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A Brief Introduction to the School
Founded in 1924, the School of Foreign Language and Literature is originally known as the English Department of Central China Normal University. Now, it houses seven teaching departments (English, Russian, Japanese, French, Korea, Translation, and College English) and eight research institutes (namely Institute of Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Center for English Literature Studies, Center for Teacher Education Research, Institute of Japanese Language and Culture, Institute of Korean Language and Culture, Center for Translation Studies, Center for College English Pedagogy). Altogether, the School is home to over 2,000 students and more than 200 faculty members, including 25 professors, 59 associate professors and 10 PhD supervisors. In recent years, about 30% of the undergraduates take entrance exams for post-graduate programs upon their graduation each year with the total employment rate of graduates exceeding 96%.
Thriving disciplines is a prominent feature of the School. There are six majors for undergraduates: English, Russian, Japanese, French, Korea, and Translation; two doctoral programs: English Language and Literature and Comparative Study of Chinese and Foreign Languages. In addition, the School obtains the authority in granting master degrees in Foreign Language and Literature as the first level of discipline. Five second-level discipline postgraduate programs—English Language and Literature, Russian Language and Literature, Japanese Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, African-Asian Language and Literature (Korean Language and Literature), and Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics—have already enrolled postgraduate students. The English Major is the only brand major Hubei province has approved among foreign language majors for undergraduates. Moreover, the major is among the first group of special disciplines approved by the Ministry of Education and the only key English discipline in Hubei Province. The disciplines of the School rank among the tops in the Discipline Ranking Tally announced by the Ministry of Education, with English Language and Culture ranking seventh among the postgraduate programs. The school also sponsors and publishes many journals, such as English Journal for Middle School Students (Middle School Edition/ High School Edition) and Middle School Russian (Monthly). Together with the School of Chinese Language and Literature, the School co-sponsored Foreign Literature Studies, the only academic journal covered in AHCI in mainland China.
Furthermore, the School is well-equipped with modern technology. The digital classroom, besides its multimedia function, can access visual-audio data and online resources from the repository in the Central Control Room. With satellite receiver, the School has access to TV programs from seven channels in five languages. Students could demand TV programs in many languages. It is fair to say that the teaching here is moving to a modernized and digitized manner with increasing dependence on the Internet. The Simultaneous Interpretation Room, Multifunctional Lecture Hall and Courseware Studio are the fine embodiment of the advanced teaching hardware.
The School has always attached great importance to the academic exchanges both home and abroad. Most of the faculty members have visited or studied in foreign countries like the US, the UK, Japan, Australia, Germany, France, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and South Korea. Excellent performance at the National English Debate Contest for College Students, the National English Teaching Contest, the National Japanese Speech Contest, and National Korean Speech Contest manifest the School’s determination to go global. Each year, the school selects distinguished students to join exchange programs in US, Australia, Japan, Russia, and South Korea. Up to 40% of undergraduates and 100% of postgraduates and Ph.D. candidates in Japanese Department participate in such programs.
The School identifies “Harmony, Quality, Specialty, Innovation” as its motto. It takes the idea of “putting people first and emphasizing capacity” as its development guideline, discipline development as the focus, teaching as the center, staff development as the core and cultivating all-rounded talents of the new century as the basic task. Sticking to the principle of “paying equal attention to knowledge-oriented education and competence-oriented education, knowledge building and capacity building, pedagogical reform, and academic studies and improving teaching through research and studies”, the School will endeavor to build itself into a first-class talent cultivation base and research base of foreign language talents, with prominence in Hubei Province and fine reputation across the nation.
Major number 426
Major code 050202
Ⅰ. Brief Introduction to the Department of Russian
Established in 1950, the Department of Russian of the School of Foreign Language and Literature in our university, has achieved at an advanced level in school conditions, curriculum provision, faculty construction, teaching management and many other aspects. It has become professional institution with fixed enrollment of advanced Russian learners and thus is regarded as the cradle of bringing up advanced Russian learners. The Department of Russia in our university has been the charter member unit of the Association of Chinese Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (ACTRLL). It obtained the authority in granting master degrees in Foreign Language and Literature and General Linguistics 1982. Up to the present, the Department of Russia has cultivated a large number of Russian language talents for the country's institutions of higher learning as well as any other industries, and they are well received in employing units.
