New Ideas College English Speaking (Volume 1)

Author: Zhang Xinzi, Mu Yang
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The textbook "New Ideas College English Speaking" is a national-level planning textbook for general higher education approved by the Ministry of Education under the "Tenth Five-Year Plan." It is divided into two volumes. The first volume is suitable for general requirements, designed for college freshmen who have reached or not yet reached Level 7 of the "High School English Curriculum Standards." The second volume is suitable for higher requirements, serving as a learning goal for college freshmen who are academically strong, have a solid foundation, and have reached Level 8 of the "High School English Curriculum Standards." The main idea behind the textbook's development emphasizes a "new" approach, with its characteristics reflected in the following aspects:
★ Drawing on advanced international teaching experiences and exercise types in communicative English speaking, it adopts a student-centered teaching model where the teacher acts as a facilitator of communication, focusing on authentic language communication activities among learners;
★ Using comic strips as a medium, it incorporates humorous storylines to make learning enjoyable;
★ Specifically designed for large-class college English speaking teaching, it is particularly suitable for large classrooms and online classes;
★ The language materials are primarily selected from current English speaking textbooks and popular reading materials in the UK and the US, giving it a strong sense of the times and featuring authentic, vivid, and lively contemporary English speaking;
★ It comes with a self-assessment/peer-assessment form for students' English (speaking) abilities and internationally authoritative speaking test standards, making it highly practical.