As an English major, what cultures and histories should you know?

I'm also an English major, and I think the most important thing is to learn a foreign language and don't leave Chinese behind, no matter what, we're all Chinese. Don't wait for a foreigner to ask one day"What are our four great Chinese masterpieces? "We can't answer yet, shame on us!

The second is to learn the humanities and national conditions of foreign countries, and the original masterpieces.

There is also information about the career you will be engaged in in the future, such as business English, travel English, etc. Because the terminology used in each field is very different.

Professional skills need to be practiced in listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as the ability to communicate, and ultimately our goal is to use English, not just to get a diploma. I'm also an English major, and I think the most important thing is to learn a foreign language and don't leave Chinese behind, no matter what, we're all Chinese. Don't wait for a foreigner to ask one day"What are our four great Chinese masterpieces?

We can't answer yet, shame on us!

The second is to learn the humanities and national conditions of foreign countries, and the original masterpieces.

There is also information about the career you will be engaged in in the future, such as business English, travel English, etc. Because the terminology used in each field is very different.

Professional skills need to be practiced in listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as the ability to communicate, and ultimately our goal is to use English, not just to get a diploma.

As English college students, that is, intermediate and advanced English learners, what we need to improve is not a simple vocabulary, but the level of perception and appreciation of English, and be able to enter the text from a higher dimension, this book is definitely worth reading carefully!

From his extensive reading, he has selected more than 40 excellent works by modern English writers.

Nowadays, there are many courses on the market that focus on vocabulary learning, turning good words into dead word books, and few people appreciate words from the perspective of word choice and rhetoric, which is a pity.

And Mr. Xia's book can let us feel the beauty of English in an all-round way.

By reading this book, we can read the good works selected by the masters, read the text and know that the text is good; Second, we can learn Mr. Xia's method of appreciating language, especially the appreciation of some subtleties, which is very helpful for our reading, writing and translation.

For example, Moscow, 1918 begins this article:

in moscow, by late march, all was confusion, heterogeny, and motion.

Mr. Xia commented: "According to the general Chinese thinking habits, these three words should be adjectives. Adjectives are usually lighter than nouns because adjectives are dependent on nouns.

Here these three abstract nouns stand firmly, like pillars on the gate. When you enter the gate, you take a little step, and you will be dizzy. ”

To some extent, language is rooted in culture, and it can even be said that the development of language has advanced with the progress of culture. For English majors, Western culture can help us better understand the meaning behind words and better ensure that we can communicate with native speakers.

Taking a step back, only when we know what is we can we know why everything is true. Thank you.

It is impossible to learn a language well without mastering the cultural background of the language, because language learning is not only about memorizing words, but also about the application of language, which is closely related to its cultural background.

The combination of East and West, only if you have a better understanding of Western culture, you can know more thoroughly the gap between Eastern and Western cultures, and Westerners also learn Eastern culture.

Language is a kind of culture, and learning Western culture is to learn language better and use language.

Knowing yourself and knowing your opponent, you are a bridge between China and the West.

Without understanding Western culture, many sentences cannot be translated accurately and their meaning cannot be understood, which is the most practical.

Understand it, learn it, and surpass it!

In fact, really, the most intuitive and effective way to do this is to look at Selected Readings of Western Classics, as well as the Bible, to talk to Hiro, and to read the reading notes of celebrities, such as George Orwell, Maugham's, etc.

Let's go to the Jiangsu Foreign Language Bookstore, there are a few.

Your school library should have it too.

For example, Introduction to British and American Culture, Origins of Western Culture, Ancient Greek and Roman Mythology, History and Selected Readings of British and American Literature, Western Classical Literary Theory, Western Modern Literary Theory, etc. If you have chosen linguistics, you should also look for some professional books to read, such as general linguistics, Saussure's Introduction to Linguistics, and now Chomsky's transformational generative linguistics, etc. Because each school requires different editions or publishers, you can find some books to read according to your school's requirements.

I'm just a teacher, ask your school professors who you like to get along well, their opinions are better.

When I was in school, I wasn't ashamed to ask questions.

In terms of history, Mr. Chen Hengzhe's "Western History" is very famous, the content is not profound, bitter and very interesting, I recommend a look. The preface to Hegel's The Philosophy of History is also worth reading.

In addition, it is also recommended to read books on politics, because as long as you have studied the outline of British and American history, you will know that a large part of the spirit of British and American countries is built by philosophical and political concepts, such as Locke's ** theory, Montesquieu's "On the Causes of the Rise and Fall of Rome" is probably helpful to read it and even understand British and American law. Some of these theories are the founding platform of the United States.

In addition, the Mythology of Hiro recommended upstairs is also very interesting, and if the school has this course, it must be taken

Saussure: Forget about linguistics......I think this is generally limited to pre-exam research, hehe

In terms of British and American culture, you can take a look at Chang Yaoxin's "A Brief History of English Literature" and "A Brief History of American Literature", both of which are quite thick, but the content is very simple and easy to understand. After reading literature, you will know almost all about history, and you can also take a look at the cultural aspect, Zhu Yongtao's "Basic Course of British and American Culture" is very good, there are a lot of historical things in it.

