Employment direction of English major

English majors have the following major directions, and other minor directions are under these directions.

1。 The direction of English linguistics is mainly to study the structure and nature of language, which is generally subdivided into semantics, pragmatics and sociolinguistics. What is the specific content? I can't elaborate here.

You might as well Baidu. This direction is more suitable for further postgraduate entrance examination, because it is the core content of English major. If you learn well, it will be easy for you to change your major and get good grades when you take the entrance exam. But it will be difficult at first, and then the road will become smoother and smoother.

2。 Literary direction. Including what you said about literature and literary criticism, English literature and American literature subdivision. Mainly works analysis, which requires knowledge of literary theory, that is to say, to understand some philosophical knowledge, which is generally mysterious, requires reading a lot of original English novels, but we should not just read them, but also analyze them with more profound ideas. However, this direction is still helpful to improve your language ability. After all, I have to read a lot of original works. It is also more convenient to take an examination of Bo. It is a traditional major.

3。 Translation direction. This is a relatively new major. However, we should pay attention to the separation from the advanced courses in Shanghai and Beijing that specialize in training applied talents, and the research direction of translation is usually to study how to translate, which is somewhat different from practice in theory. So you may not find a translation job when you graduate, unless you have more practical experience. Because it is relatively new, it may be difficult to take the exam. If you can go to a famous school, you will have a little hope.

4。 Direction of foreign language education. Including second language acquisition, foreign language teaching and other different names, are actually the same, emphasizing the study of how languages are taught and learned. It may be the most direct application direction for English majors, because we can test English teaching with our own research. However, second language acquisition involves many theories, including psychology, linguistics and pedagogy. It is an interdisciplinary subject.

5。 Cultural studies include social and cultural studies, intercultural communication studies and American cultural studies. This direction is the edge of English major, either a new major or other major, such as American studies, which belongs to history major or international relations major. Therefore, studying this direction may be far away from English majors, and sometimes people think that they are not English majors.

6. Business English direction. This direction is born according to the actual needs, and it is practical on the surface, but usually business knowledge is not well learned in school, and few qualified teachers can teach it well. They are all mixed in other directions. After graduation, I just learn a little fur at most, and I look useless. Therefore, we should be psychologically prepared, unless we go to a prestigious school, so that someone can respect the title of a prestigious school, otherwise it will be painful after graduation.

7. The development direction of corpus linguistics. Originally, it could be called linguistics, but because corpus research is relatively new and its application is relatively hot, there are very few truly powerful teachers' schools, and some of them are muddling along, so we should be wary of discovering that we have learned nothing after graduation. Now there are great people in Beijing Foreign Studies University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and South China Normal University.

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The research direction of English majors is divided into very fine categories, and different schools have different categories and different names. (For details, please refer to the special edition of university information materials)

For example, the English language and literature major of Shanghai International Studies University has seven directions: language direction, literature direction, teaching method direction, translation direction, interpretation direction, English-speaking country culture direction and cross-cultural communication direction. As a foreign language major, the research direction of this major in Beijing Foreign Studies University is obviously different, and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies has set up this major.

The eight research directions of the school are the same as those of the first two schools.

In this case, it is not surprising that many English majors who are preparing for the exam are at a loss about how to choose their own research direction. Therefore, the teacher of the cross-examination network will make a summary and induction of the research direction of English major for everyone. As far as the entrance examination for English majors is concerned, there are many two disciplines under foreign language and literature, including English language and literature, Russian language and literature, French language and literature, German language and literature, Japanese language and literature, Indian language and literature, Arabic language and literature, European language and literature, Asian-African language and literature, foreign linguistics and applied linguistics and translation studies. Among them, there are three two disciplines disciplines involving English majors: English language and literature, foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, and translation studies. English majors in colleges and universities set up English language and literature, foreign linguistics and applied linguistics. Therefore, the major setting of English major postgraduate entrance examination is actually relatively simple, generally two majors. However, after these two majors were refined by different schools, they became complicated. As mentioned above, the English language and literature major of Shanghai International Studies University has seven directions, which are further subdivided into 37 small research directions.

Although there are many research directions for English majors, they are not chaotic, and their settings still follow certain laws. Roughly speaking, these research directions can be divided into two categories: traditional research directions and emerging research directions.

