Newly Edited College English Reading Course (2)

Author: Peng Ai'ai, Zhang Xiaokun
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Features: According to the "Teaching Requirements for College English Courses" (Trial Version), the goals of college English reading instruction are divided into general and higher requirements. The general requirements are: the ability to basically read English articles on general topics, with a reading speed of 70 words per minute. When reading long, less challenging materials quickly, the reading speed should reach 100 words per minute; the ability to basically read English domestic newspapers and magazines, grasp the main idea, understand key facts and relevant details; the ability to read common practical writing materials encountered in work and daily life; and the ability to use effective reading methods while reading. The higher requirements are: the ability to basically read articles on general topics from English-language popular newspapers and magazines in English-speaking countries, with a reading speed of 70 words per minute. When reading long materials quickly, the reading speed should reach 120 words per minute; the ability to skim or scan the reading materials; the ability to read review articles in one's field of study and correctly understand the main idea, grasp key facts, and understand relevant details. Based on these requirements, we have organized a group of experienced experts and professors to write this reading textbook. This reading textbook is also an important part of the New Thinking College English series. In the writing process, we have emphasized the following principles: 1. Reflecting new reform trends. The new college English teaching reform highlights listening and speaking skills while also proposing requirements for fast English reading and practical English reading. We have intentionally included newspaper English reading and common practical writing materials encountered in work and daily life. The selected articles cover topics such as humanities, history, geography, economics, science and technology, medicine, and psychology. The question types include multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, translation, and sentence completion. At the same time, the content of the articles is about phenomena and issues that students are currently concerned about and thinking about, rather than phenomena and issues that teachers believe they should know and understand, reflecting both interest and practicality. 2. Adhering to the principle of gradual progression. Whether in terms of the difficulty of the article themes and the depth of the content, or the difficulty of the reading comprehension question types, this principle has been fully realized.