The Department of English focuses on the preparation of English teachers from primary to secondary school. Teachers of both 1^st and 2^nd degree of primary school are trained only in full-time form, except for those candidates who are already qualified teachers of primary or secondary school and need to extend their qualification with another subject of study, i.e. English language. Secondary School Teaching is only offered in a combined form and is intended for those candidates who have already graduated as teachers of English for the 2nd degree of primary school and need to extend their education to include secondary school teaching. The combined complementary teacher training is also for those who have a degree in English or a related subject and wish to become primary or secondary school teachers to obtain a teaching qualification.

The publishing activity goes hand in hand with the department's teaching focus. Members of the Department are involved in the production of English language textbooks and methodological manuals for different degrees of schools. The department's professional focus is on the language of the English teacher, interaction in English language teaching, discourse analysis, the specifics of teaching English to young children and testing in foreign languages.

In the field of linguistics, the members of the department focus mainly on the interference between English and Czech at all levels of language description, which is a crucial topic for future teachers. Within literary studies, English-language children's literature has an important role.