What are the directions for learning English in Britain?

Britain is the first choice to learn English, and English teaching in British universities has a long history, which is beneficial to international students. Then let's see what English majors can study in the UK with their degrees.

First, the choice of major

1, majoring in simultaneous interpretation

Simultaneous interpretation refers to a translation method in which the interpreter explains the content to the audience without interrupting the speaker. This method is suitable for large-scale seminars and international conferences, and is usually conducted by two or three interpreters in turn.

Generally speaking, simultaneous interpretation is a real gold collar industry with high income, but the threshold of simultaneous interpretation is also very high. At present, 95% of international high-end conferences in the world adopt simultaneous interpretation. This requires interpreters to study and prepare in advance. Some meetings will give materials three or four days in advance, but others will give materials 30 minutes in advance for confidentiality, which is difficult for interpreters to complete.

2. English Linguistics/English Literature

Linguistics is the study of language: pronunciation, word formation, sentence formation, rhetoric ... without enough patience, you really can't learn this. However, after entering the door of linguistics, many friends have gradually cultivated their patience.

3.TESOL teaches English to people who speak other languages.

This is a major that many foreign students like, and many friends' future career plans are to teach English, so it is quite appropriate to choose TESOL major. TESOL stands for "teaching English to speakers of other languages", and Chinese translation means "teaching English to speakers of other languages", that is, teaching English to non-English speaking countries.

Including listening, speaking, reading and writing, is a very practical course. TESOL certificate course, as a certificate course, has been recognized by more than 8,000 schools in more than 0/00 countries.

4. pedagogy

Pedagogy is a relatively general discipline, and its subdivisions are: educational research, educational management, pedagogy and social studies. Education is an established industry, especially in Europe and America, and there is a great demand for excellent teachers. As a leading country in education, Britain has many excellent universities. Such as Durham, York, Guerra, Leeds and Bath.

These education majors generally require some work or internship experience, but their academic background is not very high, so domestic social science majors are suitable for application. Some of these schools specially offer corresponding courses for fresh graduates and applicants with less than 2 years' work experience, such as Leicester University and Liverpool University.

Second, the requirements for studying in the UK

1, Basic English

To apply for studying in the UK, you must have a certain foundation in English. According to the latest draft of study visa in the UK, you only need to have English level of B 1, but now you must upgrade to B2 level. Those who fail English will not get an entry visa. These new regulations will directly affect students who apply for British undergraduate courses, and their application is more difficult.

At present, there are mainly the following English language tests recognized by the British Border Agency: IELTS, and the minimum requirements for listening, speaking, reading and writing are not less than 4.0; PTE academic, the minimum requirement is not less than 43 points in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

2. Personal ability

Students themselves need to have certain self-care ability and learning adaptability. If students do not have strong self-care ability and adaptability, it will undoubtedly increase the burden on their studies and may even fail to complete their studies.

If students have strong learning ability, especially good language ability and good English, they can communicate with others skillfully and integrate into local culture and life more quickly, which is a necessary condition to ensure that students can achieve the expected learning effect when studying abroad.

3. Economic capacity

The consumption level in Britain is relatively high, and the school tuition is also quite high for domestic families. Therefore, the tuition and living expenses of studying in Britain need a lot of money every year.

Whether the family's income at present and in the next few years is enough to pay for their children's basic expenses for studying abroad, including tuition and living expenses in the UK, should be one of the important basis for parents to decide whether to send their children to study in the UK.

Third, the employment situation of studying abroad

According to the data, more than half of the returnees in Britain want to work in foreign-funded enterprises, because the culture and operation mode of foreign-funded enterprises are conducive to giving full play to the advantages of international students. However, many enterprises in China have begun to pay attention to "going out" to recruit talents. In July this year, 20 enterprises in China held a large-scale campus job fair in London. It is suggested that international students pay more attention to these recruitment information at school.

The employment of international students is closely related to their majors, and a good major can give students an advantage in the employment competition. According to experts studying abroad, business, media, computer, management and other majors have always been popular in Britain, attracting many overseas British students. On the other hand, nursing, pharmacists, mining engineers, petroleum engineers and other relatively unpopular majors have become high-paying majors because of less fierce competition, and have recently become equally popular among prospective British students.