Dalian University of Technology

Brief Introduction

From the time of its establishment, the Russian major is dedicated to cultivating talents with a lofty character, a strong sense of responsibility, extensive common knowledge, outstanding capability, excellent comprehensive quality and a wide international vision.

The major now has 7 full-time teachers, including 1 professor, 4 associate professors and 2 lecturers. Six out of the 7 teachers are supervisors of master students, and 3 of them have doctor’s degree. The major also regularly employs teachers from Russian-speaking countries who have doctor’s degree and senior professional title.

Based on the university’s teaching advantages that give priority to science and engineering, the major sets a comprehensive teaching concept with the help of multiple disciplines such as science, engineering, economics, management, liberal arts, law and philosophy. It highlights its competitive edge through years of scientific and technical Russian translation and enhances the development of the teaching model “Russian language + science and engineering disciplines”. While cultivating students with extensive humanities knowledge, the major also participates in the national strategy of improving the soft power of China and enhancing its internationalization. A new field of study--Cultural Diplomacy has been initiated in respond to the development of regional studies and the need for application-oriented foreign language talents. Meanwhile, it regularly organizes academic exchanges with universities in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Main Course

Compulsory courses :

Basic Russian, Russian Grammar, Russian Viewing, Listening and Speaking, An Introduction to Russia, Russian Reading (1. Daily Life and Society 2 Language and Nation 3. Science and Economy)

Advanced Russian Reading (1.Literature and Life 2. Culture and Diplomacy), Advanced Russian Viewing, Listening and Speaking (1. News and Hot Spot 2. Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations), A Guide to Russian Linguistics, Pragmatic Russian Rhetoric, Russian Literature, Russian Writing, Russian Society and Culture, Training on Russian Speaking, Russian Regional Studies, Cultural Diplomacy and Sino-Russian Relationship, Translation Practice on Sci-Tech Russian, Translation Practice on Business Russian, Cultural Viewing and Listening, Russian Thesis Writing, Second Foreign Language (English)