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Foreign Languages and Literatures Program

Code: 050200)
(201109 Version)

Students shall choose 1 second foreign language.

SFL Foreign Languages and Literatures discipline was authorized to offer master’s degree programs in 1985 and doctoral degree programs in 1993. A postdoctoral center was established upon the approval of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in 2003. In 2010, the discipline was authorized as first-level to offer the doctoral degree in foreign languages and literatures. With strong teaching faculty of 20 professors and 50 associate professors, the discipline is the key discipline of SJTU 211 and 985 projects. 9 well-equipped research centers/institutions are set up in different subject fields.

 

1. Program Education Objectives
After graduation from the Translation and Interpreting program, the graduates are expected to:

  • Have deep understanding of the subject, and understand the status quo, world trends and the frontiers of academic research;
  • Be able to conduct research with academic or practical value, and show innovation in academic achievements;
  • Have a perfect command of 1 foreign language and preferably excellent command of another foreign language.
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2. Main Research Fields

 

3. Study Duration and Credit Requirements
2.5 years (full time);
Total credits credit≥30 (credits of degree courses≥19)
In principle, master courses should be completed within the first year.

 

4. Courses

Program Type

Course Code

Course Name

Credits

Semesters (Spring/Fall)

Compulsory/Elective

Degree Course

G230001

The Theory and Practice of Socialism in China

2

Spring，Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

G230002

The Theory of Social Science in Marxism

1

Spring，Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

S140503

Literature reading and academic report

2

Spring

 

Degree Course

X140502

Second Foreign Language (Japanese)

2

Spring，Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140503

Second Foreign Language (German)

2

Spring，Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140504

Second Foreign Language (French)

2

Spring，Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140505

Academic English Writing

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140506

Introduction to Linguistics

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140508

English Literature

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140509

American Literature

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140513

Language Testing

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140515

Semantics

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140522

Second Foreign Language (English)

2

Spring，Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140525

Japanese Classical Literature

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140526

Japanese Syntactics

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140528

Second Language Acquisition

2

Spring

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140533

Semantics (German)

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140534

Pragmatics (German)

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140535

Textual Linguistics (German)

2

Spring

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140601

Syntactics

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140606

Narratology

2

Spring

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140607

Japanese Translation Theories and Practice

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140608

Pragmatics

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140609

German Sociolinguistics

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140610

Introducing Japanese Linguistics

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140611

An Introduction to Contemporary Japanese Literature

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140612

Contemporary Foreign Literature Criticism

2

Fall

Compulsory

Degree Course

X140613

Introducing Translation Studies

2

Spring

Compulsory

Non-degree Course

F140503

Intercultural Communication

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140504

British Romantic Poetry

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140506

Afro-American Literature

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140507

20th-Century British and American Fiction

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140509

Comparative Studies of Chinese and English Poetry

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140510

19th-Century British and American Proses

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140511

Sociallinguistics

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140512

Syllabus Design

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140519

Selected Readings of English and American Literature

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140520

Academic Communication

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140522

Cognitive Linguistics

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140523

An Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140524

Sino-Japanese Comparative Literature

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140527

Discourse Analysis

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140529

Western Classics

2

Fall

Compulsory

Non-degree Course

F140530

Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140533

Psycholinguistics (German)

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140535

Translation Theories and Criticism(German)

2

Fall

Compulsory

Non-degree Course

F140536

Translation Practice(German)

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140603

Corpus Linguistics

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140607

Stylistics

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140611

An Introduction to Contemporary Japanese Literature

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140612

Study and Criticism of Chinese and Western Translation Theories

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140613

women’s Literature and Gender Studies

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140614

Systemic Functional Linguistics

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140615

Narratology

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140616

An Introduction to Contemporary German Literature

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140617

German Academic Writing

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140618

German Syntactics

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140619

Japanese Stylistics

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140620

A Study of Japanese Classic Poems

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140621

Translation Culture Studies (Japanese)

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140622

Japanese Literature Criticism Theories

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140623

The Study of Second Language Acquisition (Japanese)

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140624

English Teaching Methodology

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140626

Introducing Comparative Literature

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140627

Forensic Linguistics

2

Spring

 

Non-degree Course

F140628

Statistics in Linguistics

2

Spring

 

 

5.Mid-term Evaluation
The mid-term evaluation of masters should be completed within the first month of the third semester. Mid-term evaluation requirements include: have proper learning attitude, pass all required courses, attain the required credits (both total credits and degree course credits) with an average credit of degree courses above 2.00, work orderly and smoothly with the dissertation.

 

6. Dissertation Proposal
Following the mid-term evaluation, the master-degree dissertation proposal should be completed before the end of the third semester in accordance with SJTU Master Program Regulations.

 

7. Dissertation
See SJTU Dissertation Regulations.

 

8. Published Papers
Students should have at least 1 paper published in official journals.

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