What is the difference between Chinese language and literature major and Chinese international education major?

Chinese language and literature major and Chinese international education both belong to Chinese major, but if further subdivided, the differences are mainly manifested in three aspects: China's training objectives, courses and employment direction.

First, the training objectives are different. The major of Chinese language and literature mainly trains talents with basic theories, knowledge and skills of Chinese language and literature. It is to train professionals who can engage in literary criticism and cultural propaganda in literary and art departments and scientific research institutions. The major of Chinese international education is to train professionals who have mastered the basic knowledge of Chinese, have high humanistic quality and have the ability to bring China culture out and foreign culture in. It is to train the China Language and Literature Society to teach Chinese in various colleges and universities at home and abroad, and to engage in the related work of language and culture communication.

Second, the courses are different. The content of Chinese international pedagogy is how to teach foreigners to speak Chinese, such as modern Chinese grammar and teaching methods. , is a new major biased towards education. The major of Chinese International Education attaches great importance to English learning, and its specialized courses include English, English writing, English-Chinese translation, modern Chinese, ancient Chinese and China literature. The major courses of Chinese language and literature include linguistics, philology, China classical philology, China ancient literature, China modern and contemporary literature, etc. It pays attention to learning and mastering the traditional culture of China.

Third, the employment direction is different. After graduation, students majoring in Chinese international education are mainly engaged in language and cultural exchange and dissemination in various functional departments, foreign trade institutions and news publishing units. It is worth mentioning that most of the teachers in Confucius Institutes in many countries are graduates majoring in Chinese international education, so students majoring in Chinese international education can also go to other countries to teach Chinese, but students majoring in Chinese language and literature can't do this job. After graduation, students majoring in Hanyuan literature mainly teach and study Chinese language and literature in colleges and middle schools, become teachers, or engage in other jobs related to literary writing and literary criticism.