In 1930s and 1940s, because the educational circles imitated the educational model of the former Soviet Union [1], "Freshman Chinese" was cancelled in 1950s, and college Chinese disappeared as a public course, which was interrupted for nearly 30 years. .
Professor Su said in 1978 "Declaration on the Presidency of Fudan University": "If Fudan is allowed to enroll students separately, I mean to give each class a Chinese exam first, and then issue papers after the exam. Unqualified, the following subjects will not be tested. I can't learn Chinese and I can't learn anything else.
1978 Autumn, Nanjing University resumed the college Chinese course, and the president Kuang Yaming was not satisfied with the Chinese textbooks at that time. As soon as Xu Zhongyu took off his "Rightist" hat, Kuang Yaming took the initiative to contact him, hoping that the two universities would cooperate and compile a high-level textbook.
Later, he said in the preface of this textbook: "It is of great significance to offer Chinese courses in universities. Marx once said that mastering a language means mastering a weapon. Nowadays, many college students have a low level of Chinese.