Traditional research direction-traditional research direction, as its name implies, refers to the established research direction for many years, which is generally offered in schools. 1, literary direction-

(1) Opening schools: Most schools in China enroll English majors. According to the statistics of enrollment in 2007, only 65,438+07 schools that enroll English majors do not offer literature courses.

(2) Research content: It mainly studies major issues in the field of British and American literature research, aiming at improving literary literacy, theoretical level and research ability.

(3) Employment direction: There are many schools, a large number of students and a wide range of employment in this direction, generally teachers and researchers.

(4) Courses studied: Western literary theory, American classic literature, American modern and contemporary literature, British classic literature, literary criticism, English literature reading, American literature reading,17 ~19th century English literature research, Greek drama research, English novel reading, American novel reading, English poetry reading, English and American prose appreciation, etc. 2. Linguistics

(1) Opening schools: Most schools in China enroll English majors. According to the enrollment statistics in 2007, only nine schools that enroll English majors do not offer linguistics majors.

(2) Research content: Linguistics is a comprehensive language research subject generally offered in Chinese universities in recent years. I mainly study linguistic theory and the application of language in various disciplines. Different schools have different emphases. By reading a large number of relevant documents, papers and the latest research reports, students can have a further understanding of the formation and development of linguistics and the latest trends and development of modern linguistics. Linguistics particularly emphasizes and attaches importance to the extensive reading of graduate students, including professional foreign language journals and linguistics-related papers in recent years.

(3) Employment orientation: This major is theoretical, mainly for college teachers and researchers.

(4) Courses: Introduction to Linguistics, Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis, Applied Linguistics, Modern Grammar, Semantics, Pragmatics, English Stylistics and Discourse Analysis.

3. Schools of British and American Culture (1): Nanjing University, Shanghai International Studies University, Tianjin Normal University, etc.

(2) Research content: Studying British and American traditions and modern culture, involving literature, history, philosophy, aesthetics, art, religion, sociology and other fields. Different schools have different names and research focuses. For example, if some schools are named English cultural studies, their research scope is not limited to Britain and the United States. (3) Employment direction: mostly working in foreign affairs and foreign trade departments and major news media.

(4) Courses: Introduction to American Studies, American Social and Cultural History, British Social and Cultural History, Western Cultural Theory Criticism, Western Religious Culture, Introduction to Eastern and Western Cultures, Introduction to British and American Culture, Essentials of European Culture, American History and Culture, British Social Culture and Western Religious Studies. 4. Translation studies, translation studies

(1) Schools: Beijing Foreign Studies University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, etc.

(2) Research content: I mainly study Chinese and Western translation theories, translation history, oral English and translation skills, appreciate the translated works of famous works, and make a comparative study from different angles of Chinese and foreign cultures. This course is one of the main courses for postgraduates majoring in English language and literature, which consists of translation theory and translation practice. Translation theory mainly includes the analysis and understanding of the original intention and style in the process of translation, the functions of translation, various translation methods focusing on semantic translation and communicative translation, the relationship between translation and culture, and translation standards. The teaching purpose of translation theory course is to make students have a systematic understanding of translation theories, schools and representative figures that have great influence at home and abroad through systematic study of translation theories, so as to lay a solid theoretical foundation for future translation practice. The main content of the translation practice course is to carry out translation practice in synchronization with translation theory, so that students can understand and be familiar with various translation skills through translation practice, enhance their understanding of the influence of Chinese and English language and cultural differences on translation, and then improve their practical translation ability.

(3) Employment direction: I mostly work in foreign affairs and foreign trade departments and large enterprises, and I am engaged in translation work.

(4) Courses studied: interpretation basics, translation basics, consecutive interpretation, simultaneous interpretation, stylistic translation, literary translation, practical text translation, research and practice of literary translation, an overview of western translation theories, translation theories and skills, interpretation theories and skills, language and translation, etc. 5. English teaching direction

(1) Schools: Shanghai International Studies University, Beijing Normal University and other normal colleges.

(2) Research content: Mainly study the theory and practice of foreign language education. This paper introduces the teaching theories of different schools in Britain and America: grammar translation teaching method, listening and speaking teaching method, direct teaching method, silent teaching method, constructivism teaching method, communicative teaching method, conceptual teaching method, functional teaching method, balanced teaching method and cognitive teaching method. The introduction of each method includes its main theoretical basis, main contents and comments. This course aims to guide students to combine the actual English learning of China students, on the one hand, apply it to teaching practice to improve teaching quality, on the other hand, apply it to teaching research to improve scientific research level, and form a set of effective teaching theories and methods. Employment direction: more engaged in education and teaching.

