In 2012, if I apply for minor language majors, there are still early exams. Is there a way to skip the college entrance examination?

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Methods for enrolling students in minor languages

When it comes to enrolling students in minor languages, there are generally three methods:

The first is to enroll students in minor languages ??in advance Separate enrollment. Most colleges and universities implement independent enrollment in advance for minor language admissions, organize their own propositions and examinations, and enroll before the national college entrance examination. The exam includes a written test and an interview. The written test generally tests Chinese, mathematics, and English; the interview tests English proficiency tests and pronunciation imitation of the applied minority language. Admitted candidates will no longer take the college entrance examination. However, the Ministry of Education confirmed last year that this enrollment method will be canceled in 2011 and will be replaced by undergraduate early batch enrollment within the national unified examination student pool.

The second is a separate interview, which requires taking the college entrance examination and admission before the early batch (commonly known as the "zero batch"). This enrollment method is currently only used by some minor language majors at Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing Language and Culture University, and Beijing International Studies University to recruit students from Beijing. Candidates take the college entrance examination normally, and schools must take the candidates' college entrance examination scores and interview scores into consideration when making admissions. The admission submission is completed before the undergraduate early batch. It should be noted that this enrollment method does not affect the selection of early batch and batch application for undergraduates. Students can fill in the college entrance examination application normally.

The third is to take the college entrance examination normally. Some schools place some minor language majors in the early batch or the first batch, or even enroll students in the second and third batches. This kind of admissions is no different from the ordinary college entrance examination. Schools generally only admit students based on the college entrance examination scores.

Rational thinking on applying for minor language majors

Compared with English majors, minor language majors are indeed easier to find jobs, and things are rare and valuable, especially with the successful hosting of the Beijing Olympics and Shanghai World Expo. It also increased everyone’s attention to minor language majors. The one-time employment rate of minor language majors in some colleges has even reached 100%.

However, as the number of colleges and universities recruiting minority languages ??continues to increase, the employment advantages of minority languages ??are gradually weakening. It is understood that the destinations of graduates majoring in minor languages ??are mainly concentrated in: government foreign affairs departments, universities, news media organizations, foreign companies and Sino-foreign joint ventures, provincial and municipal foreign affairs offices, foreign trade companies, tourism companies, study abroad training institutions and cultural communication institutions, etc. However, judging from the recruitment positions announced by the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce and other ministries and commissions in recent years, the demand for professionals in minor languages ??is very limited. Except for a few languages ??that are widely used, most minor languages Only recruiting 1 to 2 people.

As for enterprises’ demand for minority languages, it is also very limited. Because each language itself is not superior or inferior, what kind of minority languages ??a company needs depends not only on the local economic development, but also on the local cultural atmosphere. It also depends on the target country for local investment, especially on China and the minority languages. National relations include geographical and political and economic relations.

The market economy is unpredictable and international relations are treacherous. No one can guarantee that any language will remain popular. And according to the development laws of the objective world, when something becomes hot to the touch, it is often when it begins to cool down. The "smallness" of a small language itself shows the limitations of its development. Therefore, I hope candidates and parents can stay more rational and calm.

Quality Requirements for Learning Minor Languages

Some students think that since the test content of minor languages ??is mainly English, students with good English scores must be suitable for learning minor languages. Actually, that's not necessarily the case. There are many varieties of minor languages, and some languages ??have very special pronunciation. If you learn English well, you may not be able to learn the minor languages ??well. Because you start learning English in elementary school, and the college entrance examination is mainly based on written test scores, while you don’t start learning English until you enter university, and oral English accounts for a large proportion of the learning curriculum. At this time, you have passed the best period of learning a foreign language. Therefore, learning a small language requires certain talents, such as being articulate, strong imitation ability, sensitive to language, etc. Learning a foreign language by rote memorization of phonetic symbols and letters always makes people feel stiff.

There is a saying among college students who study minor languages: “Three minutes of Korean, three hours of English, three days of French, three months of Japanese, three years of German, and three hundred years of Arabic. "Language." This statement may not be scientific, but it reflects the difficulty of learning small languages ??to a certain extent.

In short, to learn a minority language, you must first have a strong interest in the minority language. Don’t apply blindly just because majors in minor languages ??are popular or have good employment opportunities. Learning a small language requires not only memorizing words, learning grammar, and listening to recordings, but also understanding the culture and social development of the country. Without strong interest and continuous persistence, learning will be very painful. Secondly, the candidate’s ability to understand and use language must be relatively strong. Language is used for communication and application. Some candidates have good writing skills, but are more introverted and have poor oral expression skills, so they are not suitable for applying for minor language majors.

