This department is one of the earliest departments established in Anhui University (1958). It has many senior professors and strong teaching staff. It is one of the most influential departments in Anhui Province. When the "Cultural Revolution" began in 1966, the Russian Department suffered a serious blow and stopped enrolling students intermittently for more than ten years. Even though the environment at home and abroad is extremely unfavorable to the Russian language community, the seniors of the Russian language department still devote themselves to the cause of Russian language with great enthusiasm. During the Cultural Revolution (1978), the Institute of Soviet Studies (later renamed the Institute of Russian Studies) was established. He has conducted significant research on the political, economic, social, cultural and educational fields of Russia and CIS countries, and founded the academic magazine "Russian Studies". The magazine ranks among the top magazines of its kind in the country.
With the reform and opening up, the Russian Department resumed enrollment (1993). In order to adapt to the development of the times and social needs, the Russian Department offers basic Russian, advanced Russian, Russian audio and video, Russian reading, Russian writing, translation theory and practice, Russian literature, Russian language and culture, Russian vocabulary, Russian rhetoric, Courses such as spoken Russian, Russian cultural history, economic and trade Russian, and English.
The Department of Russian Language*** has 9 teachers, including 5 associate professors, 4 lecturers, 1 foreign teacher, 2 doctors and 2 masters. The teaching team is continuously enriched and strengthened, the teaching experience is increasingly enriched, and the level of scientific research is increasingly improved.
The Russian Department recruits students every year, and currently has 99 students (25 students are recruited in each session). The average annual pass rates for the Russian Department’s professional level 4 and level 8 exams are 95% and 90% respectively. The average graduate admission rate in recent years has reached 40%. The Russian Department has also won many awards in the National Russian Language Competition and the Russian Language and Culture Knowledge Competition in Southern China.
The Russian Department has established a long-term cooperative relationship with Orel University in Russia. Teachers and students from the two schools can be sent to each other's school to study, further study or work for one year. Every year, several students from the Russian Department go to Orel University in Russia to study. The French major of Anhui University was established in 1974 and is the earliest French major in Anhui Province. The college entrance examination enrollment was resumed in 1978, and the French Department was established in 2008. Over the years, it has provided a large number of high-quality professionals to universities, foreign economic and trade enterprises, foreign affairs departments and foreign-related departments in Anhui Province, and has contributed to the province’s opening to the outside world, economic and technological cooperation, and made important contributions to development.
The French Department*** has 9 teachers, including 3 associate professors, 1 lecturer, 1 foreign teacher, 1 doctor, and 5 masters. The discipline of French language and literature has published 7 papers in first- and second-class journals, 1 monograph, published 4 translations, and hosted 1 national social science fund project. This is also the only national social science project of French language and literature in Anhui Province. .
The courses offered by the French Department include basic French, advanced French, French audio and video, French reading, French writing, translation practice, oral interpretation, French literature, overview of French-speaking countries, economic and trade French, French vocabulary, French Speaking, listening, English, computer and other courses.
One of the characteristics of the French language and literature discipline is the use of contemporary Western literary theory, ideas and methods to study contemporary French women's literature, especially the study of Duras's novels, which has an important position in the country; the second characteristic is exploratory teaching and practical research methods of translation, and has translated and published many translated works.
The Department of French has established cooperative relationships with the University of Besan?on in France, the University of Ivry in France, the Alliance Fran?aise in Paris, the International Language Center of the University of Grenoble III in France, the Comté Region in France, and the University of Paris Evry in France. Academic exchange relations, and successfully organized the "French Culture Day" in cooperation with the French Consulate General in Shanghai. Foreign exchanges have effectively promoted the development of French language and literature.
The French Department focuses on cultivating applied talents, focusing on students’ quality education and training in basic language skills. It also focuses on cultivating compound foreign language talents. Graduates of the French major are able to use English as a second foreign language. Passed the CET-6 English proficiency test. The scores of the French Department's professional level 4 and level 8 exams have been improving year by year. The passing rate for level 8 in 2007 was 80%, and the passing rate for level 4 in 2008 was 100%. The average graduate admission rate in recent years has reached 20%. In 2010, the employment rate was 100%; in 2011, the employment rate was 96.55%. Our contestants ranked among the top four in the East China Division of the National French Song Contest in 2011. Our school’s French graduates are widely praised by social employers.
