Newly Edited English Extensive Reading Coursebook_Third Edition

Author: Wang Shouren, Yao Yuan, Editors
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Newly Compiled English Extensive Reading Course is designed for teaching use in the first and second years of English majors in higher education institutions. After studying this series of textbooks, students can expand their knowledge of the cultural backgrounds of English-speaking countries, enrich their vocabulary, and improve their English reading skills. According to the Teaching Syllabus for English Majors in Higher Education, extensive reading courses differ from integrated English 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 selected language materials cover encyclopedic knowledge, including various aspects of social life. At the same time, the genres of the language materials are diverse, including literary works, narratives, expository texts, argumentative essays, news, advertisements, and more, with different styles and levels of accuracy. The goal is to speed up reading speed. Extensive reading courses involve a large volume of reading, which is also one of the distinctions from integrated English courses. Through extensive reading, students gradually expand their vocabulary. In the information, extensive reading courses should help students acquire and process information quickly and accurately through reading. The language materials selected for Newly Compiled English Extensive Reading Course cover various fields such as the social, political, economic, cultural, historical, journalistic, religious, sports, medical, literary, folk customs, and popular science aspects of English-speaking countries. Each unit is divided into three parts. Part 1 is to be handled in class, and students are not required to preview the vocabulary. The vocabulary test words are mostly potentially confusing words or important common words selected from Section A of the text. The texts are arranged in order of difficulty, from simple to complex. Reading methods are introduced step by step, systematically covering various reading skills. Vocabulary exercises are systematically introduced in parts 1 and 2, while parts 3 and 4 focus on word form changes. Cloze tests primarily assess students' reading comprehension skills and cultivate their sense of language. Supplementary vocabulary lists include words related to the topics, aiming to help students expand their vocabulary. Part 2 selects texts longer than Part 1, providing in-depth or supplementary content on related topics for students to read outside of class. Teachers can check the reading in class or provide appropriate explanations based on the texts. Part 3 includes three to four short passages on related topics, primarily used for fast reading training. At the end of each unit, there are two discussion questions for students to discuss in class or outside of class.