Beijing Language and Culture University

essential information

Historical evolution

Beijing Language Institute

Founded in 1962, it was called "preparatory college for foreign students".

On January 9, 1965, with the approval of Premier Zhou Enlai, it was named "Beijing Language Institute".

In October 19, 1971, according to the decision of the Beijing Revolutionary Committee, the Beijing Language Institute merged with Beijing International Studies University.

On October 16, 1972, he returned to school under the care of Premier Zhou.

In 1974, Chairman Mao Zedong wrote the name of the school.

In 1986, we began to recruit master degree students majoring in modern Chinese as a foreign language.

In 1988, the University began to recruit foreign students for the first time.

On June 13, 1996, it was officially renamed "Beijing Language and Culture University" with the approval of the Ministry of Education (formerly the State Education Commission).

Beijing Language and Culture University

On July 2, 2002, it was simplified as "Beijing Language and Culture University" with the approval of the Ministry of education

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In 2010, it was selected as the national "characteristic key discipline project" construction university.

At the end of 2011, he was selected into the public postgraduate program of national construction high level university.

In 2012, the first batch of universities were selected into the National College Students' innovation and entrepreneurship training program.

In 2013, the University was selected as one of the first batch of demonstration bases for studying in China by the Ministry of education.

School running conditions

Department setting

As of October 2017, the university has three academic departments and eight directly affiliated colleges (teaching departments), which are:

Chinese International Education Department: including College of Chinese, College of Chinese advanced studies, College of Chinese accelerated studies, College of preparatory education and College of Chinese language

Department of foreign languages: College of English, College of advanced translation, College of applied foreign languages, College of Oriental Language and culture, College of western language and culture, Middle East College

Department 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 art, School of Marxism, School of language rehabilitation, School of training, School of network education, Department of physical education

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Faculty

As of December 2017, the school has 3 National candidates for the new century ten million talent project, 1 national ten thousand talent plan leader, 1 "young top talent" of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, 29 new century excellent talent support planners, 7 Huo Yingdong young teacher award winners and 46 government special allowance winners Three "four one batch" talents from the national publicity and culture system, two "four one batch" talents from Beijing and four famous teachers from Beijing were selected

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Discipline construction

As of October 2017, the University's disciplines cover eight categories, including literature, economics, law, engineering, history, education, management and art; there is a postdoctoral mobile station, 2 first level disciplines authorized by doctoral degree, 17 second level disciplines authorized by doctoral degree, 3 first level disciplines authorized by master's degree, 31 second level disciplines authorized by master's degree; and there is a master's professional degree Four authorization points. There are 1 national key discipline and 10 Beijing key disciplines

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Post doctoral research station: Chinese language and Literature

First level disciplines authorized for Doctoral Degree: foreign language and literature, Chinese language and Literature

Second level disciplines authorized for Doctoral Degree: literature and art, linguistics and applied linguistics, Chinese philology, Chinese classical philology, Chinese ancient literature, Chinese modern and contemporary literature, Chinese minority language and literature, comparative literature and world literature, English language and literature, Asian and African language and literature, European language and literature, foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, etc

The first level disciplines of master's degree: foreign language and literature, Chinese language and literature, computer science and technology

The second level disciplines authorized for the master's degree are: international politics, ideological and political education, curriculum and teaching theory, basic psychology, literature and art, linguistics and applied linguistics, Chinese language and Philology, Chinese classical philology, Chinese ancient literature, Chinese modern and contemporary literature, Chinese minority language and literature, comparative literature and world literature, English language and literature, French language and literature, German language and literature Chinese language and literature, Japanese language and literature, Spanish language and literature, Arabic language and literature, European language and literature, Asian and African language and literature, foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, Chinese history, computer system structure, computer software and theory, computer application technology, etc

Professional master's degree: Master of Chinese international education, master of translation (English translation, French interpretation)

National Key Discipline: Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

Key disciplines in Beijing: 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 Chinese international education, etc

Teaching construction

quality engineering

As of July 2012, the school has 7 national characteristic specialty construction sites, 4 Beijing Municipal characteristic specialty construction sites and 10 school level characteristic specialty construction sites; 2 teams have won the title of national excellent teaching team, and 3 teams have won the title of Beijing excellent teaching team.

A number of practice teaching bases and experimental teaching centers have been established. Two practice teaching bases and two experimental teaching centers have won the titles of Beijing off campus talent training base and Beijing Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center respectively.

National characteristic specialty construction points: Chinese as a foreign language, Chinese language, English, Chinese language and literature, Japanese, Arabic, French

National excellent teaching team: TCFL professional team, Chinese language professional teaching team

National Excellent Course: Elementary Japanese (1), introduction to Chinese culture

Ministry of education experimental teaching demonstration center: Information Technology Laboratory

Beijing Municipal characteristic specialty construction sites: English, Chinese language, Chinese language and literature, Chinese as a foreign language

Beijing Municipal Excellent Teaching Team: English major undergraduate teaching team, TCFL major undergraduate teaching team, Chinese language major undergraduate teaching team

Excellent courses in Beijing: introduction to second language teaching, introduction to linguistics, advanced French interpretation

Beijing Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center: Information Science Experimental Center, teaching Chinese as a foreign language experimental center

Beijing Municipal Excellent Textbooks: New Practical Chinese textbook, advanced course of modern Chinese, introduction to teaching Chinese as a foreign language, practical grammar analysis, new standard Chinese, Chinese intensive course, French Linguistics Course, intensive reading of College Chinese (Volume 1) (Uyghur Edition), Fundamentals of computer application (5th Edition) windows XP and office 2003 Environment, application of contrastive translation strategies between English and Chinese, college Italian listening course, history of Japanese classical literature

 

Foreign exchange

As of October 2017, the university has established cooperation and exchange relations with 321 universities and educational institutions in 58 countries and regions in the world. To establish Harvard Beijing college in cooperation with Harvard University. Bangkok College was set up in Thailand and Tokyo Branch in Japan. The university has carried out joint education with China and foreign countries in various forms, and carried out joint undergraduate or postgraduate programs with more than 10 foreign universities, including Webster University, George Mason University, Konstanz University of Applied Sciences, Manchester University, etc. It has undertaken 18 Confucius Institutes and 1 Confucius Classroom, and has been rated as "advanced Chinese Cooperative Institution"

 

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academic research

Scientific research platform

As of October 2017, the university has established 33 university level research institutions, including the Academy of Language Sciences, the Research Center for Chinese as a foreign language, the high-end Innovation Center for language resources, the Collaborative Innovation Center for sustainable development of Confucius Institute, and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese peripheral languages and cultures.

The university has 12 research centers (or bases) at or above the provincial and ministerial level

The center for the study of Chinese as a foreign language is one of the key research bases of the 100 Institutes of Humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of education;

The center for Arab Studies is the key training base for national and regional research of the Ministry of education;

The national language resources monitoring and research print media center is an important base for the language resources monitoring of the State Language Commission;

The research center of Chinese language standard is the front for the State Language Commission to develop and revise the language standard;

China Language Resources Protection Research Center is a professional organization of the national language resources protection project implemented by the State Language Commission;

The international Chinese language teaching and research base is one of the top ten research bases for the international promotion of Chinese established by the national Hanban;

The Research Center for translation and communication of Chinese culture is a cooperative platform for cultural translation between China and foreign countries invested by the Ministry of culture;

The capital international culture research base is the key research base of philosophy and Social Sciences in Beijing;

The language resources innovation center is the only language center in the "Beijing University Innovation Center" built by Beijing Municipal Education Commission;

China National Language Application Research Center is a national language research center supported by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission

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