The course of Advanced English has been a difficult subject for the teaching and learning of senior English majors due to its complexity and emphasis on learning in theoretical level. Therefore

the traditional “instruction paradigm” is easy to make students feel tedious and lack confidence in future study. “students-centered” paradigm

however

with its focus on students themselves

has the ability to arouse students’ interest in study and motivate them to study in an active way whereby to promote learning efficiency. Within the framework of “students-centered” paradigm

this paper

with the course of Advanced English as the case in study

illustrates how to design teaching procedures to meet the talents cultivation standards in application-oriented universities.