As a contemporary college student, learning to master and use English has become an unavoidable reality, which will play a positive role in our integration into society and adapt to the needs of modern talents. This can be seen from the urgent need for English talents, for example: in the 2010 World Expo, China will welcome a large number of foreign friends to China, for this activity, China ** advocates that Chinese learn simple English conversation.

For those who are volunteers, ** requires people with high English skills to take on the role. Judging by a series of Chinese behaviors, English is becoming more and more important now. And to speak, there are more and more people learning.

The concept of a global village has gradually taken root in people's minds, and it is becoming more and more urgent to communicate in English. Learning English well has become a very important task. Of course, learning English involves five aspects: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation.

To learn English well, we must master these five skills! Listening is a major problem faced by college students in contemporary China! In order to learn English well, we must overcome this barrier, so how to learn English listening well!

Teachers all said that pronunciation is the foundation, expanding reading and familiarizing yourself with Western culture to expand your vocabulary is the guarantee, and listening more, writing more, and reviewing more are the core. I agree with these points, but it is very difficult to implement in practice, because it requires a lot of patience, so we have to stick with it throughout the whole process of learning English. Therefore, we should take the learning of phonics seriously, because most people have hearing problems because of this, and I think we are all facing this.

The significance of English major education is the education of women and the Chinese nation. It aims to cultivate compound talents with a solid disciplinary foundation and academic foundation, and applied talents with strong practical ability, attaching importance to the learning of language and business skills, and also taking into account the cultivation of cultural heritage and comprehensive quality.

The scope of English major study includes two aspects: language and culture. First of all, phonetics includes phonetics, grammar, linguistics, lexicology, stylistics, rhetoric, writing, translation (translation, interpretation, simultaneous interpretation), business English, and a second foreign language. The cultural aspects include the overview of English-speaking countries (the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand), English literature, American literature, the history of Western civilization, Western thought classics, and Western culture and etiquette.

The study of English major courses requires students to master the training methods of undergraduate English professional skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, translation), so as to improve the efficiency of English learning better and faster. As the instructor said to us during military training: "Attitude is everything!"

Only by having a hard-working, persevering attitude towards English major learning, and an attitude of "seeking knowledge, being knowledgeable, and being happy to know", can we learn English better and truly well.

Students majoring in English mainly learn the basic theories and basic knowledge of English language, literature, history, politics, economy, diplomacy, social culture, etc., receive good skills training in English listening, speaking, reading, writing, translation, etc., master certain scientific research methods, and have the professional level and good quality and strong ability to engage in translation, research, teaching and management.

This major cultivates senior English professionals who have a solid foundation in English language and extensive scientific and cultural knowledge, and can engage in translation, research, teaching and management in foreign affairs, economy and trade, culture, press and publication, education, scientific research, tourism and other departments.

Students in this major mainly learn the basic theories and basic knowledge of English language, literature, history, politics, economy, diplomacy, social and cultural aspects, receive good skills training in English listening, speaking, reading, writing, translation, etc., master certain scientific research methods, and have the professional level and good quality and strong ability to engage in translation, research, teaching and management.

As a former post-secondary student, I might be able to say.

A list of titles such as Introduction to European Culture, Anglo-American Overview, etc. It cannot be said that the textbook is useless, but it just gives a framework, some nouns, and does not seem to embody the spirit of true Western culture.

I don't read much, one is to recommend the American series by the Linda couple, and the other is the details of Liu Yu's democracy. @文冤阁大学士推荐过一套外研社的书, the name is humanistic tradition, and it is more thorough.

In terms of literature, Chang Yaoxin's "Mantra English and American Literature" is a bit more interesting than pure literary history, you can take a look.

English-speaking country profiles.

Introduction to European culture.

English and American literature. These are books for English majors.

Modern British History, Modern American History, American Weekly.

It can be done from the following angles:

Food culture, people take food as the sky, right, religion (the tortuous history of religion).

Education (why they can train so many excellent talents), folklore (marriages, festivals、、、

Literature (all kinds of people, all kinds of genres, influence on later generations) a lot of wow, (*hee-hee......Once you've chosen a direction, go check the information and write! Simple wow.

Can you refer to your **!!

This major is biased towards theory and is not easy to employ. It belongs to the category of foreign Chinese literature and literature, and the relatively strong ones include Peking University, Beijing University of Foreign Chinese, PLA College of Foreign Chinese, Heilongjiang University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Hunan Normal University, Beijing Normal University, Zhejiang University, and Nankai University.

I don't take the postgraduate examination, the question type you have to go to the postgraduate entrance examination class ** to search for the real postgraduate examination questions of the school of this major, the reference book is designated by each school, as for the review, at least the key points must be memorized, and more on the postgraduate examination online to find out the experience.

To make up for the gap, we can only seize the time to learn more, focusing on efficiency. If you attend a tutorial class, the information is relatively easy to obtain. Generally, you must take the political postgraduate examination class, because everyone is not very good at politics, and the syllabus is changed every year.