Graduate Programs for English Majors
Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (Translation)
1. Training objectives and requirements
Program Aims
The program seeks to develop students' solid skills in English language, especially in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translating, and help them acquire necessary professional trainings in translating and foreign language teaching, researches and applications in relevant fields so that the graduate students are able to use English proficiently and keep pace with the changing demands of the future study of translating.
Academic Requirements
* Firm grounding in English language, proper basic knowledge on the capability of correct expressions in English.
* Systematic command of basic theoretical and professional knowledge about translating.
* Being well informed of the development in the area of language and of the future trends in the concerned areas.
* Being with a strict and factualistic attitude and independent ability in scientific research.
* The ability of willing to acquire knowledge and being creative in translating.
* The ability of English listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translating and the ability of using computers and being qualified in reading and writing in a second foreign language .
2. Research directions
Key Subject : Translation theories and practice Main Courses: * Modern translation theories at home and abroad * A History of Translation in China * Interpretation Theory and Practice * Translation Theory and Practice * Cognitive Translation * Translation Psychology * Translation Criticism * A Research on Chinese Translators3. Length of Schooling: 2-5 years
4. Minimum Credits : 35 credits
5. Curriculum
A. Degree Courses
a. Common Courses
* Second Foreign Language (3 credits)
* Theory and Practice of Scientific Socialism (2 credits)
* Selected Classic Works of Marxism (2 credits)
b. Basic Courses
* Advanced Writing (4 credits)
* Advanced Oral English (4 credits)
* Research Methods and Thesis Writing (2 credits)
* Computer Assisted Language Teaching(2 credits)
* Selected Readings on Translation (2 credits)
c. Research Courses
* A History of Translation in China (2 credits)
* Literary Translation (2 credits)
* Non-Literary Translation (2 credits)
* Translation Theories (2 credits)
* Interpretation Theory and Practice (2 credits)
B. Non-degree Courses
a. Compulsory Courses
* A General Study of Selected Works of British and American Literature (2 credits)
* Translation of Classic Chinese Works (2 credits)
b. Selective Courses
* Traditional Chinese Culture (2 credits)
* A Comparative Study of Chinese and English Poetry (2 credits)
* A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Cultures(2 credits)
* Culture Anthropology (2 credits)
* European Culture (2 credits)
* Simultaneous Interpretation (2 credits)
C. Courses for Equal Degrees or Cross - disciplinary Supplementation
Advanced English & Advanced Writing
D. Interdisciplinary Selective Courses
Applied Linguistics
1. Training objectives and requirements
Program Aims
The program seeks to develop students' solid skills in English language, especially in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translating, and help them acquire necessary professional trainings in Applied Linguistics and foreign language teaching, researches and applications in relevant fields so that the graduate students are able to use English proficiently and keep pace with the changing demands of the future study of Applied Linguistics.
Academic Requirements
* Firm grounding in English language, proper basic knowledge on the capability of correct expressions in English.
* Systematic command of basic theoretical and professional knowledge about Applied Linguistics.
* Being well informed of the development in the area of language and of the future trends in the concerned areas.
* Being with a strict and factualistic attitude and independent ability in the scientific research.
* The ability of willing to acquire knowledge and being creative in Applied Linguistics study.
* The ability of English listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translating and the ability of using computers and being qualified in reading and writing in a second foreign language.
2. Research directions
Key Subject : Applied Linguistics
Main Courses:* Basic Theory, Principles and Methods of Foreign Language Teaching
* Present Conditions and Controversies in Foreign Language Teaching at Home and Abroad * The Teaching Reform of Foreign Language Teaching in Universities * Foreign Language Teaching in Basic Educations * Rural Foreign Language Teaching * Foreign Language Teachers Training and Examination * College Bilingual Education * Bilingual Education in Primary and Secondary Schools * Foreign Language Education and Social Development * Foreign Language Educational Industry3. Length of Schooling: 2-5 years
4. Minimum Credits : 35 credits
5. Curriculum
A. Degree Courses
a. Common Courses
* Second Foreign Language (3 credits)
* Theory and Practice of Scientific Socialism (2 credits)
* Selected Classic Works of Marxism (2 credits)
b. Basic Courses
* Advanced Writing (4 credits)
* Advanced Oral English (4 credits)
* Research Methods and Thesis Writing (2 credits)
* Computer Assisted Language Teaching(2 credits)
* Selected Readings on Linguistics (2 credits)
c. Research Courses
* Second Language Acquisition (2 credits)
* Discourse Analysis (2 credits)
* Psycholinguistics (2 credits)
* Language Philosophy (2 credits)
* Interpretation Theory and Practice (2 credits)
B. Non-degree Courses
a. Compulsory Courses
* Pragmatics (2 credits)
* Modern English Teaching Theory (2 credits)
b. Selective Courses
* A General Study of Selected Works of British and American Literature
(2 credits)
* A Comparative Study on Chinese and Western Cultures (2 credits)
* Research on Corpus of English Language (2 credits)
* European Culture(2 credits)
* Simultaneous Interpretation (2 credits)
C. Courses for Equal Degrees or Cross - disciplinary Supplementation
Advanced English & Advanced Writing
D. Interdisciplinary Selective Courses
English Language and Literature
1. Training objectives and requirements
Program Aims
The program seeks to develop students' solid skills in English language, especially in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translating, and help them acquire necessary professional trainings in English language and literature and foreign language teaching, researches and applications in relevant fields so that the graduate students are able to use English proficiently and keep pace with the changing demands of the future study of English language and literature.
