In fact, I was very confused before I chose to go to graduate school, because I didn't have a favorite subject and a clear future goal, but I felt that I had to get a graduate diploma anyway, so I embarked on a long road to graduate school!
The road to school choice
Because I have no special hobby, I have studied English for four years, so I chose a major related to my own science. In fact, I am very interested in psychology, but the cross-examination psychology is to test mathematics, so I gave up the idea;
Although I knew I was going to take the postgraduate entrance examination from my junior year, I really began to understand these things in April. I chose Guangdong University of Foreign Studies because I majored in foreign languages and I am familiar with this school with profound foreign language attainments! In addition, there are still a lot of students enrolled in Guangwai (I think the chances of being admitted will be even greater), so I have been preparing for the exam content of Guangwai since April! (Why do you want to mention this! Because the examination content of Guangwai is completely different from that of Sichuan University, the major 1/2 of Guangwai is very similar to that of TEM-8, which is to examine English ability and foundation! Although it is different from Sichuan University, in the process of preparing overseas content, my basic English ability has been qualitatively improved! )?
At the end of May, because of emotional reasons, considering that the future development is biased towards Sichuan and Chongqing, I chose to switch to a school in Sichuan. After weighing the strength and status of the school, I chose Sichuan University! When I first chose Sichuan University, I actually had no idea, because when I filled in my volunteers for the college entrance examination, I felt how unattainable Sichuan University was! But there was a mysterious force that made me very firm in this choice.
In September, the English Department held a symposium for our senior students. What the teacher means is not to aim too high when choosing schools for postgraduate entrance examination! Then say that our last postgraduate entrance examination was wiped out. This really hit my motivation and confidence! So there is still one week in September, ready to test the content of our school! ! ! But then, that mysterious force pulled me back! So I went to Sichuan University!
Here, I suggest that those of you who took the 22-year postgraduate entrance examination should not change easily after choosing a good school! Before July, if you really have no confidence or don't want to go to this school, you can change! But after transfer, you must be very cautious! (Because the content of each school exam is different, it will affect the progress and arrangement of your second interview. )
Sichuan University English major postgraduate dry goods sharing!
Ok, let me tell you about the specific situation of reviewing the examination contents of various subjects and the dry goods I have sorted out.
subject of examination
1: politics
2.2 Foreign languages (French/Japanese/Spanish, etc. )
3. Basic English 6 18(6 18 is being coded)
4. Comprehensive English 9 18
philology
Liu Bingshan (A Brief History of English Literature)
Luo (Selected Reading of English Literature)
Chang Yaoxin (A Brief History of American Literature)
Hu Zhuanglin (Linguistics Course)
Wang Zuoliang (Introduction to European Culture)
Xiao Xiurong's ideological and political theory is exquisite and concise.
+1000 questions+tell the truth
Read a chapter every day during the summer vacation from July to August, and brush the corresponding chapter on the topic+1000. The longer chapter was written in two days, and I just finished it at the end of the summer vacation. After the start of school, review according to the test sites marked in Tell the Truth, then do the real questions, brush the 1000 questions again later, circle the second and third wrong questions every few days, and take notes on the test sites involved to deepen your impression. As the saying goes, a good memory is better than bad writing. 165438+ 10 In late October, Primary Eight will give the questions first. You can choose some important subjective questions to recite, sum up the rules of answering questions, and recite Xiao Si after Xiao Si gives the questions in June 5438+February. The general answer routine is principle+combined materials. Remember the principle part, the materials can be combined at will. Of course, you can't memorize. When reciting a certain knowledge point, you can link it with other related knowledge points and memorize it in series, so that you can answer the content when the topic changes during the exam. Continue to watch Xu Tao's key notes video! What I looked at in the early stage was the basic knowledge. Every political teacher has a lot of videos at every stage (personally, watching videos is more interesting, because teachers are also interesting, and then I can watch them during meals, and I won't use your other time for the time being). Then I can start brushing the questions! Xiao Xiurong 1000 questions are brushed three times at this stage! I brush the questions with my notebook and take notes back and forth according to the wrong questions. It is very helpful to read the wrong questions in the future!
New standard for second foreign language: Japanese junior high school+intermediate high school+blue book N2 grammar+Sichuan University Japanese Zhenti+famous foreign language Japanese Zhenti.
Watch video lessons from July to September to learn the new standard day, with an average of one lesson a day. On the new standard day, there is an APP with the same name that can listen to audio and read words and texts with audio. You can remember them more firmly when reading. I suggest that you remember the words of that lesson immediately after learning one lesson every day, otherwise it will be very painful to recite the words in the future. Recommend an APP "Moggi Dictionary" to look up words, which is very easy to use.
10- 12 months is basically to review the content of a class every day+brush real questions+blue book. I have to do the real questions over and over again. I just find out the words and grammar that I can't understand in the questions in the previous basic part, write them down in my notes and read them over and over again. Another famous book on Japanese as a second language contains real Japanese test questions from major universities, with various types of questions, which can train you to adapt to the changes of topics. I only did the basic questions, and when the foundation is laid, there will be no big problems in reading and translation. At the same time, the Blue Book also studies a lesson every day. The blue book "N2 Grammar" can supplement a lot of grammar knowledge that is not involved in the new textbook, and it needs to be brushed two or three times. Because of the short time, I have been memorizing words and grammar, and I haven't practiced reading and translation. I suggest that I practice more, especially translation.
Students with good time management suggest using N2 words in the little red book and N2 real questions in Japanese to review.
Basic English Spark College Band 8 Reading
+TEM-8 Translation+Zhang Peiji Prose Translation 1+ Zhenti
I didn't pay much attention to this subject, because I had to prepare for TEM-8 at the same time, so I used the exercises of TEM-8. It is mainly to do a few TEM-8 readings and an TEM-8 translation every day, plus the real questions of Sichuan University in the later period, but now the questions of Sichuan University have changed, and the previous real questions are not applicable and can only be used as a reference for difficulty. Reading is mainly about practicing feelings, because the reading questions of Sichuan University are free translation and question and answer, and there are no suitable exercises. However, the reading questions of Sichuan University are not difficult. As long as the vocabulary is improved, reading will be easy. Translation means practicing more. Zhang Peiji's prose translation is recommended for literary translation. Sichuan University once recited the original text for more than one year, so such a beautiful paragraph can be practiced and recited repeatedly. Not only literary translation, but also other types, such as scientific translation, should be practiced. I got the translation of Blockchain this year. Before that, I always thought that there was only literary translation, so I was caught off guard. The composition requires 800 words. One month before the exam, you can read more about IELTS and GRE writing and learn the structure of writing. You can make an outline before you write it in the exam. For example, it can be divided into three parts: introduction, text and conclusion, and each part will list its own arguments and arguments in detail.
Comprehensive English official website reference book+Spark test site combing and refining
Comprehensive English is such a headache that at first I doubted whether I could finish reading those heavy books. During the two months of summer vacation, I wrote and took notes in books every day in combination with video lessons, and arranged notes in combination with Spark Test Center in September. I was lazy at that time and didn't take detailed notes. I basically referred to two books by Spark. Now it seems better to take notes by myself. 10- 12 is a back note.
Literature needs to sort out the writers and their representative works of all ages and schools, as well as their main contents, ideas, styles, themes and so on. The classification of spark test sites is good, but it is not complete enough, and the focus is not exactly the same as that of Sichuan University. We need to add content according to reference books and real test sites, and strive to be comprehensive. When you recite it, you should establish a framework in your mind, including the times, authors, works and styles.
Culture mainly examines European culture and American culture. "European Culture" has a booklet attached with the book, and there is also a "European Culture Guidance Manual", which contains the Chinese translation of the book "European Culture" and the answers to the after-class reference questions, which can be directly used to recite. American culture and society
This is a new reference book with a lot of contents, and it is easy to lose focus at first. It is suggested to combine the previous reference book "Basic Course of British and American Culture"
Let's take a look together. This book also has a study manual, reference answers to after-school questions, and it is also very convenient to review.
In linguistics, besides Hu Zhuanglin's books, I have to read Lexicology. I use Lu Guoqiang's books. My notes were sorted out by Spark Test Center for reference. Linguistics is rather difficult to understand. You need patience when sorting it out for the first time, and you will find it enlightening later. Lexicology is in Chinese, and there are exercises and reference answers in the book, which is relatively easier to understand.
It should be noted that at present, the content of Sichuan University's direct memory is less, and more is its own understanding. Therefore, in the review process, we should pay attention to reviewing with personal thoughts, and each question should have thoughts and opinions.
In addition to memorizing notes, I also recorded the real questions twice, which made me know more about the real questions and test sites, and probably made clear the points to be investigated, so I reduced some content when memorizing notes.
(3) experience in preparing for the second interview
This year, due to the epidemic, the re-examination of Sichuan University was postponed to mid-May, so there was enough time to prepare for the re-examination. There are five reference books for international students to re-examine, namely:
Fang Mengzhi (translation dictionary)?
Chen Fukang (Historical Draft of China's Translation Theory)
Tan Zaixi (A Brief History of Western Translation)
On Cao Ming (The Way of Translation: Theory and Practice)
In the past, the re-examination content was written test+interview, and the written test content covered the initial test content and the above reference books. This year, because of the epidemic, an online re-examination was conducted and the written test was cancelled, so there was only an interview. The interview needs to prepare a personal statement, about five minutes, including personal undergraduate study, practical experience, award-winning experience, and planning during the postgraduate period. After your personal statement, you will answer questions. The questions you choose are all related to your major, and you will have a few minutes to prepare. If you are well prepared, there will be no big problem. Finally, the interview teacher asks questions, which are also professional-related questions, but there will be differences, mainly to examine your personal views.
Don't take the second interview lightly. At that time, there were 14 people in the second interview, and the enrollment quota was 15. We all thought that we would all enter. I didn't expect to recruit only 13 people in the end. Don't let up until the last minute. That's all I want to say! Although the postgraduate entrance examination is a very hard test of perseverance, it is also very hard, but when you get through it, it is actually a very unforgettable and beautiful memory! I hope everyone will stick to it!