Setting up schools: Most schools in China enroll English majors.

Research content: mainly study major issues in the field of British and American literature research. The purpose is to improve literary expression, theoretical level and research ability.

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

2. Linguistics

Setting up schools: Most schools in China enroll English majors.

Research content: Linguistics is a comprehensive language research subject widely developed in Chinese universities in recent years. I mainly study linguistic theory and the application of language in various disciplines. Different schools have different emphases.

Employment orientation: this major is theoretical and mainly oriented to teachers and researchers in colleges and universities.

3. British and American cultural studies

Schools: Nanjing University, Shanghai International Studies University, Tianjin Normal University, etc.

Research content: Studying British and American traditions and modern culture, involving literature, history, philosophy, aesthetics, art, religion, sociology and other fields. Names of different schools and

The research focus is different. For example, some schools name this direction as cultural studies in English-speaking countries, so its research scope is not limited to Britain and the United States.

Employment orientation: There are many jobs in foreign affairs and foreign trade departments and major news media.

4. Translation Studies and Translation Studies

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

Research content: mainly study the translation theory, translation history, oral English and translation skills between China and the West, analyze the translation of famous works, and make a comparative study from different angles of Chinese and foreign cultures.

Employment direction: mostly in foreign affairs and foreign trade departments, large enterprises, and mostly engaged in translation work.

5. English teaching direction

Schools: Shanghai International Studies University, Beijing Normal University and other normal universities.

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, OFT teaching method, Direct instruction teaching method, silent teaching method, constructivist 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.

Employment direction: more engaged in education and teaching.

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Types of English postgraduate entrance examination questions

1, attitude problem

This kind of topic is often investigated, and this kind of attitude question mainly examines whether we understand the author's or someone's view or attitude towards something. To do this kind of topic, it is best to mark the words describing attitude and the stem when reading the article, then find out the words with typical positive and negative meanings in the article, and finally compare the two parts of words to get the answer.

2. Detailed questions

In the reading question, there is a detailed topic, with emphasis on details. Detailed questions are also difficult and easy, and it is easier to locate the original text according to the clues of the stem or options, and then get the correct answer from the relevant sentences; The more difficult ones can also get the correct answer through certain reasoning on the basis of correct positioning. This kind of question is not very skillful, but the most important thing is patience and carefulness.

3, vocabulary questions

This kind of questions mainly judge the meanings of some words and phrases outside the syllabus vocabulary according to the context, and mainly investigate two situations: one is the vague meaning of cooked words or the specific meaning in a specific language environment, in which the conventional meaning is generally not the correct answer; The second is the inference of the meaning of new words outside vocabulary. Either way, the true meaning of the word can only be judged according to the context.

4. Inference problem

This kind of question mainly examines our ability to infer extended meaning from known content. It requires us to infer from keywords, phrases, structures, etc. In an article, or by reading a paragraph or paragraphs to infer conclusions, this is similar to thematic issues. When doing this kind of questions, candidates are required to avoid extrapolating out of thin air and not relying on keywords.

5. Thematic issues

Topic questions mainly examine our grasp of the central idea of an article or paragraph. A key point in doing this kind of questions is to grasp the central sentence. The central sentence usually appears in the form of a judgment sentence. The central sentence of a full text often appears at the beginning of the first paragraph, the end of the first paragraph and the end of the full text. The central sentence of a paragraph is usually the first sentence and the last sentence of the paragraph. Therefore, to do this kind of topic, we should focus on analyzing these sentences.