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今年刚毕业的宁波诺丁汉大学英语与应用语言学专业学生廖欣宇可谓是“offer收割机”。除了“牛剑双offer”，他还收到了芝加哥大学、新加坡国立大学、伦敦大学学院、爱丁堡大学、弗吉尼亚大学等大学的语言类相关专业的硕士录取通知书。
对他而言，在宁诺的每一天都是快乐且充实的。有着关系特别好朋友，能够为彼此打气；也有古道热肠、温柔善良的老师陪伴，鼓励他做自己感兴趣的研究。
在教育与英语语言文学系，还有许许多多像廖欣宇这样的学生和校友们，他们有的名校“offer”拿到手软；有的在更深层次的领域继续学术研究；有的已在不同行业获得杰出成就。正因选择了教育与英语语言文学系，他们的未来发展有着无限可能。
接触后才发现其博大精深
对英语的热情始终指引他向前
在最开始报考这个专业时，廖欣宇对英语与应用语言学这个专业的想象与许多人一样。来到宁诺以后他才知道，这是一门博大精深的跨学科专业，处在社会科学和自然科学的交汇地带。
廖欣宇介绍道：
“我对英语和汉语的方言与口音、黑人英语以及海外华裔的语音特征、岛屿部落上濒危弱势语言的历史演变和记录感兴趣，所以我会更关注于理论语言学中的语音学、社会语言学、发展心理学、社会人类学以及在做量化分析所需要的计算机编程基础等小的学科分支。”
与他同专业的其他朋友还对神经语言学（比如研究老年人的语言衰退、阿尔兹海默症、语言障碍的原因）、语言教育、语言习得、新闻文本分析、语言治疗以及最近很火的自然语言处理等领域感兴趣。“这些课程在本科阶段或多或少都有所涉及，在这个学习过程中，我们有机会去探究自己真正的兴趣爱好所在，这也为我们日后确定研究方向打下了基础。”
此外，令廖欣宇意外的是，这个专业竟还能接触到科研项目。在他大三上学期的心理语言学课程上，其中一项作业要求做一个实验海报。“我当时的题目是关于性别认知和对第三人称单数代词的反应速度实验。一开始会很担心大家会不会不理解我做的是什么，但后来发现其他系的老师都对我的研究非常感兴趣。这让我第一次体验到将研究成果向他人传递的成就感。”这段经历让他对科研产生了兴趣，并坚定了他日后进行语言研究的决心。
毕业生就业前景广阔
教授的一句话让她投身语言治疗
毕业于2018年的英语研究与国际商务专业的校友张景博现在拥有一个响当当的头衔——“语言治疗师”。在国内，语言治疗是一个将医学、语言学、心理学、神经学和认知科学相结合的新兴职业。
本科期间，受到金立贤教授的启发，张景博才选择了这条道路。“金立贤教授曾经跟我提到过语言治疗这个概念，于是我开始了解这个行业，越了解越感兴趣，并逐渐确定了未来的从业方向。”
从宁诺毕业后，她成功斩获伦敦大学学院雅思要求8分的言语与语言科学专业硕士录取通知书，之后又在英国的一家医院短暂工作了一段时间，担任言语语言治疗师。目前，她在上海一家儿科诊所从事语言治疗的工作，帮助孤独症、学习障碍、阅读障碍、语言发育迟缓、听力障碍、口吃等有特殊需要的儿童发展语言理解、语言表达和沟通能力。
张景博在回顾宁诺的学习生涯时这样说道：“我觉得，敢于尝试的精神是宁诺一直以来所鼓励和注重培养的。我也曾为如何规划未来而感到焦虑，但是我现在从事的职业并不是刻意追求的结果，而是顺应当时的想法做出的选择。所以，要遵循自己的内心，尝试自己喜欢的事物。”
像张景博这样就业于跨专业领域的校友还有很多。该系毕业生就业范围十分广泛，包括金融、教育、地产、公关、营销、咨询、医疗等各类行业和领域。
优质的师资和丰富的活动
她把握学校给予的机会成就了自己
朱灵逸在毕业时曾收到了牛津大学、剑桥大学、英国伦敦大学学院以及香港大学这四所学校的硕士录取通知书，这与她优秀的学术成绩和丰富的实践经历密不可分。
在高中时，朱灵逸曾梦想做一名英语老师。进入宁诺之后，她更是萌生了进行青少年与儿童语言研究的念头。
在刚接触专业课时朱灵逸也曾产生过困惑。但好在每个学期系里都会发送邮件，邀请有兴趣的学生们参与老师们的研究，这是提升个人专业知识绝佳的平台。“我参与了两个项目，收获了很多，包括文献整理、问卷设计、语料分析等方面。”
与此同时，她通过参加香港大学的语言学及哥伦比亚大学儿童早期教育课程等夏校为自己专业课增加了不少软实力。
在社会实践方面，她早早就关注起了学校提供的实践活动，并参与了青协组织的“小贝多芬项目”，每周前往宁波残疾人康复中心附属幼儿园给听障儿童带去特别课程，鼓励他们开口说话。随后，她又去杭州惠林顿双语幼儿园实习了一段时间，重点关注幼儿的早期双语学习。“我基本没有找过校外资源，这些是关注学校的邮件而获得的机会。”
日前，她已从牛津大学返回家乡杭州，并即将在今年8月入职杭州某小学。“现在选择就业是为了去了解和熟悉真正的语言学习环境，从而更好地为未来的语言学研究打下实践基础。今后还将继续攻读博士。”
宁诺教育与英语语言文学系下分英语与应用语言学、英语语言文学和英语研究与国际商务三个本科专业（方向）。与普通英语类专业不同，该系的学科内容除了基础的应用语言学、国际高等教育学、对外英语教学（TESOL）、英汉翻译，还涵盖认知神经学、文学与戏剧等众多领域，被众多毕业生和校友称为“宁诺最跨学科院系之一”。
UNNC School of Education and English graduates shine bright on world stage
Xinyu Liao, an English Language and Applied Linguistics graduand of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), has recently received admittance letters for language-related master’s degrees from universities such as the University of Chicago, the National University of Singapore, University College London, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Virginia.
In the School of Education and English, there are many other graduands like Xinyu Liao who have received offers from top universities. Some continue the academic research they began at UNNC, whereas others move onto different industries. Because of the wide-ranging curriculum and various modules on offer at the School of Education and English, graduates have unlimited opportunities for further study and employment.
Xinyu notes how the degree programme covers a wide range of areas including neurolinguistics, language education and acquisition, news text analysis, speech therapy, etc. Xinyu said, “Due to a wide range of modules being covered at undergraduate level, we have the opportunity to explore our own interests, which helps to lay the foundation for us to determine our research direction in the future.”
