History of the Program of European Cultures and Languages:
To provide the students of National Taiwan Normal University an access to learn European languages, Accredited Program of French and Accredited Program of German were established by the Graduate Institute of European Cultures and Tourism in 2007. 40 students were recruited in each program. In 2016, the German Program was consolidated with the French Program; French Program was later on renamed to the Program of European Cultures and Languages.
In addition to providing more European language courses (French, German, Spanish and Latin), cultural courses (literature, food culture, arts and film etc.) are added by the Institute. With a variety of courses, students are able to learn languages and also their cultural backgrounds at the same time.
Features of the Program of European Cultures and Language:
- The program covers European cultures in multi-phases. For instance, arts, history, cultures, music, food, creativity, film and so forth. Students are able to probe into the essence of European cultures through the courses.
- European language courses such as French, German, Spanish and Latin provided by the program always motivate students to enhance their professionality on European languages and cultivate their cultural literacy at the same time.
3.Through the European language and cultural courses, students are able to deepen their knowledge of Europe and broaden their international horizon.
Faculty of the Program of European Cultures and Languages:
The full-time teachers of the program are from those of the Graduate Institute of European Cultures and Tourism. Part-time teachers of the program are full-time teachers from European-related departments of other universities. Besides, new teachers who just obtained their doctoral degree are also our faculty members.
Full-time：
| Name | Job Title | Education | Discipline |
| Yi-De, Liu | Professor of GIECT and Vice President for International Affairs | Ph.D. (European Studies), University of Portsmouth, England | French |
| Hsueh-i, Chen | Director and Professor of GIECT | Ph.D. (Philosophy), University of Vienna, Austria | German, Language and Culture etc. |
| Sun-Chieh, Liang | Professor of GIECT and the Department of English | Ph.D. (English), State University of New York at Buffalo, USA | Introduction of European Literatures, The history of European Cinema etc. |
| Chien-Wen, Tsai | Professor of GIECT | Ph.D. (Didactics of Languages and Cultures), University of Paris III, France | French |
| Chia-Ling, Lai | Associate Professor of GIECT | Ph.D. (Sociology), University of Lancaster, England | European Cultural Creativity, Cultural Heritage and Tourism in Europe etc. |
Part-time：
| Name | Job Ttile | Education | Discipline |
| Hui-Yu Huang | Assistant Professor of the Department of French Language and Literature, Chinese Culture University | Ph.D. (Language and Culture Teaching), Université Paris III, France | French |
| Yu-Yen Hsu | Associate Professor of GIECT and Department of European Languages and Cultures | Ph.D. (Comparative Literature and Cross-Cultural Studies), Fu Jen Catholic University, Republic of China | Spanish |
Study and Application Regulations for Program of European Cultures and Languages
1. To strengthen students’ future development and competitiveness, National Taiwan Normal University (hereinafter referred to as the school) provides the “Accredited Program of European Cultures and Languages” (hereinafter referred to as the program). The program is mainly organized by the Graduate Institute of European Cultures and Tourism.
2. The application is for both graduate and undergraduate students who are at their periods of studying.
3. The maximum number of the student recruitment of the program is 80 every year. The number could be increased considering the faculty and facilities of the Graduate Institute of European Cultures and Tourism.
4.Students of the program are recruited in the second semester every year, and the schedule of application is subjected to the announcement. The application form, transcript and class rank are required when students apply for the program.
5. Document review is the main selection mode. An interview will be taken place if necessary.
6. Students should accomplish at least 12 credits. For the field of language course, students should take at least 2 courses (6 credits) while for cultural course (includes the compulsory), students should take at least 2 courses (6 credits). One half or more of the credits should not be related to the department (institute and degree program) of the student’s major, minor and other degree programs’ compulsory. More detailed content of the courses please look at the table of the curriculum of the program.
7. Accomplished courses which are same or similar to the program’s courses can be recognized after the review of the Graduate Institute; yet there is a limit up to 3 credits only.
8. For the students who want to terminate the program should go to the Office of Academic Affair and submit a giving-up application before the deadline of course adding and dropping.
9. Students who accomplish the compulsory courses and credits of the program can submit the transcript for all semesters to the Graduate Institute of European Cultures and Tourism. After the verification given by the Graduate Institute, students can apply for the certification for the program at the Office of Academic Affairs.
10. For the students who are unable to finish taking courses in time before the graduation, they can apply for continuing studying on the program while they are doing their master and doctoral degrees.
11. Related items not mentioned in the regulations will follow NTNU’s related regulations.
12. The regulations are implemented or revised through the approval of the NTNU Academic Affairs Meeting.