Analysis of Difficulties in Cross-examination
For English majors, the difficulty of crossing other majors can be ranked as follows: engineering > management > literature. This is a rough ranking, and personal circumstances may be different. For example, some students have always had a science background in middle school and studied English in college, so it may be less difficult to test economic management than literature. However, from the general situation, it is more difficult for middle school students with liberal arts background and college English majors to apply for the exam because mathematics is a weakness. Undeniably, mathematics plays an important role in the graduate course of engineering economic management, because three of the four courses are national unified propositions. Advanced Mathematics in Engineering Science, Test 1; Economic management majors study economic mathematics, and take the test number three. Because English majors don't have math classes at the undergraduate level, and the mathematics of liberal arts in senior high school is simpler than that of science, mathematics is much weaker than that of candidates with other science backgrounds. Liberal arts (such as Chinese, journalism, education, etc. ) they are all similar to English majors, and there is no math, so the difficulty is the lowest. In my opinion, combined with the undergraduate background and employment prospects of English majors, the cross-examination of economics and management and literature is the most suitable. Let's discuss some of the most popular cross-examination majors.
English-> news, media
This is a combination of gold. In terms of difficulty, because journalism majors don't take math exams, it's the least difficult. Judging from the professional combination, people who do news, whether newspapers, magazines or radio and television, often have great advantages in English. As China becomes more and more open, the exchange meetings of "bringing in and going out" become more and more frequent, which requires a large number of journalists with high English level. Press and publication institutions (such as China Radio International and Xinhua News Agency) are ideal employment units. In addition, in terms of academic qualifications, I personally think that the combination of English+news (research) will have more advantages than the combination of news (English)+English (research). Because the theories learned by journalism students at the undergraduate stage are mostly vague if they are not put into practice, and their language skills are not as good as those of English majors. Journalism graduate background is often more popular with news organizations. Nowadays, many famous universities have the major of "International News". To put it mildly, it is simply designed for English majors in order to take the exam.
English-> international economy and trade, international relations
It can be said that all majors with the word "international" in the cross-examination for English majors have considerable background advantages. International trade and international trade, both of which are linked with economy and politics, have very good employment prospects. And there are many schools offering this major, and there are many choices. From the difficulty of applying for the exam, it is slightly more difficult than the liberal arts major, because it is generally necessary to take three exams. For candidates with weak mathematics foundation, it takes about one year to conquer mathematics subjects. However, in addition to mathematics, other disciplines should be dominant, such as specialized courses. Many schools have designated books in original English, and even exams are required to be answered in English, which is very challenging for non-English majors. However, for students who have studied English for four years and read many books in original English, it should be quite handy to master certain theories and do such professional course papers. These two majors have a wide range of employment, such as state organs and their subordinate units, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, foreign-funded enterprises, foreign trade enterprises and joint ventures.
English-> fashuo, finance, management
Master of law, finance and management are all popular subjects, and they have extensive contact with English. There is a great demand for talents in financing and management, and there is also a high demand for English. English majors have certain advantages in applying for these majors. In addition, although Master Fa has been overheated in recent years and the employment situation is not optimistic, on the whole, it is still an advantageous subject, especially legal talents who know English will be very popular.
Four Choices for English Majors' Postgraduate Entrance Examination (Part Two)
Source: Cross-examination Network Postgraduate Entrance Examination
For China students, whether a foreign language is a tool or knowledge is an old topic. Indeed, every language has its own cultural background, historical inheritance and forms of expression, which is a science. However, for most China students and even most foreign language graduates, foreign language is a tool, so many employers in the market are competing for "double-qualified" compound talents who are proficient in a certain major and good at foreign languages.
Although it is no longer the era of "foreign language is omnipotent", undergraduate graduates majoring in foreign languages can also reach the realm of "foreign language proficiency and passepartout" by taking the cross-examination of other graduate students. Haitian cross-examination for you to interpret one by one:
English major: There are many wide roads ahead.
