Master's Degree in Education English Course. Upper

Author: Yu Jingxian
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This book is the "Upper Level English Course for Education Masters" (Volume 1). The entire book consists of ten units, suitable for a semester-long course. Each unit includes three texts. The first text is a close-reading passage, while the second and third texts are extensive reading materials. The three articles revolve around the same theme and total approximately 4,500 words. The close-reading texts are accompanied by a glossary, offering both English and Chinese definitions. The glossary for the ten close-reading texts contains 315 words at the CET-4 level, 246 words at the CET-6 level or above, 117 phrases, and 110 proper nouns, totaling 788 words/phrases. Each close-reading text is followed by a substantial number of exercises.
- Reading Comprehension allows students to practice after browsing the text or after the teacher's explanation, enhancing their reading comprehension skills.
- Vocabulary Exercises aim to help students master the usage of key vocabulary and phrases in the close-reading texts.
- Structure Exercises help students review and reinforce important English sentence patterns to improve their writing ability.
- Translation is divided into two forms: Chinese-to-English and English-to-Chinese. The Chinese-to-English section consists of single-sentence exercises, designed to review and reinforce key sentence patterns and collocations from the text. The English-to-Chinese section consists of paragraphs, aimed at practicing translation techniques and improving reading skills.
The two extensive reading texts in each unit are extensions and expansions of the close-reading theme. The vocabulary in these texts is accompanied by Chinese definitions. Each text is followed by reading comprehension questions. Statistics show that the total reading volume for the close-reading texts is approximately 13,860 words, while the total reading volume for the extensive reading texts is 19,400 words.
The Workbook includes four short reading passages per unit, with a total reading volume of 16,440 words. Therefore, the total reading volume for the upper level is 49,700 words, meeting the curriculum requirements. The two extensive reading texts in each unit can be handled flexibly—either taught by the instructor in class or studied independently by students after class.
At the end of the book, two sets of self-assessment tests for the texts are provided, for students to use as final review and exam preparation.