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.
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.