Analysis of Problem of Employment and Corresponding Solutions for English Major Undergraduates--Taking “Double First-Class” Universities in Jiangsu as an Example

Abstract

At present, against the backdrop of increasing employment pressure in China, the data released by the Ministry of Education shows that the English major has been regarded as a dead-end major for many years, and the employment prospect of English major undergraduates is not good. The research method adopted by this study is a combination of questionnaires and interviews, and the research subjects of this study are English major undergraduates from “double first-class” universities in Jiangsu province. This study draws three conclusions. First, the low employment among English majors is partly due to English major undergraduates’ own drawbacks and limitations. Second, external reasons also to a certain extent contribute to the employment difficulty of English major undergraduates. Third, alleviating the low employment rate of English undergraduates requires the joint effort of English major students themselves, schools, and society. This study is based on the analysis of the reasons for the employment difficulties of English major undergraduates and is committed to providing effective measures to alleviate the problems.