理工科院校英语专业研究生教育特色探讨

MA English Majors Education in China' s Universities of Science and Technology

作为英语专业硕士研究生教育的一支重要力量,理工科院校既有独特的发展空间,同时也受到其他类型高校所没有的因素的制约。如何发挥理工科院校优势,克服不利因素,办好有理工特色的研究生教育,是各理工院校目前面临的重要课题。本文结合理工科院校研究生教育现状,确认了理工科院校英语研究生教育发展过程中的一些不利因素,讨论了理工科院校在现有条件下进一步加强英语研究生教育学科建设的可行性。

This paper is an attempt to identify the unfavorable factors in the postgraduate education for English majors in the universities of science and technology,and find solutions to the problems in its further development.Research showed that the relatively low quality of prospective students and MA supervisors,lack of teaching resources and the school authorities'neglect of the role of EFL education and research in the school's development are peculiar to science-and technology-oriented universities,which are also the major factors impeding the further development of their English MA education.Based on the findings,a discussion is given to the feasibility of overcoming unfavorable conditions in the English postgraduate education.