Newly Edited College English (Second Edition) Teacher's Book for Listening, Speaking, and Viewing

Author: Zhejiang University
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book comes with 10 accompanying audio tapes, priced at 70 yuan.
The second edition of Newly Compiled College English consists of three parts:
1) Newly Compiled College English Student Book and Teacher Book;
2) Newly Compiled College English Audio-Visual and Listening-Speaking Course Student Book and Teacher Book;
3) Newly Compiled College English Online Courseware (NCEOnline, http://nce.fltrp.com).
The second edition of Newly Compiled College English has been adjusted in terms of difficulty and progression. The original basic course and units of the first six volumes have been rearranged, some materials deleted and replaced, certain topics merged, and some exercises and activities updated. This makes the new edition more engaging, thought-provoking, and focused on developing and improving language application skills, particularly in listening and speaking.
Newly Compiled College English and its audio-visual and listening-speaking course are closely coordinated and mutually complementary. The materials and activities in corresponding units revolve around the same topic. Emphasizing language practice and the cultivation of comprehensive language application skills, they are interwoven, with each side supporting the other from different perspectives, facilitating language practice.
The second edition of Newly Compiled College English continues to adopt the "student-centered thematic teaching model." Based on an understanding of students' beliefs, conditions, interests, and strategies in learning English, it focuses on their difficulties and needs during the learning process, providing support and assistance to enhance their comprehensive language application skills. Under this premise, it emphasizes the cultivation of listening and speaking skills to strengthen students' weak areas. For this reason, classroom teaching strives to closely resemble the real world, fostering students' communicative competence.
At the same time, we fully recognize that language is part of culture and can transmit culture. Moreover, cultural and intellectual exchange is bidirectional. Therefore, while students learn about the culture of English-speaking countries, they must also be trained to express and disseminate their own culture. Large-scale surveys and research analyses indicate that the core of improving language communicative competence lies in...