I. Deciding to take the postgraduate entrance examination
To some extent, the postgraduate entrance examination is a long and challenging process. Deciding to take the postgraduate entrance examination requires not only careful consideration, but also the courage to put all your eggs in one basket. Junior year officially decided to start the postgraduate entrance examination. On the one hand, because undergraduate schools are just ordinary schools, they want to upgrade their academic qualifications through graduate students, feel the learning atmosphere of 985/2 1 1 institutions, and get better employment prospects. On the other hand, it is also influenced by the students around. Most people around me chose the road of postgraduate entrance examination, so they made up their minds in their junior year and embarked on the road of postgraduate entrance examination.
In the whole process of postgraduate entrance examination, the most important and basic factor is the choice of majors and institutions. Generally speaking, after you decide to take the postgraduate entrance examination, you should start to think about whether to choose an interdisciplinary examination or continue your major study. Because I majored in language during my undergraduate course, I didn't study advanced mathematics and other subjects. If I choose to cross-major, my choice is limited, and I can only choose competitive majors such as new biography and law. Moreover, it is difficult for me to learn a new subject field from the beginning, and the success rate of postgraduate entrance examination is not very high in the limited review time, so I choose to continue studying this major without taking the cross-exam. Secondly, the choice of institutions can be considered from geographical location, institutional ranking and professional ranking. For language majors, on the premise of improving their ability and broadening their horizons, there are basically only two directions for the choice of postgraduate schools. One is a comprehensive 985 college; Second, such 2 1 1 foreign language colleges in Beijing and Shanghai.
After determining the institutions and majors, we will begin to invest in the review stage. In this long process, it is very important to keep a good attitude all the time. Many people review well, but unfortunately they are too eager to get rid of the exam, which leads to the failure of the exam. Therefore, in the process of preparing for the exam, we should also relieve anxiety and mood through some entertainment methods. At the same time, you can also find like-minded research friends, cheer each other up and work together.
Second, about the English language and literature major in Shanghai.
The discipline of foreign languages and literature in Shanghai International Studies University ranks among the top three in China, and its discipline strength is beyond doubt. The Department of English Language and Literature is affiliated to the English College. It is a big compound with a large number of students enrolled every year. In 2020, the number of students to be enrolled in the enrollment brochure is 133, and the number of students enrolled without exams does not exceed 70% of the total. There were too many in previous years, but in the end, the actual number of students admitted will generally exceed this value, and the reserved places for the unified examination are generally 50-70. However, due to its large enrollment scale and large number of applicants, the annual enrollment ratio is about 1: 10. Therefore, even though the number of admission places seems to be a lot, the competitiveness is still relatively large. It takes careful preparation to apply for this major, and you can't be lucky. In addition, the special feature of this major is that the final grade is ranked according to the total technical points. Before 2020, the calculation formula of technical score is specialized course 1+ specialized course 2+ total score * 10%. In 2020, the calculation formula of technical achievement is changed to political achievement * 120%+ second foreign language achievement *20%+ specialized courses 1* 120%+ specialized courses 2* 120%. It can be seen that from 2020, the proportion of political points will be greatly improved, and the two external points will always be relative.
Initial experience
politics
There are many kinds of study plans, and I only share three lessons here.
First, don't be arrogant in the early stage. To watch Xu Tao's video, you should brush 1000. Don't think that I will brush the questions after watching all the videos. When you finish reading it, you will forget all the knowledge points. I still suggest you watch the video class and do a chapter of exercises.
Second, at least one hour to one and a half hours should be arranged for effective political study after school starts. It is suggested that if we can't guarantee time, we must pay attention to efficiency, time and efficiency, and always pay attention to one thing, otherwise it will drag our feet.
Third, it is necessary to combine the compositions of many teachers in the later stage. The political teachers for the postgraduate entrance examination are nothing more than Xu Tao, Sister Leg and Xiao Xiurong. 2 1, Xiao Xiurong hit all major political issues, one * * * five, so some people can get good grades just by doing Xiao Xiurong before the exam, but in 22 years, the combination of leg sister and Xiao Xiurong is the best way.
Erwai
My Japanese is not good, I really don't want to take the unified exam 203, but I tend to choose some schools that do Japanese self-proposition.