(3) Courses studied: English teaching method, English test, teaching material analysis, etc.

Emerging characteristic direction

Emerging characteristics are set by universities according to their own research characteristics and professional advantages, such as bilingual dictionary research of Nanjing University and international business English of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. Research on 1. Bilingual Dictionary

(1) Old schools: Nanjing University, Xiamen University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, etc.

(2) Research content: To study the application of the theory of lexicography, the advanced achievements of linguistics and related disciplines in lexicography, and explore the establishment of new lexicography methods and interpretation modes together with linguistics, cognitive science, statistics, translation studies and computer science.

(3) Employment orientation: Dictionary Research Center and Dictionary Publishing House.

(4) Courses: Introduction to Lexicography, Semantics and Dictionary Interpretation, Translation and Bilingual Dictionary, Dictionary Compiler, Computational Linguistics and Computational Dictionary, Introduction to Dictionary Classics, Linguistic Researchers, Overview of British and American Dictionaries, etc. 2. International news

(1) Old schools: Beijing Foreign Studies University, etc.

(2) Research content: To cultivate international news and cross-cultural communication talents who can adapt to global communication competition, students are required to be proficient in English and master the theory and business of international news communication upon graduation.

(3) Employment orientation: major news media at home and abroad.

(4) Courses studied: advanced English news interview, advanced English news writing, advanced English newspaper editing, advanced English news compilation, English broadcasting and hosting, English network communication, English documentary production, English classic news works analysis, communication theory, international news research, etc. 3. Simultaneous interpretation

(1) Schools: Beijing Foreign Studies University, Xi Foreign Studies University, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Nankai University, etc. (2) Research content: This is a very practical research direction, mainly studying English-Chinese and Chinese-English simultaneous translation. (3) Employment direction: Mainly working in foreign-related government departments, large enterprises and institutions and universities.

(4) Courses studied: English-Chinese translation, English-Chinese translation, visual translation, English-Chinese consecutive interpretation, English-Chinese simultaneous interpretation, English-Chinese simultaneous interpretation, translation theory, etc.

4. Cross-cultural Communication (1) Schools: Shanghai International Studies University, Xi International Studies University, beijing international studies university, Nankai University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, etc.

(2) Research content: Based on the theories of anthropology, sociolinguistics, sociology and other disciplines, compare the different values and behavior patterns of Chinese and foreign cultures, study the cross-cultural communication in Sino-foreign economic cooperation, and cultivate high-level compound talents with strong cross-cultural communication awareness and ability and systematic knowledge of cross-cultural communication. (3) Employment direction: mainly working in foreign-related government departments, large foreign companies and universities.

(4) Courses studied: oral English, advanced English, English interpretation, English translation, British and American society and culture, cross-cultural communication, cross-cultural communication topics, cross-cultural business communication, cross-cultural language communication research, etc. 5. International Business English (1) schools: university of international business and economics, Xi International Studies University, etc.

(2) Research content: To cultivate high-level compound talents who have strong business English communication skills, systematic knowledge of international business and can engage in advanced business English translation and specific business after graduation.

(3) Employment orientation: Students have a wide range of employment, including translation work in foreign trade and international business, as well as practical business work in various foreign trade and international business.

(4) Courses: Advanced English Interpretation, Advanced English Translation, Business Negotiation (English), Advanced English, International Trade Theory, Management, International Finance, Western Economics, Marketing (English), International Economic Cooperation and International Investment. 6. Computational Linguistics (1) Schools: Shanghai Jiaotong University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, etc.

(2) Research content: The research includes many branches of traditional and theoretical linguistics as well as lexicography, philosophy of language, analytical philosophy, logic, text processing, database access, oral and written language processing and other fields. (3) Employment direction: computer industry, software development company, etc.

(4) Courses studied: Introduction to computational linguistics, automatic tagging of parts of speech, syntactic analysis based on context-free grammar, statistical syntactic analysis, statistical analysis of collocation, overview of machine translation, natural language processing, mathematical linguistics, machine translation research, etc. Of course, not every institution will provide the above professional direction. Therefore, before applying for a school, candidates should not only consider their own ideals and interests, but also their own abilities, advantages and knowledge structure. This requires candidates to pay more attention to their favorite institutions, consult teachers when necessary, and choose a school and direction that suits them.