English Oral Communication Strategies (Basic Edition) with 1 CD

Author: Paul (English) Author, Zhu Yajun et al. Translators and Editors
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Publishing Date: 2004-08-01
Features: With the popularization and deepening of English learning in China, the focus of English teaching has shifted from "language input-oriented" to "language output-oriented," moving away from purely teaching towards the comprehensive cultivation of language expression skills. Language expression is typically divided into two forms: oral expression and written expression. Oral expression is the foundation of written language and is essential. However, in the past, Chinese English teaching lacked sufficient recognition of and attention to the development of students' oral expression skills, leading to students either speaking incoherently or in ways that are incomprehensible, or even like boiling a teapot without a lid—completely unable to express themselves. This phenomenon of English teaching deviating from actual language communication has now drawn the attention of relevant authorities and society, and a series of teaching reform measures will be introduced. To be precise, strengthening language expression skills, especially focusing on the cultivation of English oral communication skills, should be the priority and development direction of Chinese English teaching in the current and future periods. Shanghai Translation Publishing House, in collaboration with U.S.-based Thomson Learning, has launched Strategies for English Oral Communication, which addresses this urgent need. It provides learners with intermediate or above English proficiency and with a rare and authentic English oral textbook. Strategies for English Oral Communication is divided into two parts: Basic and Advanced, totaling 30 units, each covering lively and engaging topics that learners are concerned about, interested in, and passionate about. From marriage to family, from work to study, from friends to criminals, from the past to the future, from beliefs to generational gaps, from cities to rural areas, from environmental protection to health, from tourism to transportation, from the economy to politics, from a developing world to globalization—this book covers all aspects of life, study, and work. This book is a new English oral communication textbook that combines inquiry and comprehensiveness, making it particularly suitable for learners with intermediate or above English proficiency. It can serve as a textbook for lower-level university students and vocational college students, as well as a practical guide for learners to overcome the challenges of English oral communication.