Beijing Language and Culture University

Beijing Language and Culture University
Simplified Chinese	北京语言大学
Traditional Chinese	北京語言大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Běijīng Yǔyán Dàxué
Yuyan Xueyuan
Simplified Chinese	语言学院
Traditional Chinese	語言學院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yǔyán Xuéyuàn

Beijing Language and Culture University
	北京语言大学
Former names	Higher Preparatory School for Foreign Students (1962–4), Beijing Language Institute (1964–1996)
Established	1962
President	Liu Li
Vice-president	Cao Zhiyun, Qi Dexiang, Dong Lijun
Chairperson of the University Council	Ni Haidong
Administrative staff	1,201
Undergraduates	6,258 (4,486 domestic, 1,772 international)
Postgraduates	2,216 (1,879 domestic, 337 international)
Doctoral students	338 (242 domestic, 96 international)
Location	Beijing, People's Republic of China; 39°59′36″N 116°20′16″E
Campus	Urban
Nickname	Bei Yu (北语)
Mascot	Beiyuer (宝贝鱼)
Website	www.blcu.edu.cn

Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU; Chinese: 北京语言大学; pinyin: Běijīng Yǔyán Dàxué), colloquially known in Chinese as Yuyan Xueyuan (Chinese: 语言学院; pinyin: Yǔyán Xuéyuàn), has the main aim of teaching the Chinese language and culture to foreign students. However, it also takes Chinese students specializing in foreign languages and other relevant subjects of humanities and social sciences, and trains teachers of Chinese as a foreign language. It used to be the only institute of this kind in China. After the push for massification of higher education starting in the 90s, nowadays many other universities in almost every major city in China have a similar offer. Thus bachelor, master or post-doc degrees in "Teaching Chinese as a second language to Foreigners", as well as bachelor's and master's degrees in several foreign languages, are no longer only to be found at BLCU.[1] Beijing Language and Culture University is often called "Little United Nations" in China because of its very large number of international students from various countries.

History

Early in the 1950s when the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language (TCFL) was still at the initial stage, the first generation of BLCU teachers took an active part in the pioneering work. As a result, the first school of higher education specially oriented to foreign students, "Higher Preparatory School for Foreign Students", was established in June 1962. In 1964, the school was officially named "Beijing Language Institute" (Chinese: 北京语言学院; pinyin: Běijīng yǔyán xuéyuàn). In June 1996, it was renamed "Beijing Language and Culture University" (Chinese: 北京语言文化大学; pinyin: Běijīng yǔyán wénhuà dàxué). Its Chinese name was shortened in July 2002 to "Beijing Language University" with the approval of the Ministry of Education, but the English name remained unchanged. September 6, 2002, witnessed the celebration of the 40th anniversary of BLCU, for which General-Secretary Jiang Zemin and Vice-Premier Li Lanqing wrote letters of congratulations, and the Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee Li Peng wrote words of encouragement.[1] BLCU was granted the privilege to confer doctoral degrees in foreign languages and literature in 2011.[2]

Campus

South gate of BLCU

East gate of BLCU

University campus - Physical activities complex

The campus of BLCU is located in the Haidian District of Beijing. It takes about 330,289 m², and total building area is about 427,342 m². Most teaching facilities, including the main building, library and gym are in the teaching area, while dormitories for Chinese students are there as well. The special dormitory for foreign students is Building 17, located in the living area with apartments for staff and families. Some grocery stores can be found in both the teaching and living areas, and the only market zone is near the north exit of the living area.

Bachelor's degree programs

Chinese Language and Literature
Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
Spanish Language and Literature
Russian Language and Literature
Arabic Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Korean Language and Literature
Italian Language and Literature
Portuguese Language and Literature
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpretation
Computer Science and Technology
Information Management and Information Systems
Technology of Digital Media
Finance
Accounting
Painting
Journalism
International Politics
International Economics and Trade

Master's degree programs

Chinese Linguistics and Philology
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Course Design and Teaching Theories
Special Historical Studies
Chinese Ancient Literature
International Politics
Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Comparative Literature and World Literature
Contemporary Chinese Literature
Literary Theory
Ancient Chinese Philology
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Spanish Language and Literature
Arabic Language and Literature
European Languages and Literatures
Asian and African Languages and Literatures
Ideological and Political Education
Basic Psychology
Chinese Ethnic Languages and Literatures
Master's program of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MTCSOL)
Technology of Computer Application
Master of Translation and Interpreting

Doctoral degree programs

Arabic Language and Literature
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Comparative Literature and World Literature
Chinese Ancient Literature
English Language and Literature
Theory of Literature and Art
Chinese Philology
Studies of Ancient Chinese Documents
Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
Chinese Ethnic Languages and Literatures

Notable faculty

Wei-Heng Chen
Liang Xiaosheng, novelist and screenwriter
Huang Jing, Chinese-American political scientist and alleged spy
Valerie Grosvenor Myer, English novelist, biographer and literary historian

Notable alumni

Da Chen, author
Hong Lei, diplomat
Mulatu Teshome, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (7 October 2013 - 25 October 2018)
Awkwafina, Actress and rapper

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"About BLCU". Beijing Language and Culture University.

External links

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[uni-1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "About BLCU". Beijing Language and Culture University.

Haidian District
Areas	Madian Wudaokou
Colleges and universities	Beihang University Beijing Film Academy Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Language and Culture University Beijing Normal University Haidian Campus Central Party School China University of Geosciences China University of Political Science and Law Xueyuan Lu Campus Minzu University of China Open University of China Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of International Relations University of Science and Technology Beijing
Schools and Misc. Education	Affiliated High School of Peking University Beijing Bayi Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shi Yan Beijing Haidian Int'l HS attached to Tsinghua U HS affiliated to Renmin U HS affiliated to BIT Beijing 101 HS Beijing 20 HS Beijing Nat'l Day Saint Paul American National Library of China Main Library
Landmarks	301 Hospital China Media Group Building Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
Airports	Beijing Xijiao Airport
China Railway stations	Qinghe railway station
This list is incomplete.

Mandarin Chinese study centers
Beijing	Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies Beijing Language and Culture University
Taipei	International Chinese Language Program Mandarin Learning Center Mandarin Training Center Mandarin Daily News Language Center Taipei Language Institute
Hong Kong	Yale-China Chinese Language Centre

Universities and colleges in Beijing
Education, Higher education, and Universities in China
National	Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Language and Culture University Beijing Normal University Beijing People's Police College Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Physical Education Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Central Academy of Drama Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China Central Academy of Fine Arts China Foreign Affairs University China Institute of Industrial Relations China University of Geosciences (Beijing) China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) China University of Petroleum (Beijing) China University of Political Science and Law China Women's University China Youth University for Political Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Chinese People's Public Security University Communications University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University (Beijing campus) North China University of Technology Open University of China Peking Union Medical College University of Chinese Academy of Sciences University of International Business and Economics University of International Relations University of Science and Technology Beijing
Municipal	Beijing International Studies University Beijing Information Science and Technology University Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing University of Technology Beijing University of Agriculture Beijing Materials University Capital University of Economics and Business Capital University of Medical Sciences Capital Normal University North China University of Technology China College of Music Beijing Dance Academy Beijing Film Academy Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology Beijing Institute of Machinery Beijing Union University
See also: List of universities in China