Abstract: Adhering to the national strategy of “Building World-Class Universities and Disciplines”, foreign language universities in China should have a distinct vision and develop in a scientific way. Based on literature review, this paper analyzes the orientation, characteristics and strategies of foreign language universities against the background of “Building World-Class Universities and Disciplines”.This study claims that foreign language universities should have the vision of building first-class universities of different types according to their own characteristics and advantages. It also points out that the major characteristics of first-class universities include concentration of talents, sharing of resources and effective governance, which are closely related and interactive. Finally, combined with the above mentioned orientation and characteristics concerning foreign language universities, the paper presents the following development strategies: (1) to design scientifically and make development plans of different levels and types; (2) to highlight the characteristics of internationalization and attract excellent talents; (3) to expand academic impact and promote the cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries; (4) to strengthen the information construction and advance the co-building and co-sharing of resources; (5) to improve the systems and mechanisms and build distinct university culture; (6) to enhance institutional researches on foreign language universities and develop the collegial communication and cooperation.

Keywords: world-class universities and world-class disciplines; foreign language universities; orientation; characteristic; strategies

摘要： 对接国家“双一流”战略，我国外语类院校需要明确定位、科学发展。本文在文献综述的基础上，分析了在“双一流”背景下，外语类院校发展的定位、特征与发展战略。研究认为，外语类院校可以根据学校特色与优势，定位为不同类型的一流外国语大学。同时指出，一流外国语大学的特征主要包括汇聚人才、共享资源、有效治理等，三者之间密切相关、互为影响。最后结合上述外语类院校定位与一流外国语大学的特征，提出以下发展战略：（1）科学设计，分层分类制定发展规划；（2）彰显国际化特色，汇聚卓越人才；（3）提高学术影响力，促进中外人文交流；（4）加强信息化建设，推动资源共建共享；（5）完善体制机制，打造学校特色文化；（6）增强外语类院校研究，推进校际交流合作。

关键词: “双一流”, 外语类院校, 定位, 特征, 战略