Therefore, we would like to remind candidates that if your singing is out of tune, tone deaf, unclear in speech, weak in imitation, etc., it is very likely that you are not suitable for learning a minor language. Even if you are lucky enough to enter this major, It is not conducive to your future development and further study, and there is even the possibility of repeating a grade or dropping out of school.

Recommend colleges with advantages in minor languages

There are many colleges that offer minor languages, but I still recommend that candidates give priority to those that have their own characteristics and advantages from some school running concepts to curriculum settings, and have We have strong teaching staff and are selected from the top universities in the country for minor language majors.

1. Beijing Foreign Studies University: Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Spanish

Beijing Foreign Studies University is the oldest, most complete and multilingual institution of higher learning among foreign language institutions in my country. The school is one of the first batch of master's and doctoral degree-granting units in my country, among which 18 languages ??are the only subject points in the country. There is now a postdoctoral mobile station for foreign languages ??and literature, with doctoral programs in Russian, German, Arabic, Japanese, Spanish, European languages ??and literature, foreign linguistics, foreign languages ??and literature, and applied linguistics. The German major is a national key discipline, and the Russian and Arabic majors are key disciplines in Beijing.

2. Tongji University: German

Tongji University was founded by Germans in 1907. It has close ties with Germany and Europe and has frequent exchanges. It used German teaching until the 1950s. . The German teaching at Tongji University can be described as the epitome of German teaching in China. It has four characteristics: a long history, a large scale, a complete range of types, and a focus on quality.

3. University of International Business and Economics: Spanish, Arabic

The Spanish major of the University of International Business and Economics was founded in 1954 and is one of the earliest Spanish majors nationwide. one. Spanish plus trade, the employment situation of foreign language majors has always been very good. The Arabic major was founded in 1954 and is one of the earliest departments in my country to offer this major. The teaching staff is strong and the scientific research level is among the best in the country. Student employment levels have always remained at a high level.

4. Heilongjiang University: Russian

As a key comprehensive university in Heilongjiang Province, Heilongjiang University takes advantage of the good location advantage of Heilongjiang and Russia to vigorously develop its Russian language and literature disciplines. Russian is one of the oldest majors at Heilongjiang University and a national key discipline. It has doctoral and master's degree programs and a Russian language and literature research center. As China-Russia relations become increasingly close, learning Russian will be of great benefit.

5. Guangxi University for Nationalities: Vietnamese, Lao, Thai, Cambodian

Guangxi University for Nationalities is the national foreign language non-common language undergraduate talent training base. Relying on the advantages of being adjacent to Southeast Asia, the ASEAN Expo and the Nanning International Folk Song Festival, Guangxi University for Nationalities has created an original "3+1" talent training model to keep the employment rate of non-common language graduates at 100%. At present, thousands of students from Guangxi University for Nationalities have gone to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and other countries through exchange to engage in teaching or translation work.

6. Wuhan University: French

Wuhan has become the city with the most intensive investment and the most extensive investment intensity by France in our country. The economic cooperation between Wuhan and France is no longer limited to a single automobile. Instead, it is moving towards finance, commercial chains, high-tech, petroleum products and other fields. Wuhan University has become the largest French training base in my country. Wuhan University has signed cooperation and exchange agreements with more than 20 universities in France, becoming an important base and window for my country's French education and scientific and technological cooperation and exchange. The French discipline of Wuhan University ranks second in the country. It has a complete training system from undergraduate to master to doctoral. The number of students studying in France continues to be the first in the country.

7. Dalian University of Foreign Languages: Korean, Japanese

Dalian University of Foreign Languages ??is the cradle of foreign language talents and a bridge to the world. The college takes advantage of being across the sea from South Korea and Japan to carry out joint education with many famous universities in Japan such as Waseda University, Kyushu University, and Nagano University. Japan is one of the countries that accepts the largest number of Chinese students. Japan and South Korea are also China's important economic partners in Asia.

8. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies: Japanese, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, French

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies is a key foreign-related university in Guangdong Province . The school has a panoramic international trade simulation laboratory and simultaneous interpretation room with advanced equipment. As an international commercial metropolis, Guangzhou is close to Southeast Asian countries. It has a strong foreign language background and unique conditions, and its minor language majors are outstanding. The Japanese major is one of the earliest master's programs offered by universities in Guangdong Province.