For more than 40 years of new concepts, why are there still 20 million parents choosing?

still learning new concepts? Are the textbooks for new concepts too old? It feels like we learned it "at that time". Now that society is developing so fast, is it a bit outdated to learn this? (Let's discuss it together, read it carefully, there is a surprise at the end of the article)...

has been teaching for more than ten years, and parents often ask such questions, but the most asked questions about new concepts are Is it already out?

As we all know, " new concept English " is a set of English textbooks jointly published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press and Pearson Education Publishing China Co., Ltd. in 1997. Since entering China, it has set off a wave of new concept learning. As a set of super classic "old" textbooks, it can be said that it has been well-known for many years, and this wave of learning has not subsided!

From Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to the hundreds of institutions I have taught in second- and third-tier cities, and even in third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-tier cities, "New Concept English" has always been the mainstream teaching material in the English training field. The status of the new concept remains unshakable.

But is the new concept any good? Is it worth learning? Let's discuss it together~

All things in the world, existence is reasonable! Whether this set of teaching materials is good or not is out of date, it is not up to you or me. It needs to be judged according to the current English requirements and requirements. In addition to personal improvement requirements, in terms of exam requirements, it can be divided into school requirements and after-school requirements. need.

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On-campus needs

First of all, let's talk about on-campus English learning and exams. Second to third grade is a special grade. At this stage, the school English is officially added to the scoring system (in the first and second grades, the inspections are usually conducted by way of passing the test, dialogue practice, etc.).However, I may not have thought it was difficult before, but once the exam is over, it is very likely that I will not get full marks, and even some students will fail, so parents start to worry...

Actually, I want to say don't worry. There is a process in doing anything, everything is difficult at the beginning, and children also need to adapt. On-campus exams also have their own unique exam characteristics. As long as we are familiar with them and have good attitudes and skills, the exams will definitely be handy. So, what is the examination of the school?

Relying on books, it remains the same:

In-school exams are closely related to textbooks. If you want to minimize the loss of marks or even get full marks, you need to thoroughly familiarize with words , sentence patterns, texts, etc. Word dictation must pass, punctuation must be accurate.

Some children and parents feel that school textbooks are very simple and contain little content, and they usually do not take them seriously. In fact, school does not require you to think you can, but requires "I" to see that you do know: all the dictation is correct, the spoken dialogue is fluent, the reading is smooth, etc.

For example: If you ask When is your birthday? How would you answer? Let's take a look at the answer in the textbook first.

Then, if the answer is: It's on November 20th. Is it also correct? The answer is definitely yes.

So there are actually many answers available, but it's safest to follow what's written in the book.

Another example is the English composition in school. Some children write very, very much, and even use a lot of compound sentences and advanced words, but misspell a few words, and have not mastered the syntax well. The subject-verb agreement appeared Question, I'm sorry that such scores will not be as good as "simple" compositions written in simple sentences.

Why is this? Because the writing requirements of the on-campus exam are: ensures that the format is correct, there are no words and grammar errors, no less than 5/6 sentences.

This is determined by the on-campus examination mechanism and standards. Showing off skills is not brilliant, but good is king.

language sense cannot cure all diseases, basic is solid and emphasis on grammar:

grammar is a very important part of in the school English test, and it is also a pain point for most children, no matter the original baby, foreign teacher, heard baby, on the one hand because the grammar is too Difficult, on the other hand, because there is not much dabbling. Although I often hear the view that " English grammar and penetrate and acquire from articles and readings", I also agree with this point. However, the grammar learned from reading is a little too scattered and unsystematic. It is not enough to rely on these "sense of language" when doing real questions! Language sense is definitely not a cure-all. The on-campus English test must have a solid foundation. In addition to understanding grammar points, you must practice carefully and master them thoroughly. For example, if there is no question-making skills and method, these questions are likely to be wrong only by the sense of language. Good habit of doing questions: such as serious writing, good at grasping key problems, careful inspection after doing questions, etc., good study habits must be highly valued in ordinary learning, and it is also a magic weapon for multi-disciplinary. These may also be the reasons why some children have passed PET and FCE, but failed to get full marks in school.

From the above three points, I believe everyone should be able to feel: the assessment direction of English in the school.So let's take a look at what everyone is learning after class?

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After-school requirements

Speaking of which, I have to say MSE, it is definitely a mainstream choice for students who want to go further after school. Some of the original intentions are to test the child's English level, or it may be for some more utilitarian purposes. s reason. When I was in college, I saw that everyone was taking the BEC business English, IELTS , TOEFL ; after work, I saw many children taking the Trinity Spoken Test, Cambridge YLE, Cambridge CET 5, etc. It seems that our life is really Very exciting, but what does