Newly Edited English Extensive Reading Coursebook_Book 1

Author: Wang Shouren, edited by Zhao Wenshu
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Publish Date: 1996-08-01
Features: "The New 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 English Majors in Higher Education Institutions," 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 types of language materials are diverse, including literary works, narratives, expository texts, argumentative texts, news, advertisements, and other styles with different linguistic features. The goal is to improve 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. Extensive reading courses should help students living in the information explosion era to quickly and accurately acquire and process information through reading.