1) A little learning experience about an introduction to linguistics

The book Introduction to Linguistics mainly introduces the basic theories of linguistics and understands the essence, function and structure of language. Master the present situation, changes and general development laws of language. It is a multi-edge and multi-level three-dimensional subject. It is closely related to social science, natural science and thinking science. With the development of interdisciplinary science, linguistics has become more and more important.

Through reading and some of my original ideas, my current understanding of language is this: language is a social phenomenon and unique to us human beings. Language is closely related to our thinking. Language is the most important communication tool.

I used to think that language is innate and the simplest phenomenon in everyday life. Through the study of this book, it is found that it is not. The simpler things are, the more mysterious they are. Speaking and writing should follow grammatical rules. From babbling in infancy to using a language in a standardized way in adulthood and speaking different languages on different occasions, people can learn different languages from each other and learn certain linguistic knowledge, which can help us better understand it rationally, better master it and better serve our future study, work and life.

2) Learning experience of Introduction to English Linguistics

The first time I opened the textbook Introduction to English Linguistics, I felt "thumped". This is a very scary book, full of strange words and all kinds of incomprehensible charts. At that time, I really wondered if I had learned English for nothing for so many years. However, when I calm down and carefully analyze the test papers of real questions over the years, in fact, the words in Introduction to English Linguistics are only academic, and many words can be guessed by some root affixes we have memorized, so it is not difficult to remember. I think, first of all, we should overcome our timidity about academic English in order to be more motivated in future study.

In the study of Introduction to English Linguistics, I especially recommend the Self-study Guide to Introduction to English Linguistics published by Suzhou University Press, which is edited by our teacher Zhi and Mr. Wang. This book summarizes the key knowledge in English textbooks in Chinese, so that we can have a more thorough understanding of the textbooks. Of course, this book will always be just a tutorial, and we must not focus on it and abandon the original English textbooks. This book is only to help understand and prevent misunderstanding. We must be brave in reading English books, which is of great benefit to cultivating English thinking.

Tell me specifically how I prepared for the exam of Introduction to English Linguistics.

At first, I didn't accumulate much knowledge about English linguistics. The knowledge that I just started to contact is incomprehensible and there is no practical experience. So I took a stupid approach, that is, "rote learning." My "rote learning" is achieved through repeated practice. I will do the unit exercise of "self-study guidance" mentioned just now with a pencil. After I finish, I will revise the answers, erase the wrong questions, and remember the key points next time. In constant repetition, I not only remembered new words, but also deepened my understanding of knowledge over and over again. Now it seems that this stage has played a very important basic role in my English linguistics learning process. Internalize knowledge through memory, and then try to figure it out and understand it repeatedly, so as to cultivate a "sense of language" for future study.

Here, I want to remind you that through my practice and the teacher's verification, some exercises in the self-taught exam guide are difficult for us undergraduates because they are selected from the real questions of the college entrance examination. You don't have to be too depressed or waste too much time when you encounter this kind of problem, so you can skip it appropriately.

There is really no shortcut to the course of linguistics, and some things to remember must be accurately remembered with good quality and quantity. For example, the classification table of English consonants and vowels in the third chapter is a very important knowledge point. We should keep in mind that many knowledge points can be mastered with these two tables.

In addition, I suggest you take the second professional education course. Linguistics is a relatively academic course, which is very different from the English education we received before. With the guidance of teachers, you can take many detours less.

Finally, I have a word to encourage you: don't chase success, be excellent, and success will catch up with you inadvertently. In the study of linguistics, don't just pay attention to the test scores, try to experience the fun, and you will find that this is also a very interesting course, and the scores will never be bad for you.