Advanced Current Affairs English

Author: Gu Rui Guo
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: This tutorial is a series of advanced English self-study materials jointly developed by the School of Applied English at Beijing Foreign Studies University and the British Council, after 7 years of writing and 3 years of trial use. The "Advanced English Self-Study Series" is specifically designed for English enthusiasts with intermediate English proficiency, particularly suitable for readers who have studied English for two years or have obtained the College English Test Band 4 certificate. The tutorial takes language, culture, and context as its main themes, integrating the five skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation. Through various learning tasks, it enables learners to acquire the ability to communicate in English in real-life situations. A key feature of this tutorial is its suitability for self-study, with feedback and reference answers provided for each learning task. The three accompanying books titled "Success Guide" are specifically designed to help learners improve their personal qualities, such as self-directed learning skills, good study habits, and techniques. Another feature of the tutorial is its modular credit system. It is divided into two modules:
1. English Language and Communication Module:
- "Success Guide 1 – Orientation"
- "Success Guide 2 – Learning Techniques"
- "Advanced Everyday English"
- "Advanced English Writing"
- "Advanced Leisure English"
- "Intercultural Communication"
- "Advanced Professional English"
- "English in a Changing World"
- "Advanced Current Affairs English"
- "Literary Reading and Appreciation"
- "Self-Guided Literary Studies"
- "Advanced English-Chinese Translation"
2. Professional Training Module:
- "Success Guide 3 – Professionalism"
- "Teaching English as a Second Language (Part 2)"
- "Language and Linguistics: A Practical Handbook"
- "Thesis and Project Design"
- "Teaching English as a Second Language (Part 1)"