A new English course
作者： 李观仪主编
出版社：上海外语教育出版社,1998
简介： This revised edition is the fulfilment of a lifetime's work and a contribution to English Language Teaching and Learning in China which you and your colleagues can be very proud of. ...the opportunity to produce a new edition means you have been able to implement the many constructive comments you must have received over the years. Clearly, you have taken a great number of decisions in this revised edition to reflect current concerns with communicative methodology.
... What has impressed me most in your new work is the variety of activities embracing modern and traditional methodology, the clear page layouts which take into account the limitations of book-publication, and the sheer range of materials from carefully prepared texts to the use of authentic materials and even handwriting.
... I always say we learn grammar in order to forget it. An over-consciousness of grammar similarly disables communication because students always need to understand why and how things are said and written in a particular manner.
--Excerpts from L. G. Alexander's letter to Prof. Li Guanyi
