On The Chinese Studies Education Of Yenching University In The View Of Academic Transformation

With the dissemination of the western learning to China, Chinese traditional academy gradually transformed to modern academy in modem times. Academic ideas and system have made significant changes, such as a new subject classification system forming, and the change of academic research methods, etc. Under the influence of academic transformation, university became one of important implementation agencies for the Chinese studies education, and cultivated new classics talents. The dissertation analyzed the reason, curriculum system and great significance of the Chinese Studies Education of Yenching University in the perspective of academic transformation.Firstly, as the transformation of modern academy, the debates between traditional and modern culture emerged in late Qing Dynasty and evolved into a far-reaching east-west cultural controversies in the New Culture Movement. The Movement for Rearranging the National Heritage developed under the promotion of cultural conservatives and Neo-Culture Intellectuals. Meanwhile, with the development of nationalism thoughts, Heathenish Motion and Regaining Education Rights Movement emerged in China. In order to adapt to China's national conditions and cultivate talents needed by Chinese society, Yenching University performed well for the registration in the Ministry of Education, and paid more attention to the implementation of Chinese Studies education.Secondly, Yenching University believed in sinification of Christian Universities, the harmonization of Chinese and western culture, academic freedom and equality in the process of implementing the Chinese Studies Education. Meanwhile, the educational administrative system of Yenching University, such as enrollment test system, teacher appointment and management system, academic reward and funding system, provided the institutional support for the implementation of traditional culture education.Thirdly, Yenching University implemented the Chinese studies education mainly through three levels of curriculum system, including ZhuanXiuKe, undergraduate and postgraduate. On the one hand, Yenching University required students to learn Chinese course and take courses relative to their major, and natural science students must take some social science and humanities course, which could help students improve traditional literacy and humanistic quality. On the other hand, Yenching University implemented professional education through Chinese Department, History Department and Philosophy Department, and cultivated classical talents. Meanwhile, Yenching University made students feel the charm of Chinese culture through recessive courses.Fourthly, as the systematism and specialization of academic research, Yenching University established academic organizations such as the Harvard-Yenching Institute, Historical Society and Chinese society. In addition, students could publish papers in Yenching Gazette, Review of Philosophy and so on, and improve their enthusiasm in academic research, which become another important way to cultivate classical talents.Fifthly, Yenching University emphasized the Chinese studies education, which promoted the sinification of Yenching University, made great significance in cultivating talents and promoting Chinese academic transformation, and had great reference meanings for modern Chinese universities.