2019高中英语高考复习 阅读理解Universities Show “Red Card” to English Majors 课件（共13张PPT）+教案+课文录音

Universities Show “Red Card” to English Majors An increasing number of Chinese universities are showing English the “red card” and sending it off the academic playing field. Just last month, five more universities announced that they would no longer offer English as a major, though CET-4 (大学英语四级考试) will still be required for graduation. At first sight, it may appear that these universities are downgrading (降低) the importance of learning English. In actual fact, they are responding to the economic reality that English majors do not have good job prospects after graduation. And the same holds true for graduates in other Arts majors. According to MyCOS, the Beijing-based education research group, English graduates, along with those in history, literature and law, have the lowest starting salaries and lowest employment rate. Engineering, economics and science graduates have better job prospects and make twice as much money, with IT graduates making the most. In the 1980s, the Chinese government made the study of English a priority as part of its reform and opening-up policy. English majors were in high demand in business and in government because people with good English-language skills were so rare. Today, about 350 million Chinese have studied, or are studying, English. Ten million of them are considered functionally bilingual (会使用双语的). So, when an employer looks at a graduate’s résumé (简历), it is assumed that he or she has good English skills. However, for those of you who truly love English, you should not be discouraged. The demand for English teachers is still high at all levels of education, both in public schools and in private institutions (机构). And there are also opportunities as translators and interpreters (口译员) — sometimes glamorous (令人向往的) opportunities. Zhang Lu (张璐) is probably familiar to most of you as the elegant young woman seen standing or sitting slightly behind top government officials when they meet leaders from English-speaking countries.