Now the unified examination in Japan is the general trend. For example, when Sichuan University released the professional enrollment catalogue in the summer of 22 years, it was directly changed to the unified examination 203, and even if some schools were self-propositioned in Japanese, the difficulty of the examination paper would be improved. For example, Renmin University of China has increased its composition this year.
It is suggested that students who use Japanese as a second foreign language should directly use the standard of unified examination 203 to demand themselves in order to get better results in the final exam.
Must-see for preparing for exams
"New Standard Japanese" Elementary and Intermediate
The feeling of doing real questions is very different and can help you get into the state quickly. The analysis in the book is very detailed and can help you consolidate many intermediate grammar points.
Kiying
The first professional course for English majors in postgraduate entrance examination is basically basic English, so it is no problem to follow the direction of preparing for TEM-8. The key for Jane to get high marks is to spend time. The test questions are relatively fixed. Here are two reminders.
Word part: It is very important to distinguish synonyms from similar words. Ying Ji's perfect score is 150, which means 20 multiple-choice questions at the beginning, 2 points for each question in 2 1 year, 3 points for each question in 22 years, and 60 points in the end. This ratio is terrible, the composition will be biased towards current events, and you need to grasp the important topics in the news yourself.
Xx test center combs and refines basic English
TEM-8 Translation for English Majors
Great synthesis
There are about three kinds of specialized courses for English majors. The first one is translation and writing, and the second one is completely in line with the direction of application. For example, if I apply for linguistics, then my second major course will be all linguistics, and this 150 question will be all linguistics; The third is grand synthesis, a random combination of literature, linguistics, culture and translation. It happened that ruc took all four subjects, and there were two essay questions in each direction, and the scores of each question were similar.
literature
Selected readings of English literary masterpieces? Diao keli
History of American literature? Author: Chen Shidan
During and before the summer vacation, you can use the above four books to lay the foundation. After reading it briefly, you can draw your own priorities and sort out the context of literary history.
Questions and answers on British and American literature
Notes on American Transcendental Literature
Notes on English literature
True question data
It is more appropriate to read the above three books after school starts and before the exam. Because these three books are the most important things to summarize, many of them are presented in short answers. It is recommended to recite it directly. The more rounds you can recite, the better. You should be able to recite the catalogue and major cultural and historical events. The catalogue is the main points of the exam that the editor told you!
linguistics
Hu Zhuanglin's Linguistics Course.
During the summer vacation, I laid a good foundation for application, outlined the key points in combination with the linguistic materials of the undergraduate course, drew a mind map, and read the book thinly.
Linguistics carding and refining of xx test sites
It is suitable for reciting after the start of school and laying a solid foundation until the exam. It really takes many rounds to remember the relevant knowledge points immediately in the examination room.
Dai Weidong, a new concise course of English linguistics
Liu Runqing, a new course in linguistics
The whole course is a supplementary reference book with some key points, which can be compared with the Hu Zhuanglin edition.
culture
A new survey of Britain and the United States.
History-related issues can be read in this book, and the context is very clear. It is suggested to memorize the catalogue and recite the significance of the turning point of major historical events as a historical topic.
Xx test site culture combing and refining
This book is also very good, including some real questions of the National People's Congress, but there are some subtle mistakes that you need to identify yourself. Most short answer questions can be recited directly.
Social and cultural introduction of English-speaking countries? bright red
Introduction of European Culture to Wang Zuoliang
Contemporary American society and culture
The above is a supplementary reference book, which belongs to the type that is useless but flustered.
The test sites of culture are too extensive to be concentrated. In 20 years, I took an examination of the British Civil War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, in 2 1 year, I took an examination of racial discrimination and industrial revolution, but in 22 years, I took an examination of immigration-related issues. None of the history test sites I have prepared are useful, so I can only do my best to resign myself to fate.
translate
Catti three pen materials
Some official WeChat accounts that are good at foreign periodicals.
If students need guidance and help in preparing for the exam, we can consider xxxx one-on-one tutoring course, and make a teaching plan according to the students' personal foundation, which has strong pertinence and good review effect. Senior students can always answer questions, which is of great help to the improvement of postgraduate review.
