Step By Step English Listening Course 2000 (4) Student Book

Author: Zhang Minlun
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: "Listen and Learn 2000" is divided into four levels. It is designed for English majors in colleges and universities for listening courses, and can also be used by postgraduate students, undergraduates, and science and technology personnel with high English proficiency. "Listen and Learn 2000" is an extension of "Listen and Learn." It still adheres to the principle of emphasizing both content and listening skills, focusing on the authenticity and typicality of selected materials, and consistently prioritizing the development of students' listening comprehension and thinking abilities. "Listen and Learn 2000" goes beyond "Listen and Learn." It adopts completely new listening materials and pays more attention to the overall thematic layout of the four levels. With a human-centered approach, it revolves around students as the main subject, striving to reflect the intrinsic relationship between the content learned at each stage and human development, guiding students to recognize the ever-changing objective world and solidly develop themselves. In terms of listening skills, "Listen and Learn 2000" continues to emphasize the training of various micro-skills and comprehensive skills, and attempts to analyze the essence of listening from a theoretical perspective in the form of short lectures, highlighting key points to help students overcome potential psychological issues and listening barriers. "Language Appreciation and Language Learning" is another creative feature of "Listen and Learn 2000." This section of the textbook appropriately summarizes English idioms or other beautiful language expressions from relevant chapters to demonstrate learning methods, encourage knowledge accumulation, and allow students to further experience the beauty and joy of English listening learning. Due to the joint efforts of the Foreign Language Editing Office, Audiovisual Department, and related design and art editors of East China Normal University Press, the appearance, layout, pictures, colors, and recordings of "Listen and Learn 2000" are all refreshingly new. "Listen and Learn 2000" has also received regular support and assistance from many colleagues in the Foreign Language College of East China Normal University, including the Language Lab, Resource Room, Office, and the English Department. This book is the fourth level, consisting of twelve units. The chapter structure and purpose of each unit are basically the same as the previous three levels. However, the selection of content reflects different emphases: the first level focuses on outlining some macro changes and characteristics of contemporary society; the content of the second level mainly revolves around the healthy growth of students in terms of their profession, temperament, and physique; the third level guides students' attention toward the world, including news reports and achievements introductions in various fields such as international politics, economy, science and technology, and transportation; while the fourth level, as the final level of the entire series, focuses on practical aspects such as society, education, work, and family, aiming to guide students to face the future and reflect on both the objective and subjective worlds. Professor Glen Chesnut reviewed the entire manuscript of the fourth level. Friends who participated in the recording include Paul Ryan, Melody Bearden, Adam MacMahon, and others. During the writing process, we also referred to some books and materials from domestic and foreign sources, and we express our sincere gratitude here. The reference bibliography is detailed in the Acknowledgements.