Practical English Autonomous Classroom (Second Edition)

Author: Li Junbo et al
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is a supplementary guide for the Higher Vocational and College English textbook "Practical English" (Third Edition) published by Higher Education Press. It is written according to the "Basic Requirements for English Teaching in Higher Vocational and College Education" (Trial) issued by the Ministry of Education in October 2000 and the "Outline for English Application Ability in Higher Education," which covers the A and B level exams. Over the years, in the English teaching process in primary and secondary schools, teachers have occupied most of the classroom time, imparting language knowledge bit by bit to students, while students passively listen, memorize, recite, and do repetitive exercises, becoming mere receptacles of knowledge, lacking self-directed learning abilities and low learning efficiency. The university stage emphasizes the cultivation of students' self-directed learning abilities. This book follows the laws and characteristics of English learning, absorbs the latest fashionable self-directed learning concepts, and helps students transform their process of knowledge acquisition from "learning to learn" to "learning how to learn." Self-directed learning essentially means that learners can manage their own learning behavior, set learning goals suitable for their own situations, formulate learning plans, choose appropriate learning methods, monitor the entire learning process, the implementation of learning plans, and the use of learning techniques and strategies, thereby conducting self-assessment. The authors of this book, guided by the principle of putting readers first, have meticulously compiled this textbook, enabling students to obtain natural and rich learning materials through a large amount of effective input of knowledge and abilities outside the classroom, and it can also serve as a necessary supplement to classroom teaching activities.