During the programme, Xinyu had the opportunity to conduct linguistic scientific research into gender cognition and a reaction speed test for third-person singular pronouns. The experience peaked Xinyu’s interest in scientific research and strengthened his determination to continue linguistic research overseas.
Jingbo Zhang, a 2018 English with International Business graduate of UNNC, is now working as a fully qualified speech therapist. Speech therapy is an emerging field that combines medicine, linguistics, psychology, neurology, and cognitive science. Jingbo was inspired by UNNC Professor Lixian Jin during her undergraduate studies. “It was Professor Jin who introduced me to speech therapy. The more I learned, the more interested I became, and it gradually determined the future direction of my profession.”
After graduating from UNNC, she successfully received an admittance letter from University College London for a Master’s degree in linguistics, and then worked briefly as a speech therapist in a hospital in the UK. Currently, she is working in a pediatric clinic in Shanghai in the field of speech therapy, helping children with special needs to develop language comprehension and communication skills such as those with autism, learning disabilities, dyslexia, hearing impairments, and stuttering.
Lingyi Zhu, another UNNC graduate, has received Master’s degree offers from Oxford University, Cambridge University, University College London and the University of Hong Kong. Lingyi believes that it was not only her academic performance, but also her extensive practical experiences at UNNC that helped her to obtain offers from the world’s top universities.
One of the ways Lingyi gained practical experience was by participating in projects such as those organised by the Young Volunteers Association, bringing special classes to children with hearing impairment every week to encourage them to speak up. She also interned at the Wellington Bilingual Kindergarten in Hangzhou, focusing on early bilingual learning for young children. "I never needed to look for off-campus resources, all of these opportunities were provided by the university,” Lingyi shared.
Lingyi has recently returned to Hangzhou from Oxford University and will soon be joining a primary school in Hangzhou in August this year. "I chose to take up employment now to familiarise myself with a language learning environment and to better lay a practical foundation for my future linguistic studies. I will also be pursuing a PhD in the future."
The School of Education and English at UNNC offers three programmes: English Language and Applied Linguistics, English Language and Literature, and English with International Business. In addition to the basic subjects of Applied Linguistics, International Higher Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language (TESOL) and English-Chinese Translation, the School also covers a wide range of fields such as cognitive neurology, literature and drama. It has been described by many graduates and alumni as one of the most interdisciplinary Schools at UNNC.
李熙涵，FHSS
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