Newly Edited English Extensive Reading Course (Volume 1)

Author: Wang Shouren, edited by Zhao Wenshu
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Publish Date: 1996-08-01
Features: The "New English Extensive Reading Course" is designed for the teaching use of English majors in first and second years of higher education. Students who study this textbook can increase their knowledge of the cultural background of English-speaking countries, expand their English vocabulary, and improve their English reading skills. According to the "Teaching Syllabus for the Basic Stage of English Teaching in Higher Education," extensive reading courses differ from integrated English courses in that they belong to single-skill training courses. The characteristics of extensive reading courses are reflected in both "extensiveness" and "reading." In terms of "extensiveness," the language materials selected for the textbook cover encyclopedic knowledge, including various aspects of social life. At the same time, the styles of the language materials are diverse, encompassing literary works as well as descriptive texts, expository texts, argumentative texts, news, advertisements, and other genres with different writing styles. They also emphasize accuracy and precision. The goal is to speed up reading speed. Extensive reading courses involve a large volume of reading, which is also one of the differences from integrated English courses. Through extensive reading, students gradually expand their vocabulary. Extensive reading courses should help students living in the information explosion era to quickly and accurately acquire and process information through reading.