Two courses of our school were selected into the first batch of National Top Undergraduate Courses


On November 30, the Ministry of Education officially announced the results of the first batch of National Top Undergraduate Courses. British and American Literature from the Perspective of Western Modernization, taught by Professor Li Chengjian, and English II, taught by Professor Lv Changhong, were both selected as National Top Undergraduate Courses.

A total of 50 courses of our college have been selected into the National Top Undergraduate Courses, ranking the 17th  in the whole country, and we are the only "first-class discipline" construction university where the number of courses selected into the list has reached 50, containing 26 top online courses (rank 16th), 7 virtual simulation experiment teaching courses (rank 14th), 10 offline top courses(rank 23rd), 5 online and offline mixed top courses(rank 23rd ),and 2 social practice top courses (rank 5th). The British and American Literature from the Perspective of Western Modernization was recognized as the national online and offline mixed top course, and English II was recognized as the national offline top course. Both courses belong to the foreign language general courses of our school and are open to all undergraduates.

British and American Literature from the Perspective of Western Modernization is led by Professor Li Chengjian and consists of three teachers from different departments. The course selects classic British and American literary texts and focuses on six topics, including "Science and Rationality", "Nature and Ecology", "Materialized Society" and "Science and Ethics". It is to help students understand the historical process of western modernization, cultivate students' logical thinking and critical thinking ability, and enhance students' cultural confidence and sense of responsibility for the present era. It was selected as the National Selected Online Courses in 2018. The online courses and mixed model exploration have attracted extensive attention from peers. In the past two years, the course director has been invited to give reports at the national foreign language teaching conferences and close-related foreign language schools for more than 30 times.

English II is the teamwork of our college English teachers. Our teaching history of college English courses has been synchronized with the history of the establishment of our university, which has a history of 123 years. This course has always been focused on the cultivation of language output ability, and the teaching reform and research have always been centered on the cultivation of language competence. Remarkable achievements have been made in curriculum development and many awards have been attained. It has been rated as "National Exquisite Course" and "National Exquisite Resource Sharing Course".

In addition, the four courses of English I under the charge of Li Jie and English for International Construction Engineering and Management under the charge of Dai Ruoyu have been selected into the first batch of Top Undergraduate Courses in Sichuan Province. There are 23 other courses in the school, which were selected into the top undergraduate courses of SWJTU.

The achievements of our school in curriculum construction are closely related to the college's continuous emphasis on teaching, professional construction and curriculum construction.

 

Order

Course Category

Number

1

National Exquisite Course

3

2

National Exquisite Online Course

3

3

National Top Undergraduate Course

2

4

Top Undergraduate Course in Sichuan Province

4

5

Exquisite Open Online Courses in Sichuan Province

2

6

Top Undergraduate   Courses in SWJTU

23

7

MOOC(   constucted and in operation)

13