Basic information of newly compiled comprehensive college English course

Author: Editor of Zhejiang University

Press: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

Publication date: 2008-0 1-0 1

The second edition of New College English consists of three parts:

1) Newly compiled for college English students (with tapes and CDs) and teachers;

2) A book for students (with tapes and CDs) and a book for teachers (with tapes for teachers) of the New College English Audio-visual Speaking Course;

3) New college English online courseware (NCE online).

Editor: Han Hongmei

ISBN 978-7-5058-9432-7

A new series of college English comprehensive courses

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According to the new situation of China's higher education development, in order to deepen the teaching reform, improve the teaching quality and meet the needs of the country and society for talent training in the new period, the Ministry of Education promulgated the College English Curriculum Requirements in July 2007 as the main basis for organizing English teaching for non-English majors in colleges and universities. Curriculum Requirements further clarifies the teaching nature of college English: "College English is a teaching system which is guided by foreign language teaching theory, focuses on English language knowledge and application skills, cross-cultural communication and learning strategies, and integrates various teaching modes and methods". At the same time, it also clarifies that the teaching goal of college English is to cultivate students' comprehensive English application ability, especially listening and speaking ability, so that they can communicate effectively in English in future study, work and social interaction. At the same time, with the introduction of this policy, the state has put forward new requirements and goals for college English teaching in the new period, and at the same time, the items and modes of College English Test Band 4 and Band 6 are constantly exploring and innovating. As a result, most textbooks published for many years on the market can no longer meet this new requirement. With a scientific and rigorous attitude and the spirit of "keeping pace with the times and being brave in innovation", our Economic Science Publishing House has compiled this brand-new, functional, three-dimensional college English textbook-A New Comprehensive College English Course for nearly three years.

Compile and write evidence

In the design, compilation and production of this textbook, the definition and description of college English teaching nature, teaching objectives, teaching mode, teaching evaluation, teaching management and college English reference vocabulary in College English Curriculum Requirements and College English Test Syllabus 4/6 are strictly implemented. On this basis, combined with foreign language teaching theory and actual teaching needs, explore and innovate teaching concepts and teaching models, and open up new forms of college English teaching. This textbook is divided into 4 volumes, each with 8 units, and each unit consists of five modules: warm-up, text A, text B, structured writing and cultural focus. These five modules cover the five elements of listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation in language learning, and each module is equipped with corresponding notes or exercises, that is, learning is practicing, with vivid forms and illustrations. The compilation of the whole set of teaching materials follows the principles of overall planning, scientific and orderly, and step by step. Through the study of 1 and 2 volumes, students should reach the general requirements in College English Curriculum Requirements and the level required in College English Examination Syllabus 4. Through the study of 3 or 4 volumes, students should reach the higher requirements in College English Curriculum Requirements and the level required in College English Band 6 Examination Outline. At the same time, in order to facilitate students to find and identify, we have marked the vocabulary of Grade 4 and Grade 6 respectively: Grade 4 (★), Grade 6 (▲) and Grade 6 (unlabeled).

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Innovation of writing concept

According to the latest college English curriculum requirements, "the change of teaching mode is not only the change of teaching methods and teaching means, but also the change of teaching concept, that is, the change of teaching thought and practice from teacher-centered to student-centered, not only imparting language knowledge and skills, but also paying more attention to cultivating the practical application ability and autonomous learning ability of language. In the process of compiling teaching materials, We have fully considered the changes of modern university teaching mode, students' learning characteristics and learning tools, innovated teaching modes and methods, followed the principle of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, and advocated interactive classroom teaching, which not only improved students' English language ability, but also cultivated students' learning strategies.

Innovation of teaching concept

The biggest disadvantage of the existing textbooks in the market is that the content and capacity of the textbooks are out of touch with the actual teaching situation of college English, and the actual English level of non-English majors in colleges and universities and the school schedule are not taken into account. Most of them have difficulties in content and too many schedules, which leads to the regret that students can't grasp the key points in their studies and teachers' teaching can't be arranged as planned. In addition, the existing textbooks are not integrated with CET-4 and CET-6, and the passing rate of CET-4 and CET-6 is the focus of many schools, teachers and students, which leads to the low practicability of the existing textbooks. This set of textbooks published by our Economic Science Publishing House fully takes into account the fact that non-English majors in universities have few class hours and students' English level is generally not high. In the content setting, we pay attention to simple explanation and emphasize the close combination with CET-4 and CET-6. We summarized the material types of CET-4 and CET-6 questions over the years, selected the genres and topics that were tested the most, and determined the unit topics and exercise topic types of each volume in combination with the topics required by College English Curriculum Requirements and CET-4 and CET-6 syllabus. So as to ensure that after learning our four textbooks, students can not only improve their English language ability, but also easily cope with CET-4 and CET-6, killing two birds with one stone, which embodies the characteristics of "new concepts and new functions" in our textbooks.

Presentation form innovation

Different from the large paragraphs in general textbooks, this set of textbooks we compiled pays more attention to the multi-directional transmission of information. There are a lot of real pictures in the book to help students understand and master the contents of various topics. Even if the book is beautifully laid out, it enriches students' thinking.

Innovation of teaching mode

According to College English Curriculum Requirements, "colleges and universities should make full use of modern information technology, adopt computer-based and classroom-based English teaching mode, and improve the single teaching mode based on teachers' lectures". Our textbook has been fully prepared for the allocation of resources. In addition to students' books, teachers' books and workbooks, we also have multimedia learning CDs, multimedia teaching courseware and network resources to enrich the classroom and assist students in learning.

