College English Teaching Materials in China： A Critical Review

Quality English language teaching （ELT） materials play a key role in achieving teaching objectives. This paper first provides a brief historical overview of the development of college English teaching materials in China. Then by investigating studies on college English teaching materials for non-English major students from different perspectives, suggestions are proposed to provide guidance for effective ELT materials writing and evaluation： （1） Language corpora, providing empirical data concerning language usage, have a distinctive advantage in ELT materials writing and evaluation; （2） principles for ESP materials writing are developed; and （3） a systematic approach combining qualitative analysis with quantitative analysis to materials evaluation is suggested to ensure the validity and reliability of materials evaluation

On the Integration and Disintegration of Material Resources under Parallel Information Context

This article begins with a brief introduction to the concept of parallel information and integration or disintegration of the teaching material resources. It discusses the necessity and problems of effective utilization in teaching material resources based on a questionnaire on college students and teachers. It also presents some suggestions for English teachers to be of good help to students in the utilization of material resources.

Comment on and analysis of New horizon college English

The compilation of teaching materials should follow some principles and standards. Following some principles, the compilation of New horizon college English makes full use of the latest technology in computer and Internet, and therefore bears some unique features. As a newly compiled college English teaching material, nevertheless, it reveals some weaknesses. This paper makes a detailed analysis of and comments on the above, with the expectation of being beneficial to future revision.

A Variety of Cultures Represented in English Language Textbooks： A Critical Study at Saudi University

Textbooks material is one of the important issues that are worthy to investigate in order to enrich student＇s engagement and interaction in EFL （English as a Foreign Language） classrooms. In this study, the author argues that textbooks materials used in academic institutions may well take a significant part in generating an active environment in EEL classrooms. It is believed that more opportunities will be created for students to be more involved, active, and able to understand the content being addressed more effectively. Yet, by looking at the textbooks being utilised （at a university context where the author teaches）, one can notice that student＇s culture （Eastern） is to a large extent missing in these textbooks, most of these books instead represent dominantly ＂Western＂ culture namely American and British cultures. This can deafly be depicted by topics discussed, pictures, clothing, names, and many other issues portrayed in these textbooks. This study is an attempt to challenge and problematize such domination of Western cultures portrayed in the content of English textbooks used in academic institutions not merely within Saudi Arabia but also extended to other countries and nations in the world.

A Review on the Compilation of College English Textbooks in China Based on Big Data

With the help of Big Data and Citespace software, this research makes a statistical analysis of the journals anddissertations on College English teaching and learning materials collected by CNKI from 2011 to 2020. This paper,based on the knowledge map drawn by the visualized analysis of literatures volume, authors, research institutions,and keywords clustering, analyzes the current research status and hotspots in the compilation of China’s CollegeEnglish textbooks.