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1. To enhance students’ proficiency in English, and to encourage students to obtain relevant certificates to waive the Comprehensive English Listening and Reading course, the department has formulated the following requirements and criteria that will be applicable to all students entering the program after and including the academic year of 2016.

2. Comprehensive English Listening and Reading is a zero-credit required course which demands a passing grade of C- (or 60 based on the standard of percentage grading system). Those who do not reach the passing mark must retake the course, or they will not meet the department’s graduation requirements.

3. DFLL students who meet any of the following criteria are allowed to waive Comprehensive English Listening and Reading:

• IELTS–average band 7.0 or above.
• TOEFL iBT–total score of 95 or above.
• General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) High-Intermediate Level–reading and listening tests, passed.
• Foreign Language Proficiency Test (FLPT) for English–total score of 240 or above for paper-based test.
• FCE or FCE for Schools–Grade A or above (reaching CEFR Level C1); or Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)–Grade C or above (reaching CEFR Level C1).
• TOEIC total score (listening and reading test) of 945 or above
• English-speaking foreign students are allowed to apply for exemption by turning in certified documents such as primary and secondary school graduation certificates (which must be obtained in country of origin or a country where English is an official language).

4. DFLL students who meet any of the criteria above for exemption must submit, along with their application, relevant certified documents before the assigned deadline based on the regulations announced on DFLL’s official website. No overdue applications will be accepted.

5. The application period for exemption from Comprehensive English Listening and Reading will be opened once each semester. Those who have their application approved shall obtain the credits for this course, which will be included in their graduation credits. Those who have not reached any of the exemption criteria listed in item III must meet the department’s graduation requirement by completing the Comprehensive English Listening and Reading course during their senior year.

6. The results of exemption application will be announced prior to Stage 2 of Course Pre-registration of each fall semester.

7. The regulations above will be announced and go into effect after passing DFLL Departmental Affairs Meetings and the College of Liberal Arts’s College Affairs Meetings.

1. There are four kinds of authorized leaves: sick leaves, personal leaves, official leaves, and maternity leaves.
2. If a student has to take a sick leave, he/she must inform the instructor the exact day of absence, and fill in the leave form within three days. For those who require a leave more than 3 days, please turn in a diagnosis certified by a hospital or practice contracted with the National Health Insurance Bureau, signed by the instructor and approved by the department chair. As for those who require a leave more than 15 days, the leave must be approved by the Dean of Students Affairs.
   P.S. To request for an approved leave, please follow our official online application process by entering the application page through the homepage of National Taiwan University or myNTU website. For students, please click into “students” section to get access to the application page. As for teachers, please click into the section of “students affairs” to get all required information.). If there are any special conditions, the student is allowed to seek approval for the leave through paperwork. Also, please note that only paperwork is allowed for any cases of a leave application on final exams.
3. If a student has to take a personal leave due to major personal affairs, he/she must fill in the leave form and inform the instructor in advance, and turn in the form to Students Assistance Division for approval. For those who require a leave over 3 days, please prepare a copy of the parent(s)’s approval or any other related documents, with the instructor’s signature and the department chair’s approval. As for those who require a leave over 15 days, the leave must be approved by the Dean of Students Affairs.
4. If a student has to take a maternity leave, she must turn in a certified document issued by a hospital or practice contracted with the National Health Insurance Bureau for the department chair’s approval and a filled leave form for Students Assistance Division’s examination. For those who require a leave that lasts over 15 days, the leave must be approved by the Dean of Students Affairs.
5. Students who meet any of the following conditions are allowed to apply for an official leave by filling in the leave form, and are required to inform the instructor(s) and have the form examined by Students Assistance Division in advance. For those who require a leave over 3 days, the leave must be approved by the department chair. As for those who require a leave over 15 days, it must be approved by the Dean of Students Affairs: A official leave is applicable for:
   • Those who are chosen as representatives for international activities and affairs, and have provided certified documents issued by government agencies or relevant groups/organizations.
   • Those who are chosen as representatives for extracurricular activities and have provided certified documents issued by relevant groups/organizations.
   • Those who are chosen by the school to serve in official duties and have provided certified documents issued by the directors of the units or their superiors.
6. If the student is unable to have his/her leave request approved in advance, he/she must first inform the department office and make up the application within two weeks.
7. Students who cannot come to class due to emergencies must follow the Students Assistance Division’s regulations for leave requests.
8. Students absent from class without an approved leave request or after the requested dates will be considered cases of absenteeism. Under such circumstances, an hour of unapproved absence will be regarded as the same as five hours of personal leave.
9. Students who take leaves of up to one-fifth of the semester’s teaching hours will have 1 letter grade deduced from his/her semester grade of the course. For those absent for one-fourth of the teaching hours, the registered semester grade will be 2 letter grades lower than given. As for students who take leaves of over one-third of the teaching hours will have their semester grade registered as X, indicating that the course requirements are not met during the semester.
10. The above item is not applicable to those who have had their official leave or maternity leave requests approved.

