Department Of Chinese Literature Research Articles

How does criticism civilize: the possibility and limitation of literature criticism in university education

ABSTRACT Based on my teaching experience of nearly 20 years in the Department of Chinese Literature in mainland China, this paper discusses the functions of literary criticism, and how they differ between university education and secondary education. This paper has two main purposes: (1) by examining how Chinese literary criticism evolved since the 1980s, this article shows the important role it played in shaping the ways people think. (2) Through the observation of the new generation of young readers, this paper points out the inflexibility of the existing academic criticism. From my teaching experience, I have observed that the flourishing Chinese network literature represents, since the beginning of the new century, a whole new literary field and traditional literary criticism is facing new challenges. However, with the top-down reform of literature education, literary criticism is more related to the exam system than to the literary creation itself. This means that literary criticism still assumes a very important educational function, but is no longer adapted to the new commercial literary production. This new trend has forced academic criticism to make corresponding adjustments. This paper sees the possibility of establishing a new critical unified field.

Comparative Study of ‘Chinese Literature Department’ and ‘Chinese Language Department’ in Taiwan

Each country has a different name for its own language, so the names of its own language-related departments are different in universities and colleges.BR In South Korea, the mother tongue is named as the national language or the Korean language, and the subject names in the universities and colleges are different, such as the department of national language and the department of foreign Korean education.BR Taiwan calls its language national language or Chinese, and most of the departments related to the language in universities and colleges are called the Chinese literature department or the Chinese language department, which is similar with Korea that without unified name and there may be some misunderstanding caused by foreigners and even locals do not understand the difference between the two although the department names are all Chinese department that can learning Chinese.BR This paper will make a brief analysis about What is the difference between the Chinese literature department and the Chinese department and expect to help foreigners or Chinese people understand the Chinese literature department/Chinese department. It is also expected to contribute to the unification of the names of the Chinese literature department/Chinese department in Taiwan.

Illuminative Approach in Evaluation of Curriculum of Chinese Literature Department

Illuminative Approach in Evaluation of Curriculum of Chinese Literature Department

港大“中國經學”課程之退場———一個東亞視域的考察

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract also in English.
 本文立足於先行研究成果，進而從一個相對廣域的東亞視野來考察1934年以還，始於胡適，歷經陳受頤、容肇祖，完成於許地山的港大中文系改革事業之緣起原委、發展經過、造成之結果及其可能意涵。全文主要討論兩大議題，一是將港大中文系之改革，視爲中國新文化思潮、文學革命之一環，重新分析胡適主持計劃改革港大中文系這一事業的性質爲何？二是將港大中文系改革之兩大結果，亦即區分中國文史學系爲“哲學”、“史學”、“文學”、“普通文學”四部，以及將“經學”自港大中文教育退場一事，置於東亞之近代新式大學課程如何編派舊學的發展脈絡中，以思考其間所展現出的共同樣態。本文以爲港大中文教育之改革，其實並非只是一個大學内部單純的“課程”架構問題，我們應該將之納入民國初年以來胡適所從事的“文學革命”之一環來加以認識。又“經學”自港大中文完全退場，不僅是在英國人意想之外，也在中國内地“中文教學變動潮流”之外，筆者因此判斷胡適、許地山的港大中文學院改革發想源頭，恐在“域外”。而據本文考察我們得以合理推測：港大中國文史學系“中國經學”課程的退場，確實存在著隱而不宣的“日本因素”。
 This article bases on the East Asian horizon to explore the origin, process, result and meaning of the reformation in Department of Chinese in the University of Hong Kong (HKU), which was begun by Hu Shih from 1934, developed by Chen Shou-yi, Yung Zhao-zu, and finished by Xu Di-shan. Firstly, I see the reformation in Department of Chinese in HKU as a part of “new culture trend” and the revolution in literature in China and reanalyze the properties of Hu Shih’s plan for the reformation in Department of Chinese in HKU. Secondly, I put the result of the the reformation in Department of Chinese in HKU, that to separate Department of Chinese Literature And History as four parts: philosophy, history, literature and common literature, and to let Chinese Classics course exited from the Chinese education in HKU, into the context of the development of new course in modern East Asian universities. Therefore, I think that the reformation in Department of Chinese in HKU was not a matter about courses in universities but a part of the revolution in literature in China which related with Hu Shih. And the exit of Chinese Classics Course in HKU was not only unexpected for British but also out of the change of Chinese education in China. Through this study, I think that the origin of this reformation was in foreign. And there was invisible factors about Japan related with the exit of Chinese Classics Course in HKU.

The Problems of and Solutions to Chinese Education for Marketing Communication at Binus University

Nowadays in Indonesia, more people realize the importance of using Chinese language. Therefore, at Binus University, Mandarin is taught not only in Chinese Literature Department, but also in non-Chinese Literature Department. Because the curriculum is still relatively new, students who have never studied Chinese language find some difficulties. The author through observations in the classroom found some problems that arise during the teaching and learning session. Through this paper, the author hopes to help to solve existing problems, to increase the level of Chinese language knowledge, and help to increase students’ interest in Chinese language.

Extending the Technology Acceptance Model to Investigate Impact of Embodied Games on Learning of Xiao-zhuan()

This research focuses on topic of e-learning of Xiao-zhuan through digital Embodied games as a brand new way of creative learning method for Xiao-zhuan. TAM, Technology Acceptance Model, is the methodology in this research. Theory of perceived playfulness is also adopted to analyze the learning of Xiao-zhuan. Subjects in this research are 45 sophomores of the Department of Chinese Literature in National Taiwan Normal University. This research adopts questionnaire survey method, then refers to students’ paper scores on the test. The results of this research are as follows: Firstly, “Perceived Usefulness” has the significant influence on “Learning Effectiveness” and “Attitude toward Using the Embodied games”. Secondly, “Perceived Ease of Use” has the influence on “Perceived Playfulness”. Thirdly, “Perceived Playfulness” has the significant influence on “Attitude toward Using the Embodied games”.

Chinese Teaching in Chinese Department of Binus University

Binus University, established in 1974 and located in West Jakarta, is one of famous universities in Indonesia. This university has some literature departments including Chinese literature department which was started in 2002. At this moment, this department has 419 students and 28 lecturers who have different background. The difference of the students and lecturers’ point of view becomes one the backgrounds of this paper. The others are text books used, campus rules and alternative solution toward the problem faced. The method used in this research is direct observation. From the data taken and analyzed, it can be concluded: (1) Chinese department students, either Chinese descendant or not, has problems in learning Chinese, (2) The number of lecturers of Bachelor graduates is more than the master ones, (3) The Chinese language mastery of Chinese descendant students is better than non Chinese descendant ones, (4) The text books used are not all suitable for Chinese department student, and (5) The quality control system of Chinese teaching is good.