Birdwatching -- Diary -- New Curriculum Encyclopedia Series (New Curriculum Level 3, Part 4)

Author: (English) Bill Tyne
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Publishing Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Guided by the new English Curriculum Standards, this series is compiled according to the requirements of the New Curriculum Standards levels 3-9, suitable for middle school students of all stages for reading; the entire series is divided into four levels, with a total of 80 books, with the number of books increasing progressively at each level, fully meeting the reading volume requirements of the New Curriculum Standards for middle school students at all levels; the selection highlights a sense of the times and respects the differences in reading interests among students at different stages, with rich content and illustrations, which is beneficial for expanding knowledge and cultivating cross-cultural communication awareness; reading skill guides are written for each book according to the requirements of the New Curriculum Standards at each level, focusing on guiding students' learning strategies; the exercises after each unit are designed to be open, flexible, and able to inspire students to think, cultivate creativity, improve language proficiency, and comprehensively achieve the training objectives of the New Curriculum Standards.
With the promulgation of the new English Curriculum Standards, the reform of English teaching in secondary schools has entered a new stage, raising the requirements for students' knowledge, communication skills, cultural awareness, and other aspects to a new level. Extracurricular reading is no longer just an optional supplement to classroom teaching but has become an indispensable part of English learning. The New Curriculum Standards have made clear stipulations on the quantity of extracurricular reading for students and put forward a series of new requirements for training objectives.
To this end, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press has collaborated with Longman to compile this series, "FLTRP–Longman Middle School English Graded Readers: New Curriculum Encyclopedic Series." The purpose is to implement the teaching philosophy of the New Curriculum Standards into extracurricular reading and help students achieve the requirements set by the New Curriculum Standards.
The compilation of the series is guided by the New Curriculum Standards and has the following main features:
1. In terms of overall design, it is compiled according to the New Curriculum Standards levels, with strong targeting; the number of books increases progressively at each level, fully meeting the reading needs of middle school students at all stages.
2. In terms of selection, it highlights personalization, choosing materials with a sense of the times and rich content based on the different reading interests of students at different ages, helping students expand their knowledge and cultivate cross-cultural communication awareness while completing the reading tasks set by the New Curriculum Standards.
3. In terms of difficulty, it balances the improvement of abilities with the cultivation of reading interest and confidence, creating a relaxed learning atmosphere for students.
4. In terms of learning strategy guidance, reading skill guides are written for each book according to the requirements of the New Curriculum Standards at each level, guiding students to develop good learning habits.
5. In terms of the arrangement of exercises after each unit, it emphasizes flexibility, openness, and participation, combining reading, speaking, and writing, stimulating students' imagination and creativity, and helping them comprehensively achieve the requirements of the New Curriculum Standards.