A Case Study of College English Curriculum Design Under the Social Needs Analysis

College English (CE), an integral part of higher learning, is a required basic course for undergraduate students in China. CE curriculum design is a vital part in CE Teaching. In College English Curriculum Requirements (2007), CE curriculum design is required to be fully individual-oriented, more social-orientated and needsbased. The case study described in this paper is conducted to practically investigate and analyze the social needs for CE so as to set up a proper CE teaching objective and to design a scientific and effective CE curriculum system. Key words: CE curriculum design; Social needs analysis; Case study