Abstract: With the help of the measurement visualization maps of CNKI, this study analyzes 209 articles on English PAD class
research collected from CNKI journals in recent 5 years（2015-2019）, and reveals the current situations and trends of the research on
English PAD class in China. The researcher finds that this research field has been developing rapidly in recent 5 years; most of these
studies are the basic and theoretical research; college English is a research hotspot in this field; most of the authors come from
comprehensive colleges and universities, and most of the articles are published in journals of colleges and universities, but the quality
of the articles needs to be improved; provincial and university funds are the main sources of the funding for this kind of research. This
study is helpful for scholars to understand the current situations and development directions of this field, and provides guidance for
them to carry out future relevant research.