Extensive Reading Tutorial (2)

Author: Wang Shouren, edited by Gao Hong
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The New Century College English Series for Undergraduate English Majors is a national-level planning textbook for the 15th Five-Year Plan in general higher education. This series not only meets the needs of English talent cultivation in the 21st century but also opens up new ideas and expands new horizons for the writing of foreign language and even other disciplines textbooks due to its forward-thinking, advanced, and innovative nature.
Concept: The concept is to cultivate high-quality, interdisciplinary, and innovative foreign language talents.
Distinctive Features: Integrates humanistic and scientific knowledge into the textbooks.
Comprehensive System: Covers subjects such as knowledge, skills, and culture, with over 150 types in total.
Strong Team: Written by over 100 English education experts from more than 30 renowned universities in the country.
"New Century College English Series for Undergraduate English Majors: Reading Course" is compiled according to the "Teaching Syllabus for English Majors in Higher Education" and is designed for the first and second-year undergraduate English majors' reading courses.
The features of the "Reading Course" are reflected in both "reading widely" and "reading effectively."
Reading Widely: The materials are diverse in genre and cover a wide range of fields such as the social, political, economic, cultural, literary, historical, religious, sports, medical, environmental, and folk customs of English-speaking countries. It includes both literary works and various types of articles such as narratives, descriptions, arguments, news, and advertisements, all with different linguistic styles.
Reading Effectively: It provides comprehensive and systematic reading training, guiding students to master methods such as intensive reading, skimming, and scanning to quickly and accurately obtain and process information. Through various exercises, it also cultivates multiple thinking abilities.
After completing this textbook, students can improve their English reading ability and speed, enhance their English sense, expand their vocabulary, and increase their knowledge of the cultural background of English-speaking countries.