Newly compiled University German--Reading Training 1-2

Author: Zhu Jianhua
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The two volumes of New University German (Reading Training) 1-2 and New University German Reading Training (Volumes 1 and 2) are compiled based on the University German Teaching Syllabus (Second Edition) and serve as supplementary reading materials for New University German (KlickaufDeutsch). They can be used in conjunction with the first and second volumes of the main textbook. This textbook is designed for undergraduate students of science, engineering, liberal arts, management, and other disciplines (non-German majors) who are beginners in German, as well as for other German learners as self-study guides. The two volumes of New University German Reading Training follow the same format, with each volume containing ten units, each unit featuring two reading passages. The themes of each unit are aligned with the reading passages in the first and second volumes of New University German, allowing students to further enhance their reading skills and proficiency after mastering the basic textbook. Below are the specific features of this textbook:
1. Except for the phonetics unit, each lesson includes pre-reading guiding questions, a vocabulary list, text explanations, and exercises. The pre-reading guiding questions help to spark students' interest in reading and provide them with preliminary knowledge of the content to be read. The explanations and distinctions of difficult vocabulary help overcome reading obstacles and allow students to fully appreciate the joy of reading.
2. Under the principle of focusing on a theme per unit, the textbook selects articles closely related to university life and contemporary society as reading passages. The selected materials are fresh, language is standardized, genres are diverse, content is practical, and they also possess a certain degree of interest and vividness.
3. The post-lesson exercises emphasize fun, practicality, and variety, aiming to train students' reading skills through various exercise formats and ultimately improve their cross-cultural communication abilities in future work, study, and daily life.
4. The illustrations in each unit serve a pedagogical purpose, aiding students in understanding the text.
5. The textbook lists the source URLs of each reading passage at the end, which can help students explore an endless treasure trove of online reading resources, broaden their perspectives, stimulate their active engagement in reading, and integrate traditional language teaching with modern multimedia methods.
6. The textbook also provides answers to the exercises at the back, facilitating teaching arrangements by instructors and self-study by students.