Compile and write the original rules

guidelines

In the process of compiling this textbook, we fully absorbed the effective experience and methods accumulated in foreign language teaching in China for a long time, and carefully analyzed the problems that modern students in China often encounter in English learning and the teachers' confusion in the teaching process. At the same time, in order to link up with the contemporary international popular foreign language teaching, we have also carefully studied and borrowed foreign teaching theories and methods, made feasibility analysis according to the existing domestic teaching conditions and teaching needs, and selectively absorbed, planned, designed, selected materials and compiled them, thus realizing the perfect combination of tradition and modernity, and East and West. Bottom line: Be based on the contemporary era, learn from others, innovate independently and write independently.

Advocate a new teaching model

On the basis of existing college English classroom teaching, introducing multimedia teaching and network technology to improve English teaching environment and teaching methods should be a main direction of compiling existing textbooks. Therefore, in the process of compiling this set of teaching materials, we pay special attention to the configuration of multimedia resources. In addition to the traditional books for students, teachers and workbooks, we also provide multimedia learning CDs, multimedia teaching courseware and a constantly developing network platform, so that students can become the main body of learning, learn actively and creatively, communicate in English under the multimedia environment, consolidate language knowledge through continuous communication, improve language skills and master learning strategies.

Pay attention to practicality

Considering the actual needs of students to take CET-4 and CET-6 in college, this set of teaching materials is closely combined with CET-4 and CET-6 in topic setting and practice, which saves students' preparation time, enriches the extension of teaching materials and enables students to pass CET-4 and CET-6 smoothly.

Pay attention to integration

Each textbook takes students' books as the core, and is equipped with teachers' books, exercise books, multimedia learning CDs and multimedia teaching courseware. Among them, the teacher's book is a comprehensive interpretation of the students' books, and the workbook is an intensive training for each unit topic. Multimedia learning CD is a book-attached gift for students, and multimedia teaching courseware is a book-attached gift for teachers. The same series is independent and interrelated.

Rich theme content

The content of each textbook is based on unit topics, involving science and technology, moral feelings, cultural knowledge, science education, social hotspots and many other aspects. The selection of materials pays attention to the organic combination of times, knowledge, interest and culture, which not only cultivates students' cultural literacy, but also broadens their horizons and enriches their connotations.

Pay attention to the mastery and application of core vocabulary.

Considering that CET-4 and CET-6 pay special attention to the examination of students' vocabulary, the vocabulary and phrases are annotated in detail in the textbook to facilitate students' memory. It not only expands students' vocabulary, but also improves their English language application ability. Through the study of four volumes, students can basically master all the words and phrases required by CET-4 and CET-6.

Teaching material construction

The Comprehensive Course of College English is designed for college English teaching at different levels. Contains 1~4 volumes, which are used in two levels. Each book is centered on students' books, and is equipped with teachers' books, exercise books, multimedia learning CDs and multimedia teaching courseware. Schools can choose different combinations to use according to their needs. In the process of compiling, the series of books of each volume are comprehensively considered and designed in a unified way, and the themes of each volume echo each other, with a clear division of labor, each performing its own duties and complementing each other. Students use books to provide rich materials with a strong sense of the times and various training modes for comprehensive training; Teachers' books are a comprehensive interpretation of students' books, providing teaching suggestions, answers and translations for students to learn by themselves and teachers to prepare lessons; Workbooks are intensive training on the theme of each unit, so that students can learn a unit and master the theme of a unit. Multimedia learning CD and multimedia teaching courseware are gifts for students and teachers respectively, which is convenient for multimedia learning and teaching. The new Comprehensive Course of College English provides all-round, multi-level and three-dimensional support for college English teaching under the new situation by providing teaching resources with different contents and multi-carriers, and also provides a guarantee for deepening teaching reform, improving teaching quality and realizing the teaching requirements and objectives of different levels proposed by College English Curriculum Requirements.

Pragmatic suggestion

College English Curriculum Requirements puts forward: "The new teaching mode should enable students to choose materials and methods suitable for their own needs, get guidance from learning strategies, and gradually improve their autonomous learning ability." In order to implement this policy, the new Comprehensive College English Course provides different choices and combinations according to the actual situation and needs of different schools. Each school can establish a teaching system that is suitable for its own use and integrates various teaching modes and teaching methods according to its own actual situation. This teaching system should be conducive to implementing the principle of classified guidance and teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, promoting the innovation of teaching mode, teaching means and teaching methods, and at the same time promoting students' independent and personalized learning, selecting materials and methods suitable for their own needs, and gradually improving students' independent learning ability and comprehensive English application ability to meet the development needs of different majors.

Wu Editorial Group

, Chi, Wang Jing, Nie Xiaoli,,, Zhang, Liu Luyi, Chen Weizhe, Yang Weichao, Wang Dongmei, Hao Suqin and Zhang Zhisu participated in the compilation of this textbook. After the completion of the first draft, we specially organized a special review team composed of authoritative experts, scholars and front-line teachers with rich teaching experience at home and abroad to systematically review the whole draft. In addition, American teachers Adrenaline Paul and walter bagehot James provided us with valuable opinions and suggestions during the preparation of the manuscript, and made a systematic review of the manuscript. Thank them for their hard work! From the planning to the finalization of the whole book, we have always insisted on the combination of college English curriculum requirements and college English teaching practice, and adopted brand-new writing ideas, which inevitably leads to mistakes in actual writing. I hope readers and peers will give us some suggestions during the use!

compilers

content

college life

The first part warms up

Part II Text A: How do freshmen make friends?

Part III Text B: Why bother grading?

The fourth part is structured writing

Cultural Focus: Ivy League University

Unit 2 Celebrity

The first part warms up

Part II Text A: Seven lessons we can learn from Michael Jordan.

Part III Text B: Bill Gates bid farewell to Microsoft with tears in his eyes.