Category List
I. About the Department:
(A) Department History: the university was founded in 1895 as the Department of Language and since that time has produced many skilled elementary school teachers. In 1987, when the school underwent a name change to the Taipei Municipal Teachers College, the department followed suit and became the Department of Language Education and became a large source of educators in Chinese language and literature. The school then became the Taipei Municipal University of Education in 2005 and the department once more changed its name to its current form. Our curriculum follows a traditional outline of Chinese language instruction—we offer standard courses in classical Chinese literature, modern literature, and classics research. But real-life demands have changed, and so we have added courses that address the more practical uses of language and media. For the 2013 academic year we added several courses, such as Script Editing and Practice and Narratology of Internet Multimedia, which are intended to raise the ability of our graduates and give them the skills necessary to find opportunities for work.
(B) Our Aims:
1. Undergraduate
(1) Prepare students for applications of language in both the real world and in research
(2) Prepare students for practical communication and etiquette and participation in social/cultural events
(3) Give our students a background rich in culture and the liberal arts
(4) Train professional educators in the Chinese language
2. Master's/PhD
(1) Prepare students for professional service and research
(2) Prepare students for language education and inter-cultural research
(3) Train researchers in Sinological studies
(4) Train researchers in modern literature and culture
(C) Educational Vision and Goals
1. Undergraduate
(1) Prepare students for applications of language in both the real world and in research
(2) Prepare students for practical communication and etiquette and participation in social/cultural events
(3) Give our students a background rich in culture and the liberal arts
(4) Train professional educators in Chinese language
2. Master's/PhD
(1) Prepare students for professional service and research
(2) Prepare students for language education and inter-cultural research
(3) Train researchers in Sinological studies
(4) Train researchers in modern literature and culture
(D) Core Abilities
1. Undergraduate
(1) Reading and Understanding
(2) Writing and Expression
(3) Culture and Discipline
(4) Professional Orientation
2. Master's/PhD
(1) Professional Knowledge
(2) Liberal Temperament
(3) Academic Expression
(4) Professional Orientation