Advanced English

Author: Zou Jie
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This textbook is designed for advanced college English majors and is also suitable for learners of similar proficiency. The principles of its compilation are as follows:
1. It selects outstanding contemporary American essays, covering a wide range of topics with original ideas, emphasizing cultural connotation and humanistic value.
2. It strives to reflect the spirit of the national teaching syllabus, further training and improving students' comprehensive English skills, particularly in reading comprehension, grammar and rhetoric, and writing.
3. It incorporates current public topics or hot issues in the international society, providing rich up-to-date information and vivid language norms, which not only trains students' language skills but also broadens their horizons, stimulates their intellect, and enhances their knowledge.
4. The text annotations are detailed, especially the introduction of cultural background knowledge, which is accurate and objective.
5. The exercise sections are thoughtfully designed, focusing on cultivating students' critical reading, thinking, commenting, and writing abilities, as well as their English-English and English-Chinese translation skills.
6. The main knowledge points and core concepts of the comprehensive English course are compiled in a glossary at the back of the book for students to refer to and memorize.