College English Basic Course (Part 1) Student Book

Author: Cao Jiewang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Designed and compiled by renowned English teaching experts from universities such as Peking University, Beijing Normal University, Beihang University, China Agricultural University, and the University of California, USA, in accordance with the New Teaching Requirements for College English Courses (Trial) issued by the Ministry of Education.
Theme-based Recurring Principle: The theme of the text serves as the core for organizing unit-based learning. Listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation materials are coordinated under the same theme, with recurring vocabulary and language expressions presented cyclically for reinforcement, enhancing memory and retention, fostering long-term memory, and cultivating students' comprehensive abilities in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation.
Lead-in and Authenticity Principle for Listening and Speaking Training: Prioritizes listening and speaking learning activities, with dialogues (field-collected) from university students in English-speaking countries on each unit's theme, ensuring authenticity and naturalness, making the training highly engaging and targeted for Chinese university students. Listening and speaking materials are closely related to the text's theme, implementing the theme-based recurring principle.
Autonomy Exercise Design Principle: Emphasizes the diversity of students' autonomous language processing, incorporating subjective question types designed to encourage students to generate their own language expressions. The teacher's reference book includes reference lesson plans and teaching suggestions for each unit, along with as detailed references as possible.
Cognitive Selection Principle for Students: Materials are carefully selected to align with the cognitive development and learning psychology of university students, focusing on themes close to their life experiences and thinking levels, with cultural influence and intellectual depth. Attention is paid to the timeliness, novelty, and interest of the content; the diversity and accuracy of language forms; and the systematicity and coherence of themes across units and sub-books.
Difficulty Progression Standard for Material Selection: Aligns with the current national College English Test Band 4 and Band 6 level requirements, as well as the upcoming reforms for the future tests, which emphasize strengthening listening and speaking assessments.