The postgraduate entrance examination for English majors is also divided into academic masters and professional masters, which are often referred to as academic masters and specialized masters. In terms of master's degree, English majors mainly have three directions: English language and literature, foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, and translation research (translation research should focus on translation theory research rather than translation practice).
Most colleges and universities will offer the first two majors, and the number of master applicants is relatively large. The particularity of English major lies in that except for one political course, all the other examination items are foreign languages, all of which are put forward by the applicant institutions, including four courses: basic English (150), specialized courses (150) and second foreign language (100).
Introduction of English major for postgraduate entrance examination;
Before entering the exam, you should think about your research direction. Generally speaking, there are four directions: linguistics, literature, translation studies and British and American cultural studies. Linguistics: English linguistics belongs to theoretical research, and the most common employment direction is actually reading, doing research and writing papers.
But because everyone's goals are different, it is correct to establish a direction and develop appropriately according to your own goals. The scope of literary direction is relatively large, besides British and American literature, there are also comparative literature and world literature, literary translation and so on, and literature not only needs to read a lot of works, but also needs to have certain aesthetic ability.