272211It'sanexcellentbook.You'renotaconsumer.You'reaproducer.28FLCMar.2006Vol.3No.2(GeneralSerialNo.10)293330FLCMar.2006Vol.3No.2(GeneralSerialNo.10)4455316632FLCMar.2006Vol.3No.2(GeneralSerialNo.10)SystemicFunctionalLinguisticsinChinaAbstract:ThepresentarticleinvestigateshowsystemicfunctionallinguisticswasintroducedandhasbeendevelopedinChina.ItfirstgivesashortandgeneralsurveyofthedevelopmentofsystemicfunctionallinguisticsinChina,thengivesthereasonsforitsrapiddevelopmentandshowstheexistingproblemsinitsresearchinChina,andfinallyitshowsitsprospectofdevelopment.KeyWords:systemicfunctionallinguistics;China;development;prospectBuildingaLearningCommunitytoImprovetheOverallQualityofthePostgraduateProgramsonAppliedLinguisticsforEnglishMajorsAbstract:ThepaperreportsinnovativepracticesinthepostgraduateprogramsonappliedlinguisticsforEnglishmajorsofferedbyEnglishDepartmentofNanjingUniversity,whichaimatbuildingalearningcommunitywherepostgraduatestudentsandsupervisorsworktogetherasateamtoimprovetheoverallqualityoftheprograms.Thepracticeshavebeencharacterizedbythefollowingfeatures:(1)fosteringthestudents'teamworkingskillsalongwiththedevelopmentoftheirresearchabilities;(2)havingteachers'teamteachingaswellasstudents'grouplearning;(3)encouragingstudentstojointeamresearchprojects;(4)assigningeachstudentasupervisorwhileallthestudentscangethelpfromthelearningcommunity;(5)monitoringthestudents'processoflearningandresearchinginadditiontoevaluatingtheirlearningproducts.KeyWords:Englishmajors;postergraduateprogram;learningcommunity