The department was founded in 1997 as a part of the Faculty of Foreign Languages. The department provides the teaching of English at eight faculties of the university both for full-time and correspondence students as well as for post-graduate students.

The courses taught are:

• The English Language;
• English for Tourism;
• Business English.

Among 14 academic staff working at the department there are two associate professors (PhD degree holders), three senior lecturers, 8 lecturers and one trainee teacher.