Academic Requirements
* Firm grounding in English language, proper basic knowledge on the capability of correct expressions in English.
* Systematic command of basic theoretical and professional knowledge about the professional knowledge of English language and literature.
* Being well informed of the development in the area of language and of the future trends in the concerned areas.
* Being with a strict and factualistic attitude and independent ability in scientific research.
* The ability of willing to acquire knowledge and being creative in English language and literature.
* The ability of English listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translating and the ability of using computers and being qualified in reading and writing in a second foreign language .
2. Research directions
Key Subject 1 : British Literature
Main Courses:* History of British Literature
* Contemporary British Literature * A Study of Victorian Novels * British Romantic Poetry * British Feminist Novels * Shakespeare Study * A Study of The Rural Awareness in British Literature * A Study of The Urban Culture in British Literature * A Study of British Literature After World War II * A Study of Welsh LiteratureKey Subject 2 : American Literature
Main Courses: * Contemporary American Literature * Contemporary American Poetry * American Novels * American Feminist Literature * Black American Literature * A Study of American Short Stories * Hemingway Study * American Small Towns Literature * American Jewish Literature * A Study of Transcendentalism Key Subject 3: Literary Criticism Main Courses: * An Introduction to Western Literature * An Introduction to Western Literary Criticism * Selected Readings of Western Literary Theories * Archetypal Criticism * Psychoanalytic Criticism * The History of Western Literary Criticism * A Study of New Marxist CriticismOthers:
* Comparative Literature * Cultural Anthropology * A Study of Ecological Novels * Literature and Movies * Literature and Social Issues3. Length of Schooling: 2-5 years
4. Minimum Credits : 35 credits
5. Curriculum
A. Degree Courses
a. Common Courses
* Second Foreign Language (3 credits)
* Theory and Practice of Scientific Socialism (2 credits)
* Selected Classic Works of Marxism (2 credits)
b. Basic Courses
* Advanced Writing (4 credits)
* Advanced Oral English (4 credits)
* An Introduction to Western Literature (2 credits) * An Introduction to Western Literary Criticism(2 credits) * Contemporary British Literature (2 credits) * Contemporary American Literature(2 credits)c. Research Courses
* A Study of British and American Short Stories (2 credits)
* A Study of British and American Novels (2 credits)
* Feminist Literature (2 credits)
* Archetypal Criticism (2 credits)
B. Non-degree Courses
a. Compulsory Courses
* Contemporary American Poetry (2 credits)
* Selected Readings of Western Literary Theories (2 credits)
b. Selective Courses
* Hemingway Study (2 credits)
* A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Cultures (2 credits)
* Cultural Anthropology (2 credits)
* European Culture (2 credits)
* Psychoanalitic Criticism (2 credits)
* Black American Literature (2 credits)
* A Literary Study of the Bible (2 credits)
C. Courses for Equal Degrees or Cross - disciplinary Supplementation
Advanced English & Advanced Writing
D. Interdisciplinary Selective Courses
Foreign Linguistics
1. Training objectives and requirements
Program Aims
The program seeks to develop students' solid skills in English language, especially in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translating, and help them acquire necessary professional trainings in Foreign Linguistics and foreign language teaching, researches and applications in relevant fields so that the graduate students are able to use English proficiently and keep pace with the changing demands of the future study of Foreign Linguistics.
Academic Requirements
* Firm grounding in English language, proper basic knowledge on the capability of correct expressions in English.
* Systematic command of basic theoretical and professional knowledge about the professional knowledge of Foreign Linguistics.
* Being well informed of the development in the area of language and of the future trends in the concerned areas.
* Being with a strict and factualistic attitude and independent ability in scientific research.
* The ability of willing to acquire knowledge and being creative in Foreign Linguistics study.
* The ability of English listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translating and the ability of using computers and being qualified in reading and writing in a second foreign language.
2. Research directions
Key Subject : Foreign Linguistics
Main Courses: * Phonology * Morphology * Syntax * Semantics * Pragmatics * Discourse Analysis * Lexicology* Stylistics
* Theoretical Grammar
* Sociolinguistics
3. Length of Schooling: 2-5 years
4. Minimum Credits : 35 credits
5. Curriculum
A. Degree Courses
a. Common Courses
* Second Foreign Language (3 credits)
* Theory and Practice of Scientific Socialism (2 credits)
* Selected Classic Works of Marxism (2 credits)
b. Basic Courses
* Advanced Writing (4 credits)
* Advanced Oral English (4 credits)
* Research Methods and Thesis Writing (2 credits)
* Computer Assisted Language Teaching(2 credits)
* Selected Readings on Linguistics
c. Research Courses
* Language Philosophy (2 credits)
* Sociolinguistics (2 credits)
* Discourse Analysis (2 credits)
* History of Linguistics (2 credits)
* Pragmatics (2 credits)
B. Non-degree Courses
a. Compulsory Courses
* Syntax (2 credits)
* Semantics (2 credits)
b. Selective Courses
* Research on the Corpus of English Language (2 credits)
* A General Study of Selected Works of British and American Literature
(2 credits)
* A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Cultures(2 credits)
* Modern English Teaching Theories (2 credits)
* European Culture(2 credits)
* Simultaneous Interpretation (2 credits)
C. Courses for Equal Degrees or Cross - disciplinary Supplementation
Advanced English & Advanced Writing
D. Interdisciplinary Selective Courses
Last Modified: 9/10/2007