1. DFLL’s “Introduction to Linguistics” and language training courses (“English Composition I & II,” “English Oral Training I & II,” and “Comprehensive English listening,” etc.) are only open to its major and double major students, as well as minor students of the program’s language field. The language training courses are designed in small-size class format and are not open to auditors.
2. Literature courses such as “Approaches to Literature,” “Introduction to Western Literature,” “European Literature,” “English Literature,” and “American Literature” are only open to DFLL major and double major students, as well as minor students of the program’s literature field. Please directly ask the instructor(s) in class to learn if the course is open to auditors.
3. The translation courses are only open to DFLL major and double major students, as well as students of the Chinese-English Translation and Interpretation Program, and are not open to auditors.
4. The courses of “English composition III” are only open to DFLL major and double major students and are not open to auditors.

For students who are transferring from other departments and schools, please note that if you want to know which year’s course requirements you should follow and the minimum credits for graduation after transferring to the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, you may read the following information.

[ Transferring from other departments ]

Generally speaking, after transferring to the DFLL, students should follow the same course requirements as those of the other DFLL students of the same grade in that year.

(The easiest way is to look at their student number. The first two numbers at the beginning signify the year they should refer to.)

For students who indicated in the application system that they wish to be transferred to a grade lower than their original grade, they should follow the same course requirements as the grade they were transferred to. The following are various situations and examples:

For sophomores who filed successful transfer applications, they can only be transferred to the second year of the DFLL. Therefore, the course requirements they need to follow are the same as the DFLL sophomores of that year.

For juniors who filed successful transfer applications, they face either one of the following two situations:

(1) Transfer to the third year of DFLL, and follow the same course requirements as the DFLL juniors of that year.

(2) If the applicant student indicated a request to be transferred to the second year of the DFLL, the student should follow the same course requirements as the DFLL sophomores of that year.

For seniors who filed successful transfer applications, they face either one of the following two situations:

(1) Transfer to the fourth year of DFLL, and follow the same course requirements as the DFLL seniors of that year.

(2) Only those who minored in Foreign Languages and Literatures before the transfer can be transferred to the third year of the DFLL. And they should follow the same course requirements as the DFLL juniors that year.

Example (1): Student W (sophomore, student number b06100000) filed a successful transfer to the DFLL in academic year 107. W should then follow the same course requirements as the DFLL sophomores in that year, meaning the requirements announced in academic year 106.

Example (2): Student L (junior, student number b05100000) filed a successful transfer to the DFLL in academic year 107. L should then follow the same course requirements as the DFLL juniors in that year, meaning the requirements announced in academic year 105. (Please note: if the applicant student indicated the wish to be transferred to a lower grade in the application, the student should then refer to the requirements of academic year 106.)

[ Transferring from other schools ]

In general, all transfer students from other schools will begin as sophomores, and their student numbers will be the same as the sophomores of the current year. They should also follow the same course requirements and minimum graduation credits as the DFLL sophomores. (However, if the transferring student was already a student at the National Taiwan University, and he/she has accumulated over 50 transferrable credits, the student may apply to be transferred to a higher grade. In this case, it depends on which grade the student was transferred to, and he/she should follow the course requirements of that year.)

(The easiest way is to look at your student number. The first two numbers at the beginning signify the year you should refer to.)

Example (1): Student C, a sophomore at Goodness University, was admitted to the second year of the DFLL at National Taiwan University in academic year 107, and her student number was b06102000. In this case, she should follow the course requirements that were based on the regulations of academic year 106.

Example (2): Student L, a junior in the @@ Department of National Taiwan University, was admitted to the second year of the DFLL at National Taiwan University in academic year 107. Since he had a total of over 50 transferrable credits, he was transferred to the third year of the DFLL, meaning that his student number was b05102000. In this case, he should follow the course requirements that were based on the regulations of academic year 105.

For further enquiries, please contact Ms. Han at the Enrollment Office at <hanmin@ntu.edu.tw>.

Since questions about credit transfer for exchange students are frequently asked, students are suggested to take a look at this announcement regarding some of their potential questions. If you have any doubts after reading this, please contact a TA.

Since there are a lot of students asking whether the extra foreign language courses that they have taken can be counted as general elective course credits, the teaching assistants would like to hereby answer all the relevant enquiries.

Answer: Yes, extra foreign language courses can be counted as general elective course credits!

DFLL has different course requirements from other departments. Credits gained in the first year of taking foreign language courses are used to fulfill the foreign languages area requirement. Foreign language courses offered by the DFLL are compulsory courses. They are not courses specifically for the English and foreign languages area; therefore, credits gained by taking them can be counted as general elective course credits (= overtaking compulsory courses).