1. Minority languages and literature (Uygur language direction) belong to non-normal majors. This direction combines the urgent demand for "double translators" in Xinjiang's economic and social development, and cultivates senior bilingual translators with systematic knowledge of Uyghur and Chinese, which can meet the needs of society.

2. The main courses of this major are: Modern Chinese, Introduction to Linguistics, Ancient Chinese, Modern Uyghur, Translation Theory and Practice, Uyghur Intensive Reading, Uyghur Listening and Speaking, Uyghur Reading, Selected Reading of Uyghur Literary Works, Uyghur Writing, Uyghur Newspaper Reading, Brief History of Uyghur, Introduction to China Culture, etc.

3. This major takes "broad caliber, thick foundation, high quality and strong ability" as the guiding ideology, "comparative study of Uygur and Chinese" as the basis, "cultivating practical ability" as the core, and "bilingual translation of Uygur and Chinese" as the feature, so as to cultivate good ideological and political quality, humanistic quality and scientific quality, adapt to the needs of socialist modernization and develop morally, intellectually and physically.