If you want to be a teacher, I suggest you apply for a master's degree in English, followed by subject English. There are certain advantages in finding a job after graduation, because from the priority of English teacher recruitment, master's degree in English > subject English > master's degree. But this is not necessarily, it still depends on the school and your teaching ability.
If you haven't considered employment yet and just want to take a master's degree, the examination subjects of MTI master's degree and subject English are different, so you can see which one you are better at.
The following gaozhai CATTI, mainly from the two aspects of college selection and examination subjects, talks with you about the differences between the two majors, hoping to help you. Welcome to express your views in the comments section.
University choice
Subject English is a traditional major, while MTI postgraduate major is relatively new and more and more popular.
In 2007, the State Council Academic Degrees Committee approved the establishment of a master's degree in translation. In that year, only 15 colleges obtained the qualification of running a master's degree in translation. As of May, 20 19, 253 colleges and universities in China have offered MTI majors. In the choice of institutions, MTI can choose a wider range of institutions than subject English.
Because most students who choose English as their subject want to enter normal universities, MTI can choose foreign language schools, normal schools, comprehensive schools, science and engineering schools and so on.
For example, most students in Shaanxi will choose Shaanxi Normal University (a comprehensive normal university directly under the Ministry of Education and a key university under the national "2 1 1 project"), which is under great competitive pressure.
A senior from the west said that once she took the postgraduate entrance examination in the library, she met the subject English major, and almost all of them were admitted to Shaanxi Normal University.
However, in addition to Shaanxi Normal University, those who took the MTI also applied to Northwest University, xi International Studies University, Xi Jiaotong University, xidian university and other schools.
subject of examination
Many students in English College think of a second foreign language when they mention the postgraduate entrance examination. Most students are not so solid in learning foreign languages. They may have two classes a week, and the thought of taking a foreign language test for the postgraduate entrance examination gives them a headache.
Master MTI doesn't have to take the second exam, which lightens the burden for graduate students. Subject English is not tested in most schools, but there are some special circumstances, depending on the requirements of the school.
Subject English and MTI master's degree are as follows:
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Subject English test subjects
(1)101ideological and political theory
② 204 English II (some schools are English I, see the enrollment catalogue for details).
③ Business Lesson 333 Comprehensive Education
④ Business Course II 9 15 Basic knowledge of teaching theory (some schools are psychological foundation or comprehensive English, etc. For details, please refer to the Admissions Catalogue).
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MTI master's examination subjects
(1)101ideological and political theory
②2 1 1 Translate Master English
③ 357 English Translation Basis
④ 448 Chinese writing and encyclopedia knowledge
The specific examination subjects vary according to different enrollment units. I suggest you consult the enrollment catalogue published by official website, because specialized courses are independent propositions of enrollment units, and the subject names and examination requirements shall be subject to the publication of enrollment units.
As can be seen from the examination subjects, professional courses have much more to recite than MTI masters. Especially comprehensive education, basic knowledge of teaching theory and educational psychology are also difficult to understand. Some students bought books on subject English for postgraduate entrance examination, which made them feel boring and unable to remember. Finally, they changed their major to MTI.
Translation should be practiced more, accumulated over time, language learning should be savvy, and of course encyclopedic knowledge should be memorized. If you don't like memorizing things very much, the process of choosing MTI for preparing for the exam will be relatively easy.
You can choose according to these exam subjects and your own interests. If you choose a major that you are not interested in and are not good at, the preparation process will be very painful, and the study life of graduate students will be even more painful. If you don't want to do related work after graduation, what you have learned will be wasted.
Welcome everyone to leave a message in the comment area and talk about their confusion in choosing a major for postgraduate entrance examination. Students who have passed the exam can also share their learning experience, so that everyone can share the differences between subject English, MTI master and English master in more detail.
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