American colloquial language teaching and learning

Author: Colinda Li Wenbin
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: There are many books about English speaking on the market, but small pamphlets that combine teaching and learning in the form of American modern spoken English are relatively rare. This book is the designated textbook for the annual English teaching program at the University of Florida in China. Many Chinese students with high TOEFL and GRE scores still find it difficult to communicate with locals after arriving in the United States. They believe it is extremely important to familiarize themselves with American language habits and idioms before going abroad. The features of this book are:
1. Combines teaching and learning;
2. Fully expresses American spoken language habits;
3. Common phrases and idioms in the book are accompanied by Chinese annotations. It can not only serve as a supplementary textbook for English speaking instruction in universities and colleges but also be suitable for those who are about to study, travel, or conduct business in the United States. Professor Colinda is a language professor at the University of South Florida. She has been teaching English in the United States and China for over 20 years. Her years of teaching experience have shown that learning spoken English through group role-playing exercises in functional communicative dialogues is more helpful for learners to grasp the key points of the language and achieve twice the result with half the effort. This book is based on her teaching materials. The other author, Li Wenbin, has integrated his experiences in learning and using English in the United States into the book, making it more aligned with modern American spoken language habits, closer to American life, and more suitable for Chinese students to learn.