In the eyes of China students, English is the "big brother" of foreign language majors and the first foreign language of most students. In recent years, international communication has become increasingly frequent, and more and more people are proficient in English. The market demand for compound talents with strong professionalism such as business English, medical English and software English has increased, and learning another major has become the choice of most English undergraduate students. Because English is widely used, there are many ways for English majors to pass the exam.
First, Guo Mao Road.
A bustling and noisy "commercial street"
"Guo Mao Road" here refers to the major of international trade. In recent years, the major of international trade has been very hot, and there are more and more graduates. So some people began to wonder: Is the international trade talent market saturated? In fact, according to experts' analysis, China, as the third largest exporter in the world, is in urgent need of a large number of international trade talents. At present, the talent gap in international trade is close to 600,000 every year. Therefore, the major of international trade is not only a "commercial street", but also a bustling, noisy, huge capacity and continuous investment attraction.
International trade has two hands-English and economy and trade, both of which are indispensable. Although English majors have the direction of economic and trade English, it is better for English majors who want to engage in foreign trade to take the postgraduate entrance examination, because this major is more in line with the needs of employers and has a very good employment prospect. Taking China Renmin University and Fudan University as examples, the employment rate of the 2004 graduate students majoring in international trade exceeds 90%, and the employment destinations include accounting firms, securities and futures companies, foreign trade companies, etc., among which there are many large enterprises such as Ping An Insurance Company, China Household Appliances Import and Export Company and four internationally renowned accounting firms.
Advantages of cross-examination:
In terms of professional characteristics, international trade, as a major specializing in training international investment and international trade talents, requires high foreign language proficiency for graduates. In the ever-changing field of international economy and trade, whether it is business negotiation, contract signing or specific implementation of trade, accurate communication with foreign businessmen has become the most important prerequisite. Therefore, excellent foreign language proficiency is an essential quality for international trade talents;
Judging from the content of postgraduate entrance examination, the score of English for this major is higher than that of other majors, such as Peking University, university of international business and economics and other universities. In recent years, English score has become one of the key factors for the success or failure of the examination, so the postgraduate entrance examination for English majors has great advantages. There are three English translations for international trade examination, with a total score of 50, which is quite difficult. There are not many people who have scored more than half over the years, and it is easy to open the grade. The second interview requires English listening and speaking to account for more than 50%. It can be seen that English majors who are proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing have more obvious advantages in the cross-examination of international trade.
Disadvantages of cross-examination:
English majors don't necessarily have an advantage in math exams. Mathematics is an easy-to-divide subject, and it is the key to the success of the postgraduate entrance examination whether it can be turned into a friendship or not. However, generally speaking, it is relatively difficult to get four points for international trade majors and three points for some schools (such as Tsinghua in 2005). Therefore, candidates must carefully read the examination requirements of each school before registering. In addition, because they have not systematically studied the knowledge of economic theory, English majors will feel nervous about specialized courses such as macroeconomics and microeconomics, which should not be underestimated.
Second, the road of enterprise management
Rational and elegant "central axis"
"The Road of Enterprise Management" refers to the major of enterprise management. In the fierce market competition, scientific and effective management is the king to ensure the long-term survival of modern enterprises. The road of "enterprise management", like Chang 'an Avenue in Beijing and Champs Elysé es in Paris, is the most cohesive "central axis" of the city.
At present, China has a great demand for high-quality enterprise management talents, which has been in a state of short supply. In 2006, Shanghai listed enterprise management talents and IT talents as the hottest industries in that year. In Shenzhen, at the 2006 Golden Collar World Talent Recruitment Conference, the average annual salary provided by each unit for senior management talents of enterprises was 200,000. Enterprise management talents with English advantages are not only easily favored by foreign companies, but also gradually become the basic requirements for enterprise managers in modern enterprises in China.
