Skill Expansion Practice: New Target English Grade 8, Second Semester

Author: Zheng Yu et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: In the 21st century, the Ministry of Education issued a new curriculum standard for compulsory education. The publication of experimental textbooks for compulsory education under the guidance of this new curriculum standard is an important sign of the deepening of educational reform in China. According to the planning and arrangements of the Ministry of Education, the experimental textbooks for the curriculum standard of compulsory education have been published. The new textbooks give a fresh and innovative feel, adhering to the requirements of the new era and the concept of quality-oriented education, striving to embody a new perspective on curriculum, textbooks, teaching, and learning. They focus on cultivating students' innovative spirit and practical abilities, with the goal of improving their overall quality. Their use is bound to be warmly welcomed by teachers and students. How to deeply understand the new curriculum standard and how to improve students' quality, especially their ability to explore independently, have become urgent new issues to address. The writing of this series of books is a new attempt in this regard. Based on a thorough exploration and study of the new curriculum standard, we have compiled the experience of research and exploration in learning in recent years, combined with the content of the new textbooks, to concretize the basic concepts and requirements of the new curriculum standard. This is beneficial not only for students to learn the new textbooks but also for them to improve their own quality and abilities. The writing of this series of books strives to highlight the following characteristics:
First, the modernity and openness of the content. Modern society is an open society, but many previous textbooks and supplementary materials were outdated and monotonous, no longer suitable for current conditions and students' needs. Therefore, this series of books has been enriched with many fresh elements, fully considering students' existing experiences, interests, and needs, and widely utilizing multimedia and other information resources. This makes the content of the books novel and vivid, effectively stimulating students' interest in learning.
Second, emphasizing the combination of autonomy and exploration. The new curriculum standard places great emphasis on cultivating students' exploration skills, and the new textbooks also focus on the selection and updating of basic knowledge and skills. On this basis, greater attention is paid to improving students' comprehensive quality and innovative and practical abilities. Therefore, this series of books includes both training in autonomy to help students build a solid foundation and cultivate the awareness of independent learning, as well as the development of exploration skills. Through content close to daily life and diverse presentation methods, students can acquire new knowledge and experiences through exploration, thereby comprehensively improving their quality and abilities.
Third, focusing on the integration of different subjects, providing more background information, and emphasizing the connections between knowledge in different subjects. In the process of transfer and expansion, efforts are made to integrate knowledge points into an organic whole as much as possible.