Currently, according to the Ministry of Education’s information disclosure regulations, there is no clear concept of the first and second batches of undergraduate programs. Beijing Language and Culture University is a language institution. There are majors in English, Chinese language, Chinese language and literature, and Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. The school has been established for 60 years.
School Introduction
Beijing Language and Culture University, referred to as "Beijing Language and Culture University", is a higher education institution directly under the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. It has been selected as a national construction university. Publicly-sponsored postgraduate programs at national universities, special key discipline programs, a demonstration base for studying in China under the Ministry of Education, and a college for receiving international students from Chinese government scholarships were established under the personal care of the Prime Minister. Founded in 1962, it was named "Foreign Students" "College Preparatory School"; in June 1964, it was named "Beijing Language and Culture University" with the approval of the State Council; in June 1996, it was renamed "Beijing Language and Culture University"; in 2002, the school name was simplified to "Beijing Language and Culture University".
Beijing Language and Culture University is the only international university in China whose main mission is to educate international students in Chinese language and Chinese culture. It is known as the "Little United Nations"; the school educates Chinese students in foreign languages, Professional education in Chinese, information science, economics, art, etc. is also responsible for the training of Chinese teachers and foreign language training for preparatory personnel to study abroad before going abroad.
Department Settings
As of October 2017, the school has 3 departments and 8 directly affiliated colleges (teaching departments), which are:
Department of Chinese International Education: including School of Chinese Language, School of Continuing Chinese Studies, School of Chinese Language and Culture, School of Preparatory Education, and School of Chinese Language
Department of Foreign Languages: School of English, School of Advanced Translation, School of Applied Foreign Languages, School of Oriental Languages ??and Cultures, and School of Western Languages School of Languages ??and Culture, School of Middle East
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences: School of Chinese Education, School of Humanities, School of Political Science, School of International Relations, School of Journalism and Communication
School of Information Science, School of Business, School of Arts College, Marxist College, Language Rehabilitation College, Training College, Online Education College, and Physical Education Department.
In February 2022, the school added the majors of Communication Studies, Health Services and Management, and International Organizations and Global Governance.
Faculty
The school has 3 national-level candidates for the New Century Talent Project, 1 leading talent of the National Ten Thousand Talents Program, and the "Youth Talents" of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. 1 "Top Talent", 29 New Century Excellent Talent Support Planners, 7 Huo Yingdong Young Teacher Award winners, 46 government special subsidy recipients, 3 people selected into the "Four Batches" of the National Publicity and Culture System, Beijing Municipality There are 2 "four batches" talents and 4 famous teachers in Beijing.
Scientific Research Platform
The school has the Academy of Language Sciences, the Research Center for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, and the Advanced Innovation Center for Language Resources. It also has the Confucius Institute Sustainable Development Collaborative Innovation Center, the Chinese Peripheral Languages There are 33 school-level research institutions including the Cultural Collaborative Innovation Center.
Construction Achievements
In 2013, the school had a total of 789 personnel engaged in scientific research activities and published 441 papers (including 395 domestic academic journals and 27 foreign academic journals) , 14 publications in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and 5 translations), published 86 books (including 37 monographs, 37 edited or textbooks, 1 compilation of ancient books, and 11 translations), submitted 15 adopted research and consulting reports, and won 1 new invention patent. There are a total of 177 newly established scientific research projects (including 54 vertical projects, 24 horizontal projects, and 99 school-level projects).
Academic Resources
The school edits and publishes nine academic journals, among which "World Chinese Teaching", "Language Teaching and Research", and "Chinese Cultural Studies" are the core journals, and "Sinology Research" is the core series, "International Chinese Teaching" and Translating China are general publications, and "Language Planning Research", "Documentary Linguistics", and "Hanfeng" are book-based publications.
Discipline Construction
Postdoctoral Research Station: Chinese Language and Literature
First-level disciplines for doctoral degree authorization: Foreign Languages ??and Literature, Chinese Language and Literature
< p>Ph.D. authorized secondary disciplines: Literature and Art, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Chinese Philology, Chinese Classical Literature, Ancient Chinese Literature, Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature, Chinese Minority Languages ??and Literatures, Comparative Literature and World Literature, English language and literature, Asian and African languages ??and literature, European languages ??and literature, foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, etc.Master's degree authorized first-level disciplines: foreign languages ??and literature, Chinese language and literature, computer science and technology
Master's degree authorized secondary disciplines: international politics, ideological and political education, curriculum and teaching theory, basic psychology, literature and art, linguistics and applied linguistics, Chinese philology, Chinese classical philology, ancient Chinese literature , Chinese modern and contemporary literature, Chinese minority languages ??and literature, comparative literature and world literature, English language and literature, French language and literature, German language and literature, Japanese language and literature, Spanish language and literature, Arabic language and literature, European languages ??and literature, Asia and Africa Language and literature, foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, Chinese history, computer system structure, computer software and theory, computer application technology, etc.
Professional master's degrees: Master of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, Master of Translation (English Translation, French Interpretation)
National key disciplines: Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Beijing key disciplines: English language and literature, Japanese language and literature, Chinese language and philology, comparative literature and world literature, Chinese language and literature (first-level discipline), Master of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, etc.
Teaching construction
National-level characteristic major construction points: Chinese as a foreign language, Chinese language, English, Chinese language and literature, Japanese , Arabic, French
National-level excellent teaching team: professional teaching team for teaching Chinese as a foreign language, professional teaching team for Chinese language
National-level excellent courses: Elementary Japanese (1), Introduction to Chinese Culture
Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of the Ministry of Education: Information Technology Laboratory
Beijing Municipal Characteristic Major Construction Site: English, Chinese Language, Chinese Language and Literature, and Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
Beijing municipal-level excellent teaching team: English major undergraduate teaching team, Teaching Chinese as a foreign language undergraduate teaching team, Chinese language major undergraduate teaching team
Beijing municipal-level excellent courses: Introduction to Second Language Teaching, Introduction to Linguistics, French Advanced Interpretation
Beijing Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center: Information Science Experimental Center, Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Experimental Center
Beijing municipal quality textbooks: "New Practical Chinese Textbook", "Modern Chinese" "Advanced Course", "Introduction to Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language", "Practical Grammar Analysis", "New Standard Chinese", "Intensive Chinese Course", "French Linguistics Course", "Intensive Reading in College Chinese (Volume 1)" (Uighur Version) ", "Fundamentals of Computer Applications (5th Edition) Windows