New University French 1 - (Includes Multimedia CD-ROM)

Author: Li Zhiqing
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The New College French series, a new generation of college French teaching materials, was reorganized and compiled by the French Group of the College Foreign Language Teaching Guidance Committee based on the experience of using the original College French textbook. It was developed according to the "College French Teaching Syllabus" (Second Edition) and is a college French general textbook with strong practicality and contemporary characteristics. It is now listed by the Ministry of Education as a national-level planned textbook for general higher education. The outstanding features of this series are as follows:
1. The textbook system and content have shifted from knowledge-based to ability-based, focusing on strengthening students' comprehensive use of French to meet the needs of reform and opening-up. For example, conversation sections have been added to every unit in Volume 1 and Volume 2; the exercises are rich and diverse, designed to cultivate students' language skills and communication abilities.
2. Fully tap into students' learning initiative and mobilize their subjective enthusiasm. For instance, pronunciation teaching has been strengthened, grammar and vocabulary exercises have been enhanced, and the selected texts are vivid, easy to memorize, and easy to practice, reflecting a modern atmosphere and keeping pace with the global trend of today's world.
3. To improve students' cultural literacy, the series has strengthened the introduction of French and Francophone cultures. For example, cultural background knowledge has been compiled, and materials such as poems, proverbs, humorous stories, famous quotes, Paris Metro maps, and Paris tourist maps have been selected.
4. To meet social needs, this series is closely related to current French exams. Such as the College French Level 4 exam, the National Unified Examination for applying for master's degrees in French, the Professional Title Examination of the Ministry of Personnel, and the French TEF exam.
5. To facilitate teaching and self-study, this series also includes a teaching reference book, which contains instructions for using the textbook, translations of texts and reading materials, and exercise answers. The series is also accompanied by teaching audio cassettes.