Ⅱ. Objective
Our department aims at cultivating specialized talents who have good ideological and ethical quality, humanistic quality, scientific literacy and mental health first and then strong ability of using French, profound literary background, high comprehensive quality and are familiar with Russian culture, which make them able to undertake foreign affairs-concerned jobs in all fields such as translation, foreign affairs, foreign trade, education, research and management, etc.
Ⅲ. Basic Requirements
Our graduates are required to master the following knowledge and skills:
1. They should have good ideological and ethical standards and a will to cooperate and stay united, should a confident and tolerant attitude, an ability to make correct and objective judgment.
2. They should master the basic knowledge of Russian linguistics and literature.
3. By accepting systematic training of listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation, they should acquire good verbal and written communication skills in Russian as well as the fundamental skill of applying Russia to intercultural communication.
4. They should master the methods of discovering, analyzing and solving problems with professional knowledge (both Russia and Chinese), and then be creative and capable of scientific research on this basis.
5. Besides Russia, they should dabble in other disciplines in Humanities such as history, philosophy, politics, art, sociology, economics, management and necessary popular science knowledge, and be familiar with our country’s policies, regulations and rules in foreign affairs, education, economics and trade, and cultural exchanges.
6. They should maintain an broad and global horizon and develop strong ability of autonomous learning, it is most important to acquire knowledge through using computer and other information channels.
Ⅳ. Main Courses
Primary Russia, Advanced Russia, Practical Grammar, Theories and Practice of Russia-Chinese Translation, Advanced Russian Interpretation, History of Russian Literary, Russian Social Sciences Translation, Russian Sci-Tech Translation, Russian Business Translation Introduction to Linguistics, etc.
Ⅴ. Length of Schooling & Academic Degree
Schooling length: four years
Academic degree: Bachelor of Arts.
Ⅵ. Academic Credit Distribution Table
|
Type
|
Semester
Type
|
Ⅰ
|
Ⅱ
|
Ⅲ
|
Ⅳ
|
Ⅴ
|
Ⅵ
|
Ⅶ
|
Ⅷ
|
Total
|
Percentage
%
|
|
credit
|
Compulsory
courses
on
public education platform
|
7
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
/
|
/
|
/
|
/
|
30
|
27.3
|
|
Compulsory courses
on
general education platform
|
5.5
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
/
|
/
|
29.5
|
26.8
|
|
Compulsory
specialized course
|
3
|
5.5
|
5.5
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
/
|
/
|
24
|
21.8
|
|
Elective specialized course
|
plan to open
|
/
|
/
|
/
|
/
|
13.5
|
13.5
|
/
|
/
|
27
|
/
|
|
required
|
/
|
/
|
/
|
/
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
/
|
/
|
9
|
8.2
|
|
|
Elective course on public education
platform
|
/
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
5
|
5
|
/
|
/
|
17.5
|
15.9
|
|
|
Total
|
15.5
|
22
|
22
|
17.5
|
16.5
|
16.5
|
/
|
/
|
110
|
100
|
=
7 \* ROMAN VII. Syllabus
|
Course
Variety
|
Course
Code
|
Course Title
|
Semester
|
Credit
|
Class hour
distribution
|
Hours/week
|
Advanced Course
|
Exam Method
|
Course For Double Major
|
|
Hours/semester
|
Experiment
|
Extracurricular
|
|
Public Education Platform
|
Compulsory Course
|
34000021
|
Ideology and Moral Cultivation and Law Foundation
|
2
|
3
|
48
|
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
34000022
|
Conspectus of Chinese Modern History
|
1
|
2
|
24
|
|
8
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
34000023
|
Basic Principles Of Marxism
|
3
|
3
|
32
|
|
16
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
|
34000025
|
Introduction to
Mao Zedong Thoughts and Chinese Characterized Socialism
Theory System
|
4
|
6
|
48
|
|
48
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
35000011
|
CEC Reading Writing and Translation 1
|
1
|
2
|
26
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
35000021
|
CEC Reading Writing and Translation 2
|
2
|
2
|
32
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
35000031
|
CEC Reading Writing and Translation 3
|
3
|
2
|
32
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
35000012
|
Audio-visual-oral CEC1
|
1
|
2
|
26
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
35000022
|
Audio-visual-oral CEC2
|
2
|
2
|
32
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
35000032
|
Audio-visual-oral CEC3
|
3
|
2
|
32
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
33001100
|
University PE 1
|
1
|
1
|
26
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
33002100
|
University PE 2
|
2
|
1
|
32
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
33003100
|
University PE 3
|
3
|
1
|
32