The French Department is developing in the direction of international education and making due contributions to cultivating high-level French professionals. 1. English Language and Literature Major
Features
This subject has been the leading research direction since Anhui University established the English Language and Literature master's program in 1990. In the long-term scientific research and postgraduate teaching and training process, it has gradually formed its own characteristics: long-term persistence in the study of Shakespeare's plays, and the use of new theories and methods, such as new historicism, post-colonialism, etc., to reinterpret and examine Shakespeare's classic plays; Combining religious culture and literary research, he conducts systematic research on religious ideas in American literature; he uniquely conducts research on British late-Victorian colonial literature.
Academic status
This subject has formed a relatively reasonable academic echelon, with strong scientific research strength and rich scientific research experience, especially in Shakespeare studies and religious thought in American literature. He has made outstanding achievements in research and the study of British late-Victorian colonial literature. Over the years, this direction has published dozens of articles on Shakespeare studies in "Foreign Languages", "Foreign Language Studies" and other publications, several of which have been reprinted in "Foreign Literature Research", a copy of the National People's Congress. In terms of American literature research, this subject adopts interdisciplinary research methods to systematically sort out religious thoughts in American literature. Many articles have been published in core publications such as "Foreign Literature Review", "Foreign Literature", and "Contemporary Foreign Literature" Academic papers have had a certain impact in the country. This direction has also made considerable achievements in the study of British late-Victorian colonial literature, especially Rudyard Kipling, the first British Nobel Prize winner for literature. It has been published in "Foreign Literature Review" and "Foreign Literature". ", "Foreign Language Research" and other core journals have published many relevant academic papers. Similar research is still rare in domestic academic circles. In addition, 7 books have been published in this direction, such as "English Allusion Dictionary", "American Novel", "British and American Drama", "Selected Readings of English Poems", and "New Essays on Shakespeare" and other books are about to be published. Academic backbones in this discipline have presided over and completed a number of provincial and ministerial projects such as "Research on Religious Thoughts in American Literature", one of which won the Anhui Provincial Social Science Achievement Award. The projects under research include 1 national-level project ("Rudyard Kipling Research", established in 2005) and 5 provincial-level projects. This subject direction is at the core of the British and American literature research community in Anhui Province, and Kipling studies have obvious advantages in the field of foreign literature in China.
Role and Significance
This subject direction is the leader in the research community of British and American literature in Anhui Province, and plays an irreplaceable role in improving the research level of social sciences in Anhui Province and the humanistic quality of students. Moreover, the research focus of this direction are all major issues in the field of British and American literary research. For example, Shakespeare research is an indispensable field in British literary research, and its importance is self-evident. The study of religious thoughts in literature is a new field that domestic and foreign literary circles have begun to get involved in. It marks the in-depth study of domestic and foreign literature and plays a significant role in our further understanding of the society, history, and culture of Britain, the United States, and even the entire West. The study of colonial literature is a hot research topic in post-colonial cultural thought. The study of British late-Victorian colonial literature in particular enables us to fully understand the ideas and essence of Western colonialism, and is of special significance to how we maintain our cultural identity under the impact of today's globalization.
Second Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Major
One of the characteristics of the English linguistics research direction is the close integration of theoretical research on English linguistics with research on translation theory and practice, as well as research on translation history. ; Systematically researched the history of Chinese translation, the history of Chinese translation into foreign countries, the history of mutual translation of Chinese ethnic groups, translation theory, and the relationship between translation and linguistics and other related disciplines, and formed its own systematic view of translation history and a pluralistic view of translation theory. The second characteristic is to critically absorb and apply foreign linguistic theories, combine language theory with provincial conditions, and systematically study English teaching models and practice models in underdeveloped areas. The faculty in the subject area is strong and the academic echelon is reasonable. There are 5 people with senior professional titles and 5 with doctorates. They can understand and grasp the cutting-edge theories and research trends in this direction, have broad knowledge and strong scientific research strength. Over the years, he has published articles in "Foreign Languages", "Chinese Translation", "Modern Foreign Languages", "Foreign Language Teaching", "Foreign Languages ??and Foreign Language Teaching", "Chinese Comparative Literature", "Journal of the PLA Foreign Languages ??School", "Foreign Language Research", "Course He has published dozens of papers in important journals such as "Teaching Materials and Teaching Methods", "Contemporary Linguistics", "Journal of Sichuan International Studies University" and even the British "Teacher Trainer". This subject direction, especially in the history of translation and research on translation and related disciplines, has obvious advantages over similar domestic disciplines and is at a leading level. He has successively published monographs such as "Principles of English-Chinese Translation", "A Brief History of Chinese Translation", "History of Chinese Translation into Foreign Languages", "Pluralism in Translation", "Foreign Literature in China", "English and Society", etc. On the basis of "A Brief History of Chinese Translation", this direction has completed the masterpiece "History of Chinese Translation" with more than 3 million words, consisting of five volumes, divided into ancient parts (one volume) and modern and contemporary parts (five volumes), Hubei Education The publisher has listed the book as a key academic book and published it. This is China's first general history of Chinese translation. It has detailed information and covers various fields of social sciences and natural sciences, including the mutual translation of Chinese literature from various ethnic groups and the translation of Chinese literature into other countries. It fills the gap in the field of research on the history of Chinese translation. Another monograph in this direction published by China International Translation and Publishing Company, "Translation Pluralism", is quite influential in China. "English and Society" places the study of standard English, regional English and other varieties in the social environment, providing a new vision for language teaching, translation and cross-cultural communication. The research results are considered to be superior to those in the country. Similar results.
