Newly Compiled English Extensive Reading Course, Volume 4 (Wang Shouren)

Author: Wang Shouren Yang Jingqing
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Publish Date: 1997-03-01
Features: The "Newly Compiled English Extensive Reading Course" is designed for teaching use in the first and second years of English majors in higher education institutions. By studying this series of textbooks, students can increase their knowledge of the cultural background of English-speaking countries, expand their English vocabulary, and improve their English reading skills. According to the "Teaching Syllabus for the Basic Stage of English Majors in Higher Education," extensive reading courses differ from integrated English courses (formerly intensive reading courses) as they belong to single-skill training courses. The characteristics of extensive reading courses are reflected in both "extensiveness" and "reading."
In terms of "extensiveness," the content of the selected language materials is encyclopedic, covering various aspects of social life. At the same time, the styles of the language materials are diverse, including literary works as well as various types of articles such as narratives, expository texts, argumentative essays, news, and advertisements, each with different stylistic features.
In terms of "reading," an important task of extensive reading courses is to guide students in mastering various reading methods, thereby improving the accuracy of their comprehension and accelerating their reading speed. The large volume of reading in extensive reading courses is also one of the distinctions from integrated English courses. Through extensive reading, students gradually expand their English vocabulary. Extensive reading courses should help students living in the information age to learn how to quickly and accurately obtain and process information through reading.