An Assessment of the Necessity of Offering College English Courses for Art Majors

Abstract

With the trend of internationalisation in contemporary art activities, many art students need to be proficient in English to take part in foreign exhibitions and cross-cultural collaborations. Most of the current general English courses focus on daily life and do not meet the authentic language demands of art majors. The three reasons for offering College English courses are the structure of language ability, support for curriculum construction and other necessary reasons. The Language Needs of Art Majors are high in context-dependence and very specific. College English classes can introduce good works of literature for the students and help them improve their language skills, thinking and cultural literacy. Cognition and semiotics work together to offer an understanding of the many effects of foreign-language thinking and the way in which linguistic and non-linguistic signs operate in this course.