A summary of the research direction of American pedagogy specialty

According to the different learning directions, the jobs of education graduates are actually very extensive. Next, I will briefly introduce the research direction of American pedagogy, hoping to bring you help.

1. Macro education research/management direction

Graduates in this direction can continue to engage in academic research and enter colleges and universities; Or enter the service office for international students in colleges and universities, make use of the natural and cultural background of international students, serve the enrollment offices of international students in various departments, and engage in administrative work to help international students adapt to campus cultural life.

You can also work in an international school. International schools in big domestic cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are developing rapidly, and there is an urgent need for educational management talents with international vision, which can provide considerable job opportunities.

In addition, outstanding graduates have the opportunity to enter international organizations such as the United Nations, UNESCO and UNDP to engage in educational policy analysis and research. Other graduates will also choose educational consultation, study tour institutions and other institutions.

2. Pedagogy/Linguistics Direction

Graduates in this field can generally become teachers in public or private schools, and the specific positions are generally bilingual teachers in Chinese and English, or teachers in a specific subject (if they have a background in science and engineering and are studying teaching methods, they can become teachers of science or mathematics in K- 12).

It is also possible to become a government trainer in charge of immigrant language education programs.

You can also enter the language and culture departments of IGO (such as the United Nations), NPO and NGO (such as the Asia Society of new york) to be responsible for the development of cross-cultural communication projects or engage in the work of project operation coordinator. If the language proficiency is good enough, you can join the language proficiency assessment institutions (such as ETS) and participate in the design of language proficiency assessment standards.

3. The direction of educational psychology

Educational psychology generally refers to students majoring in developmental and educational psychology. Their employment direction includes some large educational companies such as Coursera and Khan Academy in the United States, and they study children's language acquisition, learning disabilities, and the length of early education.

4. Direction of educational technology

Graduates in this direction can mainly engage in online education product development, multimedia teaching product design, user experience design and so on. Workplaces include online education programs developed by educational technology companies (such as Khan Academy, Coursera, Google, Facebook) or traditional training institutions.

Some graduates with entrepreneurial ideals will choose to start their own businesses, design apps and develop online platforms and courses.