Wuhan University College of Chinese Language and Literature

Wuhan University College of Chinese Language and Literature

武汉大学文学院
Other name	College of Chinese
Motto	厚德笃学，继武日新
Established	1917
Dean	Xianfeng Tu (zh:涂险峰)
Academic staff	90
Students	1300
Location	Wuhan, Hubei,  People's Republic of China
Affiliations	Wuhan University Division of Humanities
Website	Chinese Version

Building that houses the College

Entrance

Front Gate

Front Gate

The original building that housed the School of Chinese, now occupied by the School of Mathematics

Wuhan University College of Chinese Language and Literature (simplified Chinese: 武汉大学文学院; traditional Chinese: 武漢大學文學院; pinyin: Wǔhàn Dàxué Wénxué Yuàn) is a school awards both undergraduate and graduate degrees with majors related to Chinese language and literature. Established by Wuhan University in 1917, the college is categorized under the Faculty of Humanities. Dean of this college is Xianfeng Tu.^[1][2] The College was ranked among the top ten in a survey conducted by the Ministry of Education of China.^[3][4]

History

• 1917, Division of Chinese was established by the National Wuchang Higher Normal College.
• 1922, the division was expanded into a School of Chinese.
• 1927, National Wuchang Zhongshan University was established based on the previous college. The School of Chinese was part of the new University.
• 1928, National Wuhan University was established in the same fashion. The school was renamed the College of Chinese, Yiduo Wen became the first dean.
• 1953, the college, later renamed back to the School of Chinese, went through several mergers and readjustments due to political reasons.
• 1997, the college was re-established.
• 1999, merged with the Schools of History and Philosophy to become the College of Humanities.
• 2003, split up into three schools.^[1]

Majors

The College of Chinese offers the following majors:^[5]

• Undergraduate
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
  • Humanities
  • Sinology
• First Class Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Majors
  • National Key Concentrations: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
  • National Key Concentrations in Progress: Classic Chinese Literature
  • Provincial Key Concentrations: Chinese Language and Literature
  • Provincial Excellent Concentrations: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
  • Provincial Special Concentrations: Classic Chinese Literature
• First Class Doctoral and Master Majors
  • Literary Theory
  • Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
  • Chinese Philology
  • Chinese Classical Bibliography
  • Chinese Classical Literature
  • Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
  • Comparative Literature and World Literature
  • Chinese History of Literary Criticism
  • Creative Writing Theory and Practice
  • Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
  • Sinology in China and Abroad
  • Ancient Bibliography Collation and Research, etc.
• Professional Degrees
  • Master in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
  • Master in Teaching Chinese as a First Language

Confucius Institute

The College has established one Confucius Institute with University of Pittsburgh.^[5][6][7]

References

1. "历史沿革". Retrieved 2012-01-12.
2. "学院领导". Retrieved 2013-04-26.
3. 2012年学科评估结果公布——中国语言文学
5. "学院简介". Retrieved 2012-01-12.
6. 匹兹堡大学孔子学院 and
7. The Confucius Institute at the University of Pittsburgh