Analysis of Undergraduate Majors 27 English Majors

Mondo Education Updated on 2024-02-08

English major

Discipline: Literature

First-level discipline: foreign Chinese language and literature

1. Professional Introduction.

English is an undergraduate major in ordinary colleges and universities, which is a major in foreign language and literature, with a basic study period Chinese of four years and a bachelor of arts degree. The discipline foundation of the program includes foreign Chinese linguistics, foreign literature, translation studies, country and area studies, comparative literature and cross-cultural studies, and is interdisciplinary. It can also be combined with other related majors to form compound majors to meet the needs of social development.

English mainly studies the basic theories and knowledge of English language, grammar, spoken language, and the culture and history of English-speaking countries such as Britain and the United States, and receives skills training in English listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation, as well as English translation, teaching, and research. English is the most widely spoken first language in the world, commonly found in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and other countries and regions.

2. Professional core courses.

1 English professional skills courses, including basic English, advanced English, pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading, writing, interpretation, translation, etc.

2 English professional knowledge courses, including Introduction to Linguistics, English Phonetics, English Vocabulary, English Stylistics, Selected Readings of Newspapers and Periodicals, Selected Readings of English Literature, Selected Readings of American Literature, Academic ** Writing, Society and Culture of English-speaking Countries, English Teaching Methods, Translation Theory and Practice, etc.

Third, the direction of employment.

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.

Graduates of economics, trade and translation can undertake business management, business translation, foreign trade negotiation, economic and trade secretarial, English editor, English reporter, foreign business**, foreign-related public relations, foreign-related tour guide and other departments in state organs, foreign affairs, foreign trade, foreign enterprises, various foreign-related financial institutions, business management companies, professional translation agencies, publishing, journalism, tourism, high-end hotels and hotels.

They can also engage in teaching and scientific research in secondary schools, technical secondary schools, vocational high schools, technical schools, English language training centers, colleges and universities, and scientific research departments.

4. Employment prospects.

The average salary of fresh graduates in this major is around 5k, and the average salary with 2 years of experience is 63k-7.5k, with an average salary of 7 years of experience9k-10.3k, with an average salary of 10 years of experience8k-14.8k。

Jobs.

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