Finally, the review of the most critical professional courses. The major of English language and literature in Shanghai mainly examines English language ability, and seldom examines the knowledge of linguistics and literature in the preliminary examination like other schools. Therefore, on the whole, the most important thing is to recite words, and the word suggestions are mainly GRE word books, supplemented by English special eight words. Spend an hour or so reciting words every day, so that you can learn new things by reviewing the old ones. Only when you master the words can you read fluently. In addition, you can read some foreign magazines and intensive reading to accumulate some English expressions. The Economist and the Reader are recommended by foreign magazines. The first specialized course is English synthesis, which mainly includes single choice, gestalt, reading and writing. Among them, reading and writing account for the highest proportion and are more difficult. Reading is usually 4-8 articles, and the difficulty is equivalent to reading in TEM-8 and GRE. Therefore, when reviewing, it is suggested to use "xx reading for eight" and "xx reading for eight" as practice AIDS. It is best to practice reading in groups of four articles every day, which can simulate the exam situation. Choose one * * * 15 questions, the first ten are vocabulary questions, and the last five are some linguistic and literary knowledge questions. Because the score is relatively small, it is not recommended to spend a lot of time reviewing. Cloze is a form of choosing words to fill in the blanks. There are 30 questions before 2020, and it is difficult to score 1 question 0.5. In 2020, it will become 20 questions, and the difficulty will be relatively weakened.
The second major course is writing and Chinese-English translation. Professional courses 1 and 2 together have two compositions, usually a short composition, including narrative and descriptive questions. The other is a big composition, an argumentative essay of investigation. For small compositions, you can read English Writing Course 2 published by FLTRP, and for large compositions, refer to Special Eight. The important thing in writing is to keep practicing, and you must write it yourself to improve it. In Chinese-English translation, the required book is Selected Works of China Modern English Translation Zhang Peiji. As long as you can fully master the first book when preparing for the exam, you can cope with the exam. An introduction to translation can be found in Brother Five's Twelve Days of Breakthrough in English-Chinese Translation. Translation, like writing, requires writing practice. After translation, it is revised and accumulated against books.
The review process of the whole specialized course is a process of accumulating and improving one's language ability. There are no knowledge points that must be memorized, so don't worry too much, keep a good attitude and take your time step by step. If it is difficult to review for the postgraduate entrance examination, you might as well sign up for a remedial class with strong pertinence, flexible class time and free answers after class, which is very helpful for preparing for the first and second exams for the postgraduate entrance examination.
About re-examination preparation
Because the English language and literature major of Shanghai International Studies University has many directions, including linguistics, British and American literature, translation and so on. Although the content of the initial test is the same, the ranking is also carried out together, but the second test will be divided into directions, so in the process of preparing for the test, you should review according to the recommended bibliography in your own direction. Generally speaking, the retest difference ratio is1; 1.5, but the competitiveness in each direction is different, because the proportion of re-examination in each direction is different. Because of the epidemic situation, the re-examination in recent two years took the form of online re-examination and cancelled the written examination, which means that all questions were answered in the form of oral examination, which tested the adaptability and responsiveness of candidates. The oral test mainly includes two aspects, one is knowledge question and answer, and some questions related to professional knowledge are generally 6-8 questions. The other is an answer to a famous saying. The teacher will read a famous saying first, and then let you explain and comment. This topic is more difficult, because there is no time to think during the exam and you need to answer it immediately, so you should practice more to improve your oral English when preparing for the second interview.
During the interview, the most important thing is not to be too nervous and relax, so as not to affect oral expression. Calm down, think about it before you say anything, so as to express what you want to say logically and clearly.
Persistence will lead to success.
The road to postgraduate entrance examination is very long, but as long as you stick to it and keep your mind, you will certainly achieve ideal results. Postgraduate entrance examination is an exam that emphasizes output very much, mainly to see how many relevant knowledge points you can write in the specified time, so the whole preparation process should attach great importance to output.
From the early stage to the exam, I suggest you ensure a certain output every day. It is very important to write with a pen, and it is also very effective to talk about knowledge points orally. Whenever you learn a knowledge point, you should do a problem, draw a related mind map, or comb it orally to strengthen the output.
In addition, when I am in emo, I suggest that you study with pure thinking, and simply pay attention to the connection of knowledge points, which will slightly alleviate anxiety and pain. I also hope that you can walk happily to the study room and library when preparing for the exam in the future.
Finally, I hope everyone can always walk firmly to the examination room and to their dream school.
Welcome everyone to apply for the English Language and Literature major of Shanghai International Studies University, and wait for you outside!