Analysis of the changes and learning strategies of the junior high school English textbooks of the 2024 Autumn New Teaching Edition
With the deepening of education reform, the junior high school English textbook of the Xinrenjiao Edition will usher in major changes in the fall of 2024. This change is not only reflected in the selection of teaching materials, but also in the updating of teaching concepts and the improvement of teaching methods. This article will provide an in-depth analysis of this change and suggest corresponding learning strategies.
1. New challenges and coping strategies for vocabulary learning
After comparison, the total number of words in the vocabulary list A-Z of the seventh grade of the new version of the people's education version has been reduced to 239, which is a significant decrease compared with the old people's education version. This change is mainly due to the fact that the new version of the textbook has eliminated the vocabulary that needs to be mastered according to the new curriculum standards for primary schools, so as to achieve a better connection with the primary school textbook. To this end, a vocabulary list for primary school has been added to the new edition of the textbook to facilitate a smoother transition for students.
From the point of view of difficulty analysis, the new version of the textbook has been significantly improved in some aspects. Especially at the A2 (KET) level, the increase in vocabulary is most pronounced, while at the B1 (PET) level, quite a few words are supplemented. For example, the word "country" originally appeared in Unit 7 of the second volume of the seventh grade, but in the new edition of the textbook, it has been advanced to the first unit of the seventh grade, and the words "information" and "hobby" have also been advanced from the third and sixth units of the first volume of the eighth grade to the first unit of the new seventh grade, respectively. In addition, the terms "discovery" and "ability" have been advanced from the first unit of the ninth grade to the fifth unit of the new seventh grade.
The new textbook breaks the boundaries of the original grade and introduces the original eighth and ninth grade words into the first volume of the seventh grade in advance. This change means that students need to be exposed to and master more vocabulary earlier. For this challenge, Cai Zhangbing, the editor-in-chief of 200 textbooks and an English expert, suggested that students can use the method of concentrated breakthroughs, using the winter and summer vacations to memorize words through mind maps in winter, winter and summer camps or learning machines, and 7 days of concentrated breakthrough words. At the same time, you can deepen your memory and understanding through sentence formation, reading and other ways through personalized English current reading applets/apps that are updated every day and choose your own difficulty, combined with the practical application of words.
It is worth mentioning that the new edition of the textbook also adds some vocabulary that is closely related to modern life, such as IT (information technology) vocabulary, which helps students better understand and cope with the challenges of modern society. These adjustments not only improve the practicability and timeliness of the teaching materials, but also lay a solid foundation for students' future learning and life. Common Connecting Words in Middle School English Writing:
2. Introduce topics in advance and improve thinking ability
The new textbook introduces topics such as "school subjects" and "Club" in advance. This change requires students to be exposed to and understand these topics earlier, while also improving their thinking skills. The new textbooks have increased the amount of extracurricular reading, and there is also a new Reading plus section, which can help us better improve our reading ability. In addition, the new textbook has also innovated in the title design, removing the Chinese marking, allowing us to better integrate into the English context, which is really getting closer and closer to the original English textbook!
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3. Strategies for strengthening and improving reading and listening skills
The new textbook strengthens the cultivation of reading, listening and speaking skills, increases the amount of extracurricular reading, and improves the length and difficulty of articles. In order to cope with this change, students need to pay more attention to their daily reading, listening and speaking training. You can choose English materials that suit your level, insist on reading and updating them every day, choose your own difficulty, and practice listening, speaking, reading and writing Cai Zhangbing's English Shiwen applet/app for reading and listening and speaking training, so as to improve your oral expression and listening comprehension skills.
The new textbook also strengthens reading comprehension skills, such as understanding the logical relationships in the discourse and understanding the meaning in terms of repetition, explanation, and pause in the discourse, which can help us understand the text more deeply. Students can expand their horizons and knowledge by participating in English corners and reading original English books. At the same time, in reading and writing, focus on cultivating one's logical thinking and critical thinking, and improve the ability to analyze and solve problems.
Cai Zhangbing's English Current Reading Mini Program/APP has become a powerful assistant for students to learn English with its unique advantages. It has the characteristics of timeliness, personalization, big data analysis and all-round improvement, so that students can continue to improve in reading. In addition, the applet/APP also provides a wealth of reading resources, including 200 books and 20,000 current texts, with novel content and updated every day, to meet the reading needs of students of different difficulties, and 460,000 primary and secondary school students across the country have carried out personalized customized reading.
Fourth, the renewal of learning concepts and the strengthening of self-evaluation
The new textbook is fully in line with the new curriculum standard learning concept, focusing on students' self-assessment and knowledge integration ability. Students need to update their concept of learning and move from passively receiving knowledge to learning actively. At the same time, students should use the self-assessment tools provided by the new textbooks to regularly check and reflect on their own learning, and adjust their learning strategies and methods in a timely manner.
To sum up, the reform of the junior high school English textbook has brought new challenges and opportunities. Students need to actively respond to these changes and adopt scientific and effective learning strategies to improve their English proficiency and comprehensive ability. At the same time, teachers also need to constantly update their teaching concepts and methods to provide better learning support and guidance for students.