Introduction: <<中國文學系>> 在普世全球化發展的今日，中文作為一種國際語言，不論是語文或文學、文化的學習，都日益重要。本系課程一方面承繼博雅教育傳統，引導學生涵泳詩詞文賦的古典文學文化世界，一方面重視當代專業訓練，開拓中文或華文、漢學古今學術議題的各項研究領域。 今日我們需要以一種全新的視野看「中文」：這是一種國際語文，不止侷限於台灣的中文系，而要放眼全球，與世界其他各地的中文研究形成互動網絡。中文研究教學在台灣，除了拓展國際化面向，在漢學或文化研究領域積極面向國際，開拓視野；同樣重要的，也是在台灣或清華這個環境裏，奠定語文與文化教育的基礎。 清華中文系一方面要在學術研究成果上繼續保持在國內領先的地位，另方面在教學上，同時擔負中文系專業人才訓練的責任，並加強推動全校語文基礎教育及文化教育。

In the context of globalization, teaching and research on Chinese language and civilization have become increasingly important in many parts of the world. The National Tsinghua University Department of Chinese Literature enjoys the reputation of being innovative in its curriculum development and of continuously expanding into new research areas. In the new millennium, it is committed to further globalizing its curriculum and research programs to make a significant impact not only on the Chinese-speaking scholarly world but also on Sinological studies around the globe. To facilitate this, it is taking steps to develop an academic network that includes sister departments in other countries for effective cooperation in the areas of teaching and research. Its goal is to become an internationally renowned center for Chinese Studies.