Chinese New World. Grade 7 (First Year of Junior High)

Author: Bian Qinfen
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Publish Date: 2005-06-22
Features: The humanistic spirit has become somewhat unfamiliar to contemporary Chinese children and adolescents. To enable middle and primary school Chinese language teaching to include some relatively accessible classic models, this series of books appears in the form of beautiful literature as classic models for Chinese language teaching in schools. This series is also quite innovative in its editorial format. The entire book is organized around "unit themes," each unit featuring both a clear and illuminating highlight and a specific summary of appreciation. Although there are many articles, they are well-structured and easy to follow, facilitating gradual deepening. The selection principles of this book are: 1. Regularity. The selected texts first adhere to the principles of standardization and classics, serving as models for readers to imitate and draw inspiration from. The difficulty level of the texts is generally synchronized with the textbooks, with some passages slightly elevated or advanced. 2. Authenticity. This book serves as a channel for children to understand life and the world. 3. Diversity. All works included in the reader have been carefully selected by the editors. Our standard for selection is both literary quality and content. It is common to choose one piece from dozens or even hundreds of candidates. The works presented to readers are both classical in their elegance and modern in their freshness; they range from the refined of pure literature to the broad of interdisciplinary knowledge. From a literary perspective, readers can appreciate the delicacy of poetry, the grandeur of novels, the naturalness of essays, the passion of dramas, and even the trendiness of online literature and the uniqueness of alternative literature. These rich and exquisite reading materials will help improve readers' literary appreciation and language perception abilities.
II. Editorial Format
1. Heart-to-Heart Dialogue. Modern reading theory holds that reading is a mutual dialogue and exchange between subjects. Reading instruction is then a process of dialogue among students, teachers, and texts.
2. Beyond the Text. The "Beyond the Text" section at the end of each work primarily introduces knowledge-related and artistic content related to the work, such as exotic landscapes, local customs, interesting anecdotes, and memorable quotes. This aims to highlight the humanistic and aesthetic qualities of the book, broaden readers' horizons, and accumulate knowledge in an engaging way while subtly improving abilities.
3. Reading Enhancement. The unit settings of this book correspond to the textbooks but are not rigidly bound, forming their own independent system. However, each unit has a clear reading requirement. "Reading Enhancement" is the editor's guidance and elevation for each unit. It may focus on emotions and concepts, or on appreciation and enjoyment, or on ability development and learning methods. The style is warm, encouraging, relaxed, interesting, lively, and vivid. With such a "teacher" as a companion, readers are sure to achieve success in Chinese language learning.