Three Majors in Comparative Literature and World Literature
The Comparative Literature and World Literature degree program is the only master's degree-granting unit in our province. This degree program started enrolling students in 2004. It has admitted 18 full-time master's students in two years (8 and 10 respectively), and plans to enroll 15 students in 2006.
Research directions that students can choose independently include: Translation Studies, Comparative Study of European and American Literature, Comparative Study of Chinese and Foreign Literature in the 20th Century, and Western Culture and Biblical Literature. Professional courses are mainly held by doctors, professors, and associate professors. The training direction of this degree program is mainly to cultivate high-level comprehensive talents for colleges and universities, research units and news media organizations.
This major requires students to have good basic English skills and be able to understand the content taught in English; to have extensive knowledge in literature, history and philosophy and a good theoretical foundation; to have good critical thinking ability; to have Good health.
With the care of the leaders of the School of Foreign Languages ??and the support of relevant departments of the school, this degree program is maturing day by day and is developing towards health. The School of Foreign Languages ??of Anhui University began to set up German junior college classes in the 1980s. In 2009, it established the German Department and began enrolling undergraduate students in German language and literature. There are currently 101 undergraduate students majoring in German.
The German Department*** has 8 teachers on staff, mainly young and middle-aged teachers. In terms of academic qualifications, 1 person has a doctorate, 4 have master's degrees, and 3 have other academic qualifications; every year, the School of Foreign Languages ??also hires some professors, associate professors or lecturers from the German Bosch Foundation and famous German universities in the long or short term to supplement the number of teachers on staff. In 2009 and 2011, the School of Foreign Languages ??twice invited Winfried Woesler, a famous professor of German language and literature at the University of Osnabrück, Germany, to our school to give a series of academic reports to teachers and students, and to teach undergraduates. Each period lasts about 40 days. Professor Hoon from the University of Hamburg in Germany also visited our institute for academic exchanges. The German departments of famous domestic universities, represented by Nanjing University, maintain close cooperation with the German Department of our college, which has effectively promoted the development of the German language discipline of our college.
The courses offered by the German Department include: Basic German, Advanced German, German Listening, German Reading, German Grammar, German Writing, German Translation Practice, German Interpretation, German Literature, Overview of German-speaking Countries, and German Linguistics , German vocabulary, German speaking and other courses.
The German Department has established long-term friendly exchanges and cooperation with the University of Osnabrück in Germany and the University of Hamburg in Germany: the German Department can send two young teachers to the University of Osnabrück every year. to study for a doctoral degree in one of the departments; starting from the 2010 grade, the German Department can send two outstanding students to study in relevant departments of the other party for one year every year; in addition, the college has also established self-funded exchange projects with some famous universities in Germany, and the students are sent to each other according to the exchange agreement. Students travel to each other for study and internship.
Under the guidance of Professor Woesler, undergraduate students from the German Department of our school translated Heine's work "Germany - A Winter's Fairy Tale" and it was officially published and distributed by the European University Press in Germany; other cooperation projects The plan is well underway.
The German Department recruits students from all over the country, with excellent student resources and high teaching quality. The passing rates of professional level 4 for the 2009 and 2010 classes are as high as 95.6% and 96%, which are dozens of percentage points higher than the national average of similar schools; the recommendation to exempt master's degree students is very popular among domestic famous universities. Undergraduate students from the German Department have won many awards in the National German Debate Competition for German Major Undergraduates.
