• Please refer to the attached files for the notes on course selection and the list of required courses.

• DFLL students, including freshmen, minors (language groups), double majors, transfer students from another department or institution, who would like to take “English Oral Training (I) (1),” are required to take a placement test in the first semester of each academic year, and select courses based on the test results. Students who have not taken the test are not allowed to take this course.

• For each academic year’s required courses and regulations on course selection, please refer to the university’s required course inquiry system.

/Curriculum Design/

During their four years of study in this program, students must obtain 128 credits in total to meet the degree’s graduation requirement. The credits include 24 credits of courses required by the university and general education courses, as well as the department’s 77 required and 27 elective credits. Among departmental required courses, the proportion of language/linguistic courses to literary courses is 1:1.5. Students are allowed to take 15 to 25 credits each semester during freshman to junior year, and senior students are allowed to take 9 to 25 credits each semester.

/Curriculum Features/

1.Required Courses

The department’s required courses are divided into the categories of literature and language training. For the design of literature courses, on the one hand, the department provides students with a comprehensive overview of the historical development of literature in “Introduction to Western Literature,” then proceeds to introduce students to British, American, and European literature. On the other hand, the department helps students explore methods for studying different genres of literary works in “Approaches to Literature,” as well as in advanced fiction and drama courses. Through these courses’ guidance on literary readings, students will be introduced to the development of western culture, philosophy, and ethos.

Aside from taking introductory courses, courses on literary periods, and courses on selected readings of drama and fiction, students must obtain 9 extra credits from the Seminars on Literature and Cultural Studies to meet the required literature credits. In recent years, available courses in the last category have included “Literary Theory,” “Arthurian Literature,” “Film Art and Ideology,” “Introduction to Popular Culture,” “Twentieth-Century Irish Theatre,” “Contemporary English Plays,” “Literature, Animals, and Society,” “Storytelling in French,” “Islamic History and Culture,” “French Cultural Studies,” “German Cultural Studies,” “Spanish Contemporary Culture,” and “The Introduction of Chinese Literature History,” etc.

The department’s language training courses, including “English Oral Training,” “English Composition,” “Translation,” and “Comprehensive English Listening and Reading,” etc., are conducted in intensive and small class settings. This helps students train their skills in English listening, speaking, reading, writing, and Chinese-English translation.

The department also offers second foreign language courses in French, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic, Turkish, Polish, Czech, Latin, and Ancient Greek. Each student must take courses in one of these second foreign languages for at least two years and obtain 12 credits. Students are also allowed to take Japanese courses offered by our university’s Japanese department or other foreign language courses for two years, to fulfill the department’s credit requirement in this section.

2.Elective Courses

In recent years, the department has offered elective courses such as “Introduction to Phonetics,” “Interpreting Theory and Techniques,” “Journalistic Writing,” “Business English,” “Introduction to Language Testing,” “Presenting in English: Techniques and Practices,” and “French Pronunciation and Aural Training.” Students are also allowed to take elective courses offered by other faculties or departments.

/Curriculum Planning/

To maintain the overall teaching quality and improve course contents, the department has formed a curriculum committee and committees of various subjects. Each committee meet on a regular basis to discuss teaching plans and share teaching experiences, facilitating interactions among the instructors and exchanges of teaching methods.

For information on course selection methods and the list of departments that are included in the inter-school course selection agreements between NTU and other institutions, please visit the NTU Online Course Information Network.

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Article 8 of the University’s Inter-School Course Selection Implementation Regulations states: “Except in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, students are not allowed to apply for inter-school course selection from other schools, and departments are not allowed to accept students from other schools to apply for inter-school course selection to our school.”

Student Educational Objectives

1. Groom research knowledge in English and American literature and culture
2. Prepare a solid theoretical basis for literary and cultural interpretation
3. Offer advanced courses in communication and thinking ability

Student Core Abilities

1. In-depth reading and discussion skills in foreign literature and culture
2. Proficient communication skills in foreign language(s)
3. Independent and critical thinking, active questioning, and problem-solving skills
4. Pass the official test(s) of the foreign language(s) studied, or obtain equivalent abilities
5. Examine the laws behind language phenomena through scientific methods
6. Interpret different cultures, understand the relationship between literature and other forms of artistic expression, and have preliminary skills in professional literature and humanities research

Please refer to the NTU Curriculum Mapping website.

• All NTU students (regardless of department or grade) who have completed the 32 credits as specified in the Foreign Language Course Portfolio can apply for a certificate of study.

• The Foreign Language Course Portfolio is divided into the German, French, and Spanish group. Each group includes 12 credits of basic language courses, 6 credits of advanced language courses, 8 credits of cultural courses, and 6 credits of literature courses. The required courses for each group are listed in the attached file. If a student has acquired a certain level of French/German/Spanish, he/she can directly study language courses offered in the second or third year.

• How to apply: After completing all the credits, apply at the DFLL Office with all the transcripts from previous years.

• The Foreign Language Course Portfolio is not a program. Students cannot apply for deferral of graduation on the basis of uncompleted credits in this Portfolio.

• All credits in this Course Portfolio can be counted towards the graduation credits of DFLL. The basic language courses satisfy the 12 credits as listed in the Foreign Language Course Requirements; and the advanced course credits are count as elective credits or literary and cultural studies credits.

DFLL students (including minors and double majors) who have completed the 24 credits stipulated in the Linguistics and Language Teaching Course Portfolio are eligible to obtain a certificate of study.

The Linguistics and Language Teaching Course Portfolio includes:

• Required Basic Course(s): Introduction to Linguistics (1)” and “Introduction to Linguistics (2)” (or “Introduction to English Linguistics (1)” and “Introduction to English Linguistics (2)”) for a total of 6 credits.

• Elective advanced courses are listed in the attachment. Courses are divided into three groups: “General Linguistics,” “Applied Linguistics,” and “Language Teaching.” Students should take 18 credits from any of the courses in the three groups. The 18 credits can be counted towards the elective course credits as stipulated by the department.

Notes

• After completing all the credits, students can apply for a certificate of study at the DFLL Office from June to July each year. Please bring your transcripts from all the previous years.

• The Linguistics and Language Teaching Course Portfolio is not a program. Students cannot apply for deferral of graduation on the basis of uncompleted credits in this Portfolio.