Admission

In each academic year, DFLL recruits approximately: 70 undergraduate students through College Entrance Examination, 30 through Recommendation-based Admission Examination, and 6 overseas Chinese students. In addition, DFLL also accepts utmost 10 transfer students, 5 double majors and 15 minor students annually.

DFLL admits only ROC residents and overseas Chinese students. DFLL is not open to international students.

Courses

The Department offers a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures.  Students should complete a minimum of 138 credits, of which 88 are of required courses in European, English and American Literatures, English as a Foreign Language, Linguistics, and a second Foreign Language (French, Spanish, German, Russian, Latin, Classical Greek and Japanese). Students should also take at least 20 elective credits based on their interests from among all the courses offered campus wide. Language of instruction varies, depending on the subject. For example, English Oral Training is conducted mainly in English; subjects such as Freshman English and Introduction to Western Literatures are conducted in both English and Chinese; French language and literature courses are conducted in Chinese, French and sometimes English.

NTU course listing website ：  https://nol.ntu.edu.tw/

Total number of credits needed for graduation: 138

Breakdown:
Common Compulsory Credits            12
General Education Credits                  18
Professional Compulsory Credits      88
Elective Credits                 　　　       20

Common Compulsory Courses （Since Fall 2007）

＊ Students admitted before Spring 2007 must take three other courses in addition to the courses listed above: History (1), History (2), and R.O.C. Constitution and Civic Education, 2 credits each.
＊＊Physical Education earns 4 credits, but will not be included in the total number of credits needed for graduation.

Professional Compulsory Courses Fall 2007- Spring 2008

A) Freshman

Each course is offered in two or more sections. To view complete course description of each section, please visit NTU Online (https://nol.ntu.edu.tw/ )

B) Sophomore

C) Junior

D) Senior

Rules and Restrictions regarding courses and credits

A) Minimum and maximum number of credits for every term: Freshman/ Sophomore/ Junior : 15 ~ 25 credits; senior: 9 ~ 25  credits
B) Starting from 1995, students have to obtain at least 48 credits from the following course groups:
1.Approaches to Literature (1) and (2) are compulsory and are a total of 6   credits.
2.Introduction to Western Literature (I) and (II), European Literature 1350-1800 and European Literature Since 1800 is a case of choosing three out of four, a total of 9 credits.
3.English Literature to 1600, English Literature 1600-1800, English Literature1800-1900 and English Literature Since 1900 together with American Literature to 1865 and American Literature Since 1865 is a case of choosing five out of six, a total of 15 credits.
4.Drama (I) and (II) plus Fiction (I) and (II) is a case of choosing three out of four, a total of 9 credits.
5. Students have to take up at least 9 credits from courses belonging to the Literature and Cultural Studies group. Excess credits in the groups II~IV are considered elective credits.
C)  For students admitted to the department before 1994 (inclusive) who have taken courses belonging to Literature and Cultural Studies, those credits are considered elective credits.
D)  Rules for the compulsory second foreign language credits are as follows:
1.Each student should take up one out of seven languages: French, German, Spanish, Russian, Latin, Ancient Greek, and Japanese for two years, a total of  12 credits OR
2. Take an exam during the add-and-drop period in the fall semester, and take up the second or third year course of a second foreign language. In this case, the elective credits for the student will then be 26 or 32.
3.These rules shall come into force from 1995 onwards, regardless of the year the students are in.

E)  If students are assigned to individual classes as stated in the course time-table, changes can only be made during the add-and-drop period. Undergraduates can take up courses with serial numbers beginning with “U”.

F) Credits for Oral-Aural Training in English (1) and (2) plus English Composition (I), (II) and (III) have to be taken up in sequence.

G) Students admitted into the department before 1996 (inclusive) should take up at least 8 General Education (G.E) course credits. For those admitted in and after 1996, the minimum number of credits required for G.E.course is 12.

H) If students fail to pass the final exam in the first semester for a full one year course, they are barred from taking up the same class in the second semester.

(I) English Aural/Oral Training, Oral Training, Composition, and Translation courses for DFLL majors and minors are not open for non-DFLL auditors. Other courses are open for auditors only by the instructor's permission.

NTU course listing website

Elective courses of Fall 2007 and Spring 2008:

Literature and Cultural Studies courses of Fall 2007 and Spring 2008: