第五届全国理工院校英语专业教学研讨会于1998年7月23日至27日在北京北方交通大学召开。全国50多所院校及5家出版社的代表60余人出席了会议。会议由高校外语专业教学指导委员会委员秦秀白、吴古华二位教授主持,中心议题为:(1)21世纪英语人才的要求;(2)英语专业教学大纲的修订;( The 5th National English Teaching Seminar of Polytechnic Institute was held on July 23-27, 1998 in Beijing Jiaotong University. Over 50 representatives from more than 50 institutions and five publishing companies attended the conference. The meeting was chaired by two professors, Qin Xiu-bai and Wu Gu-hua, members of Teaching Guidance Committee of Foreign Language Majors at colleges and universities. The topics of the conference were: (1) requirements for English talents in the 21st century; (2) revisions to the syllabus for English majors;