Advantages of cross-examination:
China's management science has basically taken the old road of transplanting western theories and then transforming them, and most of the classic management ideas come from the west. When taking the postgraduate entrance examination, the examination questions of management courses will involve a large number of western works, and even directly designate English original works as reference books. For example, in the bibliography designated by Peking University in 2005, there were Options, Futures and Other Derivatives, prentiss-Hall Company, John C. Hull, 4th Edition, and Bronson, the original work of Macroeconomics, and so on. Therefore, students majoring in business administration and English, in addition to the unified English examination, have more advantages in the preparation of professional courses. Even if there is no original book in the designated bibliography, adding some theoretical knowledge from the original book from time to time in the exam will especially win the favor of professors.
Disadvantages of cross-examination:
Management needs to take advanced mathematics, and generally requires a difficult number three (subject to the examination requirements of various schools), which is very difficult for English majors who have been far away from "scientific thinking" for a long time.
Third, Fashuo Road
Fast and convenient "overpass"
The reason why the road of Master of Laws is compared to a fast and convenient "overpass" lies in the characteristics of Master of Laws-only accepting non-law graduates. Therefore, in the eyes of many foreign professionals who are interested in law, Fa Shuo is the "overpass" between the law major and their own major.
In recent years, the demand for "English+law" compound talents in the legal profession has become more and more urgent. The main reason is that with the frequent international trade exchanges, the demand for various foreign-related cases and foreign-related legal advice is increasing, and foreign-related legal talents who are proficient in English and international law are particularly important.
Advantages of cross-examination:
Fa Shuo is a professional master, and the national entrance examination is a unified proposition, and no law students are enrolled. All the candidates of Fashuo are on the same starting line. The advantages of English major candidates in the unified English examination are easy to highlight. Excellent English scores not only increase your chances of being admitted, but also sometimes play a key role in getting public places (for example, China University of Political Science and Law has nearly 40% public places every year, ranking from high to low according to the total score of re-examination plus preliminary examination, with 300 points for re-examination, including English content 100, which is easy to widen the gap).
Disadvantages of cross-examination:
Generally speaking, there is no obvious disadvantage for English majors to apply for a master's degree in Fa. However, legal study needs to memorize a lot of professional basic knowledge, and also has certain requirements for Chinese expression. Some English majors are slightly weaker than other liberal arts majors in this respect.
Fourth, the new path.
"Ring Road" extending in all directions
Modern news communication is no longer just a reporter's writing and editing. With the development of science and technology, the rapid increase of information and the acceleration of internationalization, China's news communication has the characteristics of multi-channel, massive information and global radiation. The road of New Biography is like the "ring road" extending in all directions in the city, but the "city" here refers to the "global city".
In recent years, international talents who are proficient in foreign languages have gradually become the darling of the workplace. The countries in the world are getting closer and closer, and news communication talents must be internationalized as soon as possible. With the approaching of the Olympic Games and the frequent convening of various international conferences, there is a great demand for news and communication talents with international standards. Skilled English and professional broadcasting technology are the basic requirements for this kind of talents, and the combination of scientific English and postgraduate news communication is completely suitable for this social demand.
According to the survey conducted by the Ministry of Education in 2006, journalism and communication is one of the top ten majors that receive the most graduates in colleges and universities in China. In addition, Yi Jiandong, an Olympic expert, said: "It is expected that the Olympic media war will be officially launched around 2006 and reach its climax in 2007-2008. After 2006, in order to reduce the broadcast cost and realize the localization of talents, the American media giant NBC recruited at least thousands of staff in China, and the staff of the news department of the Olympic Organizing Committee will be expanded to more than 200 people. "
Advantages of cross-examination: journalism and communication majors don't need to take math exams, and English candidates have great advantages in the English unified examination. In addition, news communication is a practical major, and many undergraduates in this major directly choose jobs after graduation. The decrease in the proportion of candidates in this major during the postgraduate entrance examination is naturally more conducive to cross-examination.
Disadvantages of the cross-examination: English majors are used to logical thinking and expression in English, while journalism and communication majors need strong Chinese language expression ability and Chinese writing ability. Journalism, Chinese, history and other majors have more training in this field at the undergraduate level, while English majors are slightly lacking in this field. Writing skills mainly depend on accumulation, and cross-English candidates should work hard on it.