This document provides an introduction to an advanced English reading course for non-English majors. It outlines the course's objectives, targeted learners, content, topics, exercises, teaching progress, and units. The course aims to develop students' integrated English ability, especially listening and speaking, through informative readings on topics like sports, movies, culture, science, technology, and law. Exercises are designed to activate learning, encourage achievement, and test reading speed and comprehension while developing translation skills. The course covers six areas over 14 units during a semester-long progression.

1. An Introduction to An Advanced Course for English Reading 程冷杰 南京审计学院外语系

2. College English Curriculum Requirements (for Trial Implementation) Reading is the sound basis for listening and speaking.

3. The objective of College English is “to foster university undergraduates’ integrated ability of application of the English language to practical use, especially that in listening and speaking”.

4. Targeted learners Contents and topics Exercises Teaching progress

5. Junior undergraduates of different disciplines (non-English majors)

6. Contents: informative Topics: interesting --Sports and Entertainment --Culture --Environment --Economy --Science and Technology --Law

7. Exercises --to activate class atmosphere --to encourage students to achieve a sense of accomplishment --to test students’ reading speed and comprehension --to develop students’ translation skills

8. Six areas covered in the course book: -- sports and entertainment -- culture -- environment -- economy -- science and technology -- law

9. Unit 1 Sports Unit 2 Movies

10. Unit 3 Chinese Culture Unit 4 Cultural Differences

11. Unit 5 Animal World Unit 6 Greenpeace Movement Unit 7 Environment Protection

12. Unit 9 Expo Industry Unit 10 Globalization Unit 11 Finance

13. Unit 8 Biological and Genetic Engineering Unit 12 Motorcar, Mobile-phone and Microsoft Unit 13 Space Exploration

14. Unit 14 International Law and Order

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