New Edition College English Reading Course (General Version) Teacher's Book (1-2)

Author: Wang Xiuzhen, Fan Weiwei, Wu Qianlong, Editors-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2003-06-01
Features: To coincide with the implementation of the "College English Teaching Syllabus"; to meet the higher requirements of society for college English teaching; Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press launched the "College English" series textbooks at the beginning of the new century, contributing once again to the advancement of college English teaching in China. A crystallization of collective wisdom: The entire series was co-authored by experienced professors and English teaching experts from renowned institutions such as Fudan University, Peking University, East China Normal University, University of Science and Technology of China, South China University of Technology, Nanjing University, Wuhan University, Nankai University, Renmin University of China, Sun Yat-sen University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Southeast University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Soochow University. A comprehensive and well-structured course combination: The series consists of four types of textbooks—Comprehensive, Listening and Speaking, Reading, and Fast Reading—as well as a Grammar Handbook. In addition, preparatory-level textbooks for the first four are available for students with lower starting levels. Each textbook corresponds to one another, forming an organic whole. Balancing language proficiency and comprehensive application skills: The series is centered around the "Comprehensive Textbook." Each unit revolves around a theme reflecting contemporary life, supplemented by the "Listening and Speaking Textbook," "Reading Textbook," and "Fast Reading Textbook." This guides students in deeply and comprehensively acquiring and mastering language and cultural knowledge related to each theme, along with rich materials, while providing ample practice in language application skills based on the realistic theme. A dual-winning strategy of cultivating qualities and excelling in exams: Each textbook includes exercises similar to those of the CET exams, and the "Comprehensive Textbook" features a "Test Yourself" section designed in the form of a CET exam paper. This allows students to familiarize themselves with the format and requirements of the CET while learning language knowledge and practicing language application skills, achieving the goal of balanced quality cultivation and exam preparation.
The "College English" series is an innovative, multi-dimensional supplementary textbook composed of books, audiovisual materials, CDs, and online resources. Since its release in 2001, it has been widely welcomed and praised by schools in use. Fully aligning with the basic requirements for college foreign language teaching proposed by the Ministry of Education, it has been selected as the "National Planning Textbook for General Higher Education in the 15th Five-Year Plan" and the "Ministry of Education Recommended Textbook for College Foreign Languages." The series includes one volume each of "Comprehensive Textbook," "Listening and Speaking Textbook," "Reading Textbook," "Fast Reading Textbook" (from 1 to 6), and one "Grammar Handbook."
Due to China's vast territory, teaching resources, faculty, and student needs vary across regions and institutions. Therefore, it is necessary to implement classified guidance and tiered teaching. To maximize the "College English" series' ability to meet the needs of students at different levels, with varying proficiency and learning objectives, we have specifically organized and compiled its preparatory level. This includes one volume each of the "Comprehensive Textbook" and "Listening and Speaking Textbook," written by British experts familiar with college English teaching in China. This textbook is strictly tailored to the actual needs of college English teaching in China, with a difficulty level lower than the first level of "College English" but seamlessly with it. Each unit is structured thematically, enabling students to comprehensively and deeply master rich language knowledge, acquire cultural information, and develop their listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation skills. The after-class exercises are designed to be diverse, targeted, engaging, and challenging. In terms of content selection, emphasis is placed on the comparison of Eastern and Western cultures to cultivate students' cultural literacy and awaken their local and cross-cultural awareness.