Study Guide for Postgraduate Entrance Examination English (2006 Edition)

Author: Xia Xirong
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: The "New Edition Master's Entrance Examination English Review Guide (2005 Edition)" is meticulously compiled based on the "English Entrance Examination Syllabus for Master's Degree Candidates" issued by the Ministry of Education. Its purpose is to help candidates systematically and comprehensively review according to the exam requirements, accurately grasp the types, characteristics, and patterns of exam questions both rationally and perceptually, and build a solid foundation in a relatively short time, addressing issues such as how to study, how to prepare, and how to apply English language knowledge. The main framework of the book is "Exploration," "Proficiency," "Expansion," and "Proficiency." The Exploration section summarizes the key knowledge required by the syllabus in terms of vocabulary, phrases, sentence structures, and textual learning. The Proficiency section covers the requirements, type characteristics, question-setting approaches, and strategies for each part of the exam. The Expansion section uses standardized and carefully selected passages as material, providing well-designed consolidation exercises strictly based on the theory of language testing, aiming to help candidates internalize the knowledge they have learned and master the skills they have acquired. The Proficiency section serves as a simulated examination venue, with two sets of slightly more challenging mock questions designed according to the exam syllabus and the actual conditions of recent exams, accompanied by detailed explanations of the problems candidates may encounter during the answering process. The greatest feature of this book is "Concise + Innovative + Thorough + Practical." The language points summarized in the book are concise, and the passages selected are highly typical and representative. The book adopts an innovative approach, using a discourse analysis perspective consistent with the exam question-setting requirements. The question type analysis is thorough, breaking away from traditional methods and providing a comprehensive analysis of the question-setting approaches for each part, helping users improve their problem-solving abilities. The book emphasizes practicality, arranging supplementary exercises with detailed explanations after the language points and key points summaries, learning obstacles and solutions, question type analysis, and exam-taking skills in each section. Through the study and practice in this book, candidates will not only consolidate and deepen their English language knowledge but also significantly improve their exam-taking abilities and cultivate their language proficiency. Our years of teaching experience have shown that "learning" and "practice" must be combined; otherwise, the results will be minimal. In short, the book is designed according to the principle of "giving a bird in hand" and the cognitive psychological process of foreign language learning, serving as a reinforcement textbook. Another major feature is the application of the discourse language teaching method and communicative teaching method theories of the functional grammar school to postgraduate entrance exam tutoring, using passages as material for explanation and consolidation, making it an exam preparation guide that integrates postgraduate teaching experience, language teaching theory, and English testing theory.