With continuous efforts for more than 50 years

Business English (previously considered as ESP) has undergone prosperous development in China and secured its position as becoming a discipline at the list of China’s Ministry of Education. Meanwhile

the necessity and future directions are still in dispute and remain unclear. This article reviews the status quo of the development of the curriculum design and teaching of Business English Major in China. By analyzing the curriculum and graduate employment data of one school of Business English education from the perspective of Bloom’s taxonomy

it further discusses the core skills of students majoring in Business English and adequate curriculum design accordingly

in a hope to match the social needs and students’ needs by putting the faculty and academic resources in their appropriate use.