人才。
专业及课程设置
目前设置英语语言文学和日语语言文学两个四年制本科专业，授予文学学士学位。
l 英语语言文学专业 （ 165 学分）
该专业设外贸和英语教育两个方向，主要课程包括
1） 语言技能课程
基础英语、基础英语口语、初级英语听力、英语泛读、英语写作、翻译、第二外语、高级英语阅读、高级英语听力、高级英语口语、计算机基础
2） 理论课程
语言学导论、英语词汇学、英语文体学、英美文学、儿童文学、圣经文学、希腊罗马神话
l 日语语言文学（ 165 学分）
1） 语言技能课程
基础日语、基础日语口语、初级日语听力、日语泛读、日语写作、翻译、第二外语、高级日语阅读、高级日语听力、高级日语口语、计算机基础
2） 理论课程
语言学导论、日语词汇学、日本文学、日本国家概况
师资与教学管理队伍
外国语言学院有一支有责任心强、素质高、经验丰富的教职工队伍。在总数66 人的队伍中，有专任教师59人，教学管理人员 7 人。教师队伍中有教授 2 人，副教授 15 人，讲师 19人，翻译1人，助教 21人，教员1人，值得一提的是，半数教师具有海外留学经历，这是其他院系所不具备的优势。专任教师中，博士1人，硕士14人（其中1人为在读博士）。
本院还聘请 3 名英语和日语外教，另有来自北京大学、厦门大学等著名高校的客座教授 5 人。
English Version
The School of Foreign Languages is an integral part of the Guizhou University for Nationalities. It first started in 1977 as the English Department offering English courses to the entire student population of the university. In 1990 the English Department enrolled its first students in a two-year English education program. In 1995, a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature program was initiated. In 1997 the department split into two independent departments, the Foreign Languages Department responsible for offering classes to English majors, and the College Foreign Languages Department offering foreign language classes to non-language majors. 2004 saw the inauguration of a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Language and Literature program by the Foreign Languages Department. In the same year, as a result of the university’s reshuffle of its various academic departments, the Foreign Languages Department and the College Foreign Languages Department merged into one – the School of Foreign Languages – with two divisions. The former, consisting of the English Department and the Japanese Department, offers 4-year degree programs to language majors, whereas the latter offers English, French and German courses to non-language majors in other schools of the university.
From its beginning, the school has emphasized academic quality, concentrating on providing a dynamic, student-centered learning environment with integration of language and professional studies by an excellent faculty of dedicated teachers. Many students have won provincial and national awards in various academic competitions. Graduates from the school have always been in such high demand that their employment rates have for three consecutive years exceeded 90%. And not a few alumni have been playing leadership roles in education, business, tourism, trade and other professions.
Mission Statement
We are dedicated to meeting the needs of individuals who aspire to improve their quality of life and excel in their future careers in the ethnically diversified areas of Guizhou and beyond. Through high-quality educational programs that balance language education with liberal education and professional training, we strive to ensure that apart from excellent foreign language skills for cross-cultural communication and a broadened global perspective, graduates will have, excellent job skills and sound professional ethics in such professions as language teaching, business, trade, tourism and international relations.
Academic Programs
At present we offer two undergraduate programs through the English Department and the Japanese Department under the Division for Language Majors.
Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature (Minimum credit hours: 181.5)
This program has either an orientation towards trade or an orientation towards English education.
Core Skills Classes
Basic English / Basic Oral English / Basic English Listening / Reading / Writing / Translation / Second Foreign Language / Advanced English / Advanced English Listening / Advanced Oral English / Computer Science
Core Content Classes
Introduction to Linguistics / Lexicology / English Stylistics / British & American Literature / Children’s Literature / Bible as Literature /Greek and Roman Mythologies
Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Language & Literature (Minimum credit hours: 179.5)
Core Skills Classes
Basic Japanese / Basic Oral Japanese / Basic Japanese Listening / Reading / Writing / Translation / Second Foreign Language / Advanced Japanese / Advanced Japanese Listening / Advanced Oral Japanese / Computer Science / Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Core Content Classes
Introduction to Linguistics / Japanese Lexicology / Japanese Literature / Background to Japan
Faculty & Staff
The School of Foreign Languages has a dedicated, well-qualified and experienced faculty of fifty-nine, and an administrative staff of seven. Of the two professors, fifteen associate professors, nineteen lecturers and twenty-one teacher assistants on the faculty. One holds a doctorate degree and eleven a master’s degree. And it is worth noting that half of the faculty have overseas experiences, which is an advantage not shared by other schools of the university.
Apart from the permanent faculty, the school also employs three native speakers of English and Japanese. Five visiting professors from such renowned universities as Beijing University and Xiamen University frequently lecture at the school.
