谭燕保，博士，教授，硕士研究生导师，外国语学院院长。本科毕业于四川大学外文系,博士毕业于武汉大学比较文学与世界文学专业. 2004年曾赴英国Chichester University College短暂进修，2011年获中国留学基金委奖学金，2013年赴美任高级访问****半年，早期从事英语教育教学研究工作，现主要研究兴趣在比较文学。曾出版专著1部、主编、参编教材六部，主持省级科研课题四项，获中国纺织工业协会教育教学成果三等奖，发表论文50余篇，主讲本科生“基础英语写作”与“中英语言文化比较”等课程。

Tan Yanbao
Dean of School of Foreign Languages, Professor of English Language and Literature
Email: tanyanbao@163.com
Tan Yanbao has been at WTU since 1991. She became the Dean of School of Foreign Languages at WTU on April 13, 2018. Since 2009, she has been a professor of English in English department. She holds a B A from Sichuan University, a ph. D in Comparative Literature from Wuhan University. She studied in Chichester University College of Great Britain in 2004. After winning a scholarship of CSC in 2011, she became a visiting scholar in University of Central Florida for 6 months. She has received various awards for her scholarship and teaching including the “Teaching Achievements” Prize from China Textile Association etc. Her early research interest covers English Education. Now she turns to Comparative Literature. She has presided 4 provincial research projects. Major publications include 1 book, 6 textbooks and 50 research papers. She teaches “English Writing” and “Comparison and Contrast Between English and Chinese” etc.