Independent academy being a new development of higher education in China, there is still a long way ahead to realize its objective of cultivation. With the development of independent academy and its increasing maturity, English major faces grim futm'e. Traditionally conservative English teaching can no longer keep pace with the time and the talents cultivated can not satisfy the demands of the job market. Aimed at the existing problems in English major education within the confines of independent academy, the article, based on the research into the graduate students of English major in independent academy, focuses on the sustainable development of English major in independent academy and make a tentative probe into how to cultivate talents with creativity and applied competence to catch up with the development of society.