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
33004100
|
University PE 4
|
4
|
1
|
32
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
General
Course Platform
|
Compulsory Course
|
42640001
|
Introduction to the Major of Russian
|
1
|
0.5
|
10
|
|
4
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
42640002
|
Russian Phonetics
|
1
|
2
|
48
|
|
16
|
8
|
|
2
|
√
|
|
42640003
|
Primary Intensive Russian 1
|
1
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
10
|
4
|
42640002
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640004
|
The Practice of Primary Russian 1
|
1
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
10
|
4
|
42640002
|
2
|
|
|
42640005
|
Primary Intensive Russian 2
|
2
|
4
|
64
|
|
24
|
4
|
42640003
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640006
|
The Practice of Primary Russian 2
|
2
|
2
|
32
|
|
12
|
2
|
42640004
|
2
|
|
|
42640007
|
Primary Intensive Russian 3
|
3
|
4
|
64
|
|
24
|
4
|
42640005
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640008
|
The Practice of Primary Russian 3
|
3
|
2
|
32
|
|
12
|
2
|
42640006
|
2
|
|
|
42640009
|
Primary Intensive Russian 4
|
4
|
4
|
64
|
|
24
|
4
|
42640007
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640010
|
Advanced Intensive Russian 1
|
5
|
4
|
64
|
|
24
|
4
|
42640009
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640011
|
Advanced Intensive Russian 2
|
6
|
4
|
64
|
|
24
|
4
|
42640010
|
1
|
√
|
|
Elective Course
|
42640012
|
History of Russian
|
2
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640013
|
ContemporaryRussia
|
2
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640014
|
History ofRussia
|
2
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640015
|
The Art History ofRussia
|
3
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640016
|
Introduction to Russian Philosophy
|
3
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640017
|
Russian Society and Culture
|
4
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640018
|
Customs and Culture ofRussia
|
4
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640019
|
Language and Culture ofRussia
|
4
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42640020
|
Appreciation of Famous Russian Movies
|
5
|
1
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
3
|
√
|
|
42640021
|
Appreciation and Critics on Classic Russian
Plays
|
5
|
1
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
3
|
√
|
|
Humanities & Arts and Sports
program
|
Students select
course form the programs of Humanities & Arts and Sports, Social Science,
and Natural Science. Minimum 12 credits is required for general elective
course platform. It’s advised to take course of different programs. Students
can’t select course repeatedly or course similar to what they’ve taken previously.
Course credits students get in the minor major is equal to those taken on the
general elective course platform.
|
|
Social Science
program
|
|
Natural Science
Program
|
|
Specialized Course Platform
|
Compulsory Course
|
42610001
|
Practical Grammar 1
|
1
|
3
|
48
|
|
16
|
4
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42610002
|
Practical Grammar 2
|
2
|
3
|
48
|
|
16
|
4
|
42610001
|
1
|
√
|
|
42610003
|
Audio-visual-oral Russian 1
|
2
|
1
|
32
|
|
16
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
|
42610004
|
Russian ExtensiveReading1
|
2
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
10
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42610005
|
Practical Grammar 3
|
3
|
3
|
48
|
|
16
|
4
|
42610002
|
1
|
√
|
|
42610006
|
Audio-visual-oral Russian 2
|
3
|
1
|
32
|
|
16
|
2
|
42610003
|
2
|
|
|
42610007
|
Russian ExtensiveReading2
|
3
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
10
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42610008
|
Practical Grammar 4
|
4
|
3
|
48
|
|
16
|
4
|
42610005
|
1
|
√
|
|
42610009
|
Russian Viewing Listening and Speaking 3
|
4
|
1
|
32
|
|
16
|
2
|
42610006
|
2
|
|
|
42610010
|
Russian-Chinese Translation: Theory and
Practice
|
5
|
2
|
32
|
|
12
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42610011
|
Audio-visual-oral Russian 4
|
5
|
1
|
32
|
|
16
|
2
|
42610009
|
2
|
|
|
42610012
|
Advanced Russian
Interpretation
|
6
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
|
42610013
|
Composition of Practical Writing in Russian
|
6
|
1
|
16
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42610014
|
Russian Academic Writing
|
6
|
0.5
|
10
|
|
4
|
2
|
|
3
|
√
|
|
Elective Course
|
42620001
|
Introduction to Modern Russian
|
5
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
|
42620002
|
Introduction to
Linguistics
|
5
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
|
42620003
|
Russian Grammar
|
5
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
|
42620004
|
Introduction to Russian Syntax
|
5
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
|
42620005
