Department of Western Languages and Literature西洋語文學系
Features:
■ Compulsory Courses:
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Students are placed into small classes to intensify their training and ensure better learning efficiency. The main courses include: English Listening and Speaking Practice, Oral English, English Composition, Introduction to Translation, and Second Foreign Language. Each student is required to take one second foreign language for two years, earning a total of 8 credits in that language for graduation.
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| ■ | Comprehensive Literature and Culture Courses |
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Basic courses, such as Approaches to Literature and Introduction to Western Literature, prepare our students for more advanced studies in culture and literature. Study of the historical background of each literary period provides a better understanding of the literary tradition during that time period. More advanced studies include courses in literary movements, literary theories, philosophy, and ideological trends. Core courses include History of English Literature and History of American Literature. These courses are supplemented by a series of elective courses, such as English and American Fiction, English and American Poetry, English and American Drama, Shakespeare, etc.
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| ■ | Linguistics Curriculum |
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This curriculum aims to impart a basic knowledge of linguistics to enable students to continue their study in this field. The main courses include Introduction to Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Syntax, Sociolinguistics, Computational Linguistics, Anthropological Linguistics/Linguistic Anthropology, and Corpus Linguistics.
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| ■ | Business-Oriented Courses |
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The curriculum integrates modern high-tech, business management, and foreign language to furnish students with a competitive edge in the job market and postgraduate study admission.
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| ■ | Advanced Degree Study |
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| ■ | Career Opportunities |
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Career opportunities include working for industry, teaching, and research institutes, public service, journalism and other media, and a wide range of other professions.
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| ■ | 2+2 Double Degree Program |
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NUK undergraduate students who complete the first two years in a Bachelor degree at NUK and who meet UQ GPA and English entry requirements will be eligible for admission to a Bachelor of Arts at UQ for the period of two years. Upon successful completion of the two years full-time study in Bachelor of Arts degree in the University of Queensland, NUK students will graduate with the UQ Bachelor of Arts degree.
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設系宗旨：培育外語能力強、對英美語言、文化、及文學有深度認識之外語專業人才。
【大學部】教育目標：
(1) 藉由語言課程訓練學生聽說讀寫等語言溝通及表達技巧`。
(2) 藉由文學、文化及語言學課程，加強學生對西洋文化及語言學等專業領域之認識，強化學生升學的競爭力。
(3) 藉由與語文相結合之實用選修課程，培養學生就業之競爭力。
【研究所】教育目標：結合「文學文化與教學實務學程」及「語言學與教學實務學程」，透過教學實務相關課程，培育教材設計與英語教學之專業人才。
本系提供全英語授課課程及國際化學習環境，培育堅實的外語能力、對英美文學文化及語言學有深度認識之外語專業人才。
基礎教學以小班、密集、連貫、整合訓練，藉由文學文化及語言學課程，加強本系學生對英美文學文化賞析、語言學分析與應用及英外語實用語言等專業領域之認識，強化學生的基礎外語素養；進階教學則以專業養成為重點，系上提供翻譯、資訊商管、英語教學、第二外語……等實用選修課程，提升本系畢業生在學術界或產業界之競爭力。
本系系學會及系友會活動十分活躍，每年定期舉辦豐富活動，如：迎新宿營、讀書會及西語週活動……等，並搭配本系傳統畢業公演、系友座談會及系友回娘家，以維繫畢業系友及在校生生涯交流之連結。本系大學部學生亦可透過五年一貫學碩士學位機制，考取本系碩士班後學分抵免，順利取得學碩士雙學位。
Courses Offered: (課程規劃：中文版)■ Compulsory Courses:
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| ► Introduction to Western Literature ► Approaches to Literature ► English Oral Training (1) ► English Aural-Oral Lab Training ► English Composition (1) |
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► History of English Literature (2) ► History of American Literature ► English Composition |
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