Introduction To College of Liberal Arts National Cheng Kung University

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DEAN: Chang Kao-Ping

10/08/2004

• ^{BRIEF  HISTORY}
• ^OBJECTIVES
• ^{FUTURE  DEVELOPMENT}
• ^{PAST  AND PRESENT DEANS}
• ^{ORGANIZATIONS}
• ^{LANGUAGE  CENTER  AFFILIATED}

 BRIEF  HISTORY

       Founded in 1956, the College was initially named the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It then had three departments, namely, Mathematics, Physics, and Chinese. As the Department of Foreign Languages & Literature was established in 1957, and the Department of History in 1969, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences grew into two individual colleges in 1969: the College of Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts. The evening division in the departments of Chinese and Foreign Languages & Literature was respectively established in 1967. In 1972, an evening division in the Department of History was also established. The College increased its Graduate School of History and Philology in 1985 ( which was renamed the Graduate School of History in 1993 ), the Graduate School of Chinese in 1990, the Graduate School of Foreign Languages & Literature in 1993, and the Graduate School of Art Studies in 1994. For the further stress on art and humanity activities, the College has also established its theatre and gallery in the recent years. A more serviceable college library has been open since the March of 1993.

        The College now offers a four-year curriculum leading to the B. A. in the areas such as Chinese, history and foreign languages, and M. A. programs in the fields of Chinese, history, foreign languages & literature, and art studies. The Graduate Institute of Taiwanese Literature is slated to offer M.A. classes in 2000. A Ph.D. program in Chinese was first offered in 1995, then a history Ph.D. program in 1997, and then the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature started to offer Ph.D. program in 1999.
 

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• OBJECTIVES

                  The College aims primarily at elevating the quality of teaching, developing research potentials, and           crossculturally providing a humanistic orientation to students.

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• FUTURE  DEVELOPMENT

 
       The Kwang-fu Campus, where the College is located, is widely known for its scenic beauty. Surrounded with banyan trees, a luminous pond, and green lawns, the lecture and research buildings impress one with a blend of classical grandeur and modernity. In addition to a new Language Center Building, to keep up with the development of the University and the trends of the time, the College also plans to establish M. A. programs in translation, teaching English as a second/foreign language, and philosophy as well as set up Centers for Taiwan, European and Japanese Studies.
 

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• PAST  AND PRESENT DEANS

 
1. Terms of the College of Liberal arts and Sciences :

D. Chang               ( Aug.1957-Jan.1958 )

J. M. Wu               ( Feb.1958-Aug.1968 )

M. M. Tien            ( Aug.1968-July.1969 )

2. Terms of the College of Liberal Arts:

Y. P. Lao               ( Aug.1969-July.1971 )

C. T. Fu                  ( Aug.1971-July.1974 )

H. H. Kao               ( Aug.1974-July.1977 )

C. H. Cheng           ( Aug.1977-July.1980 )

C. C. Wu                ( Aug.1980-July.1983 )

T. C. Yu                 ( Aug.1983-July.1985 )

Y. P. Lao               ( Aug.1985-July.1988 )

C. L. Ma                 ( Aug.1988-July.1989 )

Joseph C. Y. Yen  ( Aug.1989-July.1995 )

S. C. Wang            ( Aug.1995-1998 )

Y.C. Tu                  ( Aug.1998-2001 )

Shyh-jong Ren(Aug.2001-2004 )

Chang Kao-Ping (2004-2007 )

Chen Chang-Min (Aug.2007-present )


 

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• ORGANIZATIONS

 
1. Department of Chinese Literature(BA, MA, and Ph.D. programs)

2. Department of Foreign Languages and Literature (BA, MA, and Ph.D. programs)

3. Department of History (BA, MA, and Ph.D. programs)

4. Institute of Art Studies (MA program)

5. Department of Taiwanese Literature(BA, MA, and Ph.D. programs)

6. Language Center

6.1Chinese Language Center

6.2Foreign Language Center

7. History and Culture Museum

8. Liberal Arts Library

9. Phoenix Tree Art Gallery and Phoenix Tree Theater
 

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• LANGUAGE CENTER AFFILIATED
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  Chinese Language Division

   
         This division established in 1982 serves as an ideal place for foreign students to study Mandarian Chinese and Chinese culture. Qualified students may be admitted to the University for advanced pursuit.

  Past & Present Directors :

   
  1. Y. N. T'ang

  2. T. C. Yu

  3. Y. W. Huang

  4. Joseph C. Y. Yen

  5. H. C. Chou

  6. C. M. Chen

  7. M. H. Chen

  8. J. C. Lin

  9. C. M. Hsu
   
   

  Foreign Languages Division

   
         This division founded in 1970 has grown into four fully equipped L.L. classrooms, one audio-visual information library, and one simultaneous interpretation conference room. They serve as a place for NCKU freshman and sophomore students to take laboratory class for one-to-two hours a week. A new language center is expected to be completed in the near future, with an estimated space of 5000 square meters.

  Past & Present Directors :

   
  1. C.C. Wu

  2. W.H. Lien

  3. C.H. Lee

  4. C. C. Chang

  5. K. L. Liu

  6. H. C. Chow

  7. Y. G. Chiou

  8. C. H. Lai8C.M. HsuC.M. Hsu
   

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