|
Russian Business
Translation
|
5
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42620006
|
Russian Legal
Translation
|
5
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42620007
|
SelectedReadingsof Russian Literary Classics 1
|
5
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42620008
|
Appreciation of Russian Fiction
|
5
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42620009
|
Writers and Works in Silver Age ofRussia
|
5
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42620010
|
SelectedReadingsin Russian Press
|
6
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42620011
|
Russian Sci-Tech
Translation
|
6
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42620012
|
Russian Literary
Translation
|
6
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42620013
|
SelectedReadingsof Russian Literary Classics 2
|
6
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
42620007
|
1
|
√
|
|
42620014
|
Appreciation of Russian Poetry
|
6
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42620015
|
Translation of Russian Social Science
|
6
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
1
|
√
|
|
42620016
|
Introduction to Russian Lexicology
|
6
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
3
|
√
|
|
42620017
|
Russian Rhetoric
|
6
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
3
|
√
|
|
42620018
|
Russian Writing
|
6
|
1.5
|
24
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
3
|
√
|
= 8 \* ROMAN VIII. Practice and
Experimental Teaching
|
Name
|
Credit
|
|
Internship
|
1
|
|
Observation
|
2
|
|
Graduation Thesis
|
8
|
|
Community Service and Volunteer Activities
|
2
|
IX. Requirements for Credits of Creativity
1. Student of this major is required to get a minimum of 3 credits of creativity before graduation.
2.One credit will be awarded on the accomplishment of each following point：
① Publish paper or translated works on academic journals.
② undertake research project in school level(or above)
③ get the certificate of Test for Russian Major 4
④ get the certificate of Test for Russian Major 8
⑤ get the certificate of National Computer Rank Examination(NCRE)
⑥ get the certificate of Level-II class B(or above) in Putonghua Proficiency Test
⑦ get the Certificate of Russian: Level-II in China Aptitude Test for Translators and Interpreters
⑧ get the Certificate of Russian: Level-III China Aptitude Test for Translators and Interpreters
⑨ win the third-class prize(or above) in provincial or ministerial translation contest
⑩ win third-class prize(at least) in professional Russian competition of provincial or ministerial level
3. Other types of creativity credits acknowledged by college can also be included in the calculation of the cumulative grade point.
X. Note
1. The major of Russian has a cooperative relationship with the major of Education, English, Economy, Foreign Literature, International Relations, among which students are advised to take a second major.
2. The course of this major consists of four parts: public compulsory course (30 credits), compulsory course (29.5credits) and elective course (17.5 credits) on general course platform, compulsory specialized course(24credits) and elective course(9 credits) on specialized course platform, and selected course for Social-Group Education(3 credits).
3. Distribution of basic specialized course:
Compulsory course on general course platform (29.5 credits)
Compulsory course on specialized course platform (24 credits)
5.5 credits related to the major is necessary in choosing the elective course on general course platform. Elective courses (9 credits in total) on specialized platform are mainly taken in the fifth and sixth semester.
4. University requirements: 12 credit units of elective course on general education platform
Distributional requirements: 12 credit units from three areas
Area1: Natural Science (4 credit units)
Area2: Arts and Sports (2 credit units)
Area3: Humanities and Social Science (6 credit units)
5. Students are required to have at least one-semester observation and one-semester internship from the seventh to the eighth term.
6. Graduate Thesis: students choose their thesis topic in light of their major from the following aspects: Language theory and practice, Translation theory and skill, Culture, Economy and Trade, Tourism, Management. Students are required to write a thesis with no less than 4000 words in Russian. Those who successfully pass thesis assessment can get credits awarded.
7. Students of the major shall graduate if they meet the requirements of credits in the prescribed semester with 110 course credits in total, 3 credits for community Education, accomplish all the practice and teaching, reach the requirement of college students’ foreign Language level, pass the graduation thesis. Students who are qualified will be conferred with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
