The paper explores the positive impact of constructivism-based course books compiling and the new mode of teaching, analyzes their effects on helping students improve their integrated English language competence, and ...The paper explores the positive impact of constructivism-based course books compiling and the new mode of teaching, analyzes their effects on helping students improve their integrated English language competence, and pointing out that the development of teaching non-English major graduate students has raised new demands for teaching devices, teaching methodology and new roles of teachers and learners. Therefore, New Century Graduate English Series, as constructivism-based course books, has made some beneficial attempts for the implementation of the new graduate English teaching reauirements.展开更多
New College English, compiled by Zhejiang University, published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press and based on studentcentered and themeteaching model, is gradually perceived as an authorized courseb...New College English, compiled by Zhejiang University, published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press and based on studentcentered and themeteaching model, is gradually perceived as an authorized coursebook for nonEnglish majors. Its emergence is believed a success of college English coursebook reform. Assessed in light of general criterion home and abroad, it is concluded that New College English is indeed centered on Syllabus of College English, keep up with the times and suit college students’ life and thinking. Nevertheless, it needs further improvement in terms of reduction of new words, of length of sentence, difficulty of content, amount of teaching as well as negligence of grammar teaching.展开更多
文摘The paper explores the positive impact of constructivism-based course books compiling and the new mode of teaching, analyzes their effects on helping students improve their integrated English language competence, and pointing out that the development of teaching non-English major graduate students has raised new demands for teaching devices, teaching methodology and new roles of teachers and learners. Therefore, New Century Graduate English Series, as constructivism-based course books, has made some beneficial attempts for the implementation of the new graduate English teaching reauirements.
文摘New College English, compiled by Zhejiang University, published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press and based on studentcentered and themeteaching model, is gradually perceived as an authorized coursebook for nonEnglish majors. Its emergence is believed a success of college English coursebook reform. Assessed in light of general criterion home and abroad, it is concluded that New College English is indeed centered on Syllabus of College English, keep up with the times and suit college students’ life and thinking. Nevertheless, it needs further improvement in terms of reduction of new words, of length of sentence, difficulty of content, amount of teaching as well as negligence of grammar teaching.
