The full name of English major should be English language and literature major. It can also be seen from its last century name "Foreign Languages Department (Research)". Have a minimum contact and understanding of English literary masterpieces, literary theories and English linguistics.

In addition, since English is a foreign language for China students, English majors should have some additional practical requirements besides the above requirements-mastering English and English-speaking world culture.

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1. In general types of universities, only English majors are eligible to take the exam, and students from other majors are not eligible to take the exam (not even CET-6);

2. Generally speaking, only sophomores and seniors will apply for the special eight certificates; If you fail, you can make up the exam once in the second year, only once, and you must take the exam in the second year and you can't postpone it.

3. CET-4 is basically above CET-6, TEM-8 is even more difficult than GRE, and there are more English-Chinese and Chinese-English translation questions than GRE. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.

Baidu Encyclopedia-English Major Band 8