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Introduction: School of Chinese Language and Literature

The School of Chinese Language and Literature (SCLL) consists of the Chinese Department, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs for Chinese students, the Department of Chinese as a Foreign Language, providing undergraduate programs to international students, and the Chinese Language Training Center, specialized in non-degree education. The School has a group of teachers with rich professional experience, training about 1,700 students, with 1,200 from overseas.

So far, the School is authorized to confer the first-level discipline Master’s Degree for Chinese   Language andLiterature, which has five MA programs, namely Linguistics and AppliedLinguistics, Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Chinese Language Studies, Comparative Literature and World Literature，and Chinese Ancient Literature respectively, and offers two PhD programs, namely Comparative Literature and Cross-culture Study, as well as Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. All the programs are open to foreign students.

Master’s Degree Program

The School of Chinese Language and Literature (SCLL) is not only responsible for the teaching and management of domestic BA/BS students, but is also responsible for providing tuition to its international MA/MS students. It provides five MA programs, namely Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Chinese Language Studies, Comparative Literature and World Literature，and Chinese Ancient Literature. We also offer PhD programs in Comparative Literature and Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages. All the programs are open to international students.

Program Characteristics

• Well-designed curriculum: includes both required courses and elective courses, both modules emphasizing basic theoretical learning and practical application, to foster high-level, inter-disciplinary and international talents familiar with Chinese.
• Outstanding faculty: teaching staff with excellent academic performance. More than 30 professors or associate professors from different academic backgrounds, internationally experienced Chinese professors, experts from the Confucius Institute Headquarters and interviewers of overseas Chinese teachers.
• Strong academic atmosphere: The Department publishes academic journals such as International Chinese Language Education and the Journal of Humanities. It also regularly invites renowned Chinese and foreign experts for academic lectures and conferences.
• Highly internationalized learning environment: foreign students coming from over 50 countries and domestic students from different provinces create an international learning atmosphere leading to the development of cross-cultural communication skills in everyday life.
• Attractive incentive system: we provide different types of incentives for students with exceptional performance and good character.