The German Department of the School of Foreign Languages ??is developing in the direction of international education and making due contributions to cultivating high-level German professionals inside and outside the province. The Spanish Department of the School of Foreign Languages ??of Anhui University was established in 2009. The Spanish major is the earliest major of its kind in Anhui Province. This major cultivates Spanish professionals who have a solid Spanish language foundation and relatively extensive scientific and cultural knowledge, and can engage in translation, teaching, research, and management in foreign affairs, economics and trade, culture, press and publishing, education, scientific research, tourism and other departments. Talent.
The Department of Spanish*** has 7 teachers, including 1 distinguished professor, 1 lecturer, and 5 teaching assistants; 4 have master's degrees, 1 is a Ph.D. candidate; 2 have bachelor's degrees; in addition In addition, the School of Foreign Languages ??hires 1-2 experts from Spanish-speaking countries every year. The Spanish language and literature discipline has published several papers in various journals and hosted 1 scientific and technological activity project for overseas students of the Ministry of Personnel.
The courses offered by the Spanish Department include Spanish Intensive Reading, Spanish Audio-visual and Listening, Spanish Extensive Reading, Spanish Writing, Translation Practice, Interpretation, Spanish Literature, Latin American Literature, Spanish Country Profile, and Latin American Country Profile. , foreign trade Spanish, Spanish speaking, listening, English, computer and other courses.
The Department of Spanish actively participates in exchanges with universities in Spanish-speaking countries and has established academic exchange relationships with the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ??the University of Buenos Aires, and the University of Santo Tomas.
The Department of Spanish focuses on cultivating applied talents. Graduates majoring in Spanish have English as a second foreign language and can pass CET-4 and CET-6. In 2011, the first class of Spanish major students in our school achieved good results in the National Spanish Professional Level 4 Examination, with a passing rate 23 percentage points higher than the national average. The recommendation to exempt master's degree students is very popular among famous domestic universities. In 2012, students from the Spanish Department of our school in Grade 2009 won the first and second prizes in the Spanish Poetry Competition organized by the Argentine Consulate in Shanghai.
The Department of Spanish is developing in the direction of international education and making due contributions to cultivating high-level Spanish professionals. The Japanese Department of Anhui University was established in 2001.
Currently, the Japanese Department*** has 9 full-time teachers. In addition, Kochi University in Japan dispatches one Japanese language teacher from our department every year. Among the full-time teachers in the Japanese Department, there are 3 associate professors and 6 lecturers. In terms of educational structure, one person has a doctorate in Japanese literature from Shanghai International Studies University, one is a PhD candidate at Shanghai International Studies University, and one is a PhD candidate at Nagoya University, Japan. He is also employed as a doctoral researcher at the Graduate School of International Language and Culture, Nagoya University, Japan, and a master's degree 4 people.
The talent training orientation of the Japanese Department is: elite training, research-oriented talent training and application-oriented talent training.
The Japanese Department enrolls about 25 students every year and adheres to the small class teaching concept. The teacher-student ratio is 10:1, which is smaller than the 14:1 ratio stipulated by the Ministry of Education, truly realizing the teacher allocation required for the elite training model.
The main professional courses currently offered by the Japanese Department are: basic Japanese, advanced Japanese, Japanese listening, Japanese reading, Japanese writing, Japanese speech practice, Japanese translation practice, Japanese interpretation, Japanese culture, Japanese film and television culture, Business Japanese, Japanese literary history, Japanese literature selections, Japanese country overview, etc., and has opened distance teaching classes with Kochi University in Japan.
The Department of Japanese has certain characteristics in Japanese cultural studies, Japanese literature studies, Japanese language studies and second language acquisition research. It has published dozens of important papers in various domestic and foreign journals and participated in the writing of a series of monographs. "General History of Translation in China" has five volumes, and won the second prize of Anhui Provincial Social Science Award. He has published 1 translated book and 5 various Japanese textbooks. Hosted 2 projects of the Anhui Provincial Department of Education.
In terms of international exchanges, the Department of Japanese currently has two international cooperation projects with Kochi University in Japan and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Every year, 10 exchange students from the Japanese Department go to Japan to study, and 1 teacher goes to Japan as an exchange teacher to teach. The two sides also organized student exchange visits and conducted summer social internship activities in Japan and China. In addition, large-scale Japanese cultural festivals are held on campus. The development of various international exchange activities has enriched students' learning life and broadened their international horizons.