What are the directions for English majors?

Major in English Language and Literature. Research Interests: Modern and Contemporary English and American Literature, American Cultural Studies, Canadian Cultural Studies, European Cultural Studies; Main courses:

Second Foreign Language, English Writing, Western Literary Theory, Cultural Criticism, Writers and Works, American Culture and Literature, Canada**, Writing, InterWorld War America, Nineteenth-Century American Romanticism**.

Selected Readings of Important American Historical Documents, Shakespeare's Plays, British and American Poetry, Special Topics in English Literature, Special Topics in American Literature, Selected Readings of Canadian Historical Documents, Introduction to Canadian Studies, Special Topics in Canadian Culture, History of European Civilization, European Integration Studies, Special Topics in European Culture and Literature.

Major in Foreign Chinese Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. Research Interests: Modern English and Phonetic Theory, English Translation Theory and Practice, Japanese Translation Theory and Practice, Russian Translation Theory and Teaching; Main courses:

Second Foreign Language, Foreign Language Writing, Applied Linguistics, Language Theory Research, Philosophy of Language, General Theory of Translation, Practice of English-Chinese Translation, Translation.

General Theory (Japanese), Japanese-Chinese Translation Practice (Japanese), Russian Functional Rhetoric, Russian-Chinese Translation Practice, Grammar (Japanese), Semantics, Lexicology (Japanese, English, Russian), Phonetics, Intonation (Japanese, English), Fundamentals of Literary Translation (English), Interpreting Theory and Practice (English), Translation Criticism (English), Audiovisual (Russian), Russian Spoken Grammar, **Writing (English, Japanese, Russian), Psychology.

Linguistics, Anthropolinguistics, Russian Interpretation, Reading and Translation.

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1.Literary direction.

Research content: Mainly studies major issues in the field of English and American literature, with the aim of improving literary literacy, theoretical level and research ability.

Employment direction: There are many schools in this direction, the number of students is large, and the employment scope is very wide, generally teachers and researchers.

2.Philology.

Research content: Linguistics is a comprehensive language research discipline commonly set up in Chinese universities in recent years. Students will learn linguistic theories and the application of language in various disciplines, with different schools focusing on different topics.

Employment direction: This major is highly theoretical, mainly for college teachers and researchers.

3.Anglo-American Cultural Studies.

Research Content: The study of traditional and modern cultures of Britain and the United States, involving literature, history, philosophy, aesthetics, art, religion, sociology and other fields. The name and focus of research vary from school to school, but if the name of the field is English-speaking cultural studies, the scope of research is not limited to the United Kingdom and the United States.

Employment direction: more into the foreign affairs and foreign trade departments, major news**, etc.

4.Translation Studies, Translation Studies.

Research content: Mainly study Chinese and Western translation theories, translation history, interpretation and translation skills, appreciate the translation works of famous masters, and conduct comparative research from different perspectives of Chinese and foreign cultures.

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

5.English language teaching direction.

Research content: Mainly conduct research on the theory and practice of foreign language education. Introduce students to the different schools of teaching theories in the United Kingdom and the United States:

Grammar-Translation Pedagogy, Listening and Speaking Pedagogy, Direct Pedagogy, Silent Pedagogy, Constructivist Pedagogy, Communicative Pedagogy, Idea Pedagogy, Functional Pedagogy, Balanced Pedagogy, Cognitive Pedagogy, each of which is introduced including its main theoretical basis, main contents, and comments.

Employment direction: more engaged in education and teaching.

The directions for postgraduate examination for English normal students are:

1. Applied English.

The Applied English major cultivates all-round development of morality, intellect, physique and aesthetics, with systematic basic theories and basic knowledge of English language, proficient English language use ability, extensive linguistic and cultural knowledge and social science knowledge.

Applicable to foreign trade and economic cooperation, foreign cultural and affairs exchange knowledge, master modern office methods, be able to be competent interpreters and translators and foreign cultural exchanges, economic and technological exchanges, and foreign-related law, economy and trade, tourism and industrial and commercial business market-oriented compound application talents.

2. The business English major mainly cultivates senior English professionals who have a solid foundation in English language and systematic theoretical knowledge of international business management, strong practical skills, and can engage in translation, management, teaching and research in foreign trade, foreign affairs, culture, press and publication, education, scientific research, tourism and other departments.

As the Chinese market becomes more deeply integrated into the international or disadvantaged economy, the domestic talent market is becoming more and more in demand for business English talents due to the arrival of a large number of foreign companies. We have to admit that business English is just one type of professional English. Vocational English can be said to be a highly specialized industry English.

3. Translation. Translation studies is a discipline that studies the laws and art of translation. Its main tasks are:

research on the history, theories, and genres of Chinese and foreign translation; The nature, function, standards, principles and methods of translation; Describe the actual translation process, explain the characteristics and different requirements of each type of translation; Explore the science and art of language switching.

Determine the literacy, talents, and ways to improve the training of translators, and the development direction of the translation career. Since the 50s of the 20th century, translation studies have gained a great deal of popularity, and the research field has begun to involve various fields related to translation, including literary translation, non-literary translation, various forms of interpretation, and film subtitling translation.