The School of English for Specific Purposes (SESP), founded in September, 2008, is oriented toward teaching and research. It offers English courses to the non-English majors at both undergraduate and graduate levels who seek a double degree and double major in English or who are interested in the study of College English in other schools of Beijing Foreign Studies University. SESP, at the same time, conducts research on College English teaching and English for Specific Purposes (ESP). The School’s mission is to consolidate the education of English language and culture and build an English teaching and research system which is dedicated to the goal of training interdisciplinary and bilingual students.