Chinese language and literature is not a Chinese department, but the abbreviation of "China Language and Literature Department" in colleges and universities, which generally refers to the abbreviation of "China Language and Literature Department", a teaching administrative unit set up by colleges and universities according to their professional nature, and is one of the institutions under colleges and universities. As the name of the institution, "Chinese Department" is preceded by the name of the university.
The Chinese Department of a university generally offers Chinese language and literature, Chinese language, Chinese education and other majors. Comparatively speaking, Chinese language and literature courses are more interesting to learn. However, no matter which Chinese department in a university, it is necessary to study seemingly boring courses such as China ancient literature, ancient Chinese, and an introduction to linguistics.
Training objectives of Chinese language and literature major (four-year undergraduate course for teachers, awarded with bachelor of arts degree): This major trains teachers, teaching researchers and other educators who have the basic theories, basic knowledge and basic skills of Chinese language and literature, good humanistic quality and teachers' professional quality, and initially have the teaching ability and scientific research ability to engage in Chinese language and literature teaching and research in colleges and secondary schools.
The main courses offered are: introduction to linguistics, modern Chinese, ancient Chinese, China history (or writing, phonology, exegetics), Chinese and foreign linguistics history, general logic, China culture introduction, China ancient philology, literature introduction, Marxist-Leninist literary theory, China modern literature, China contemporary literature, China ancient literature, comparative literature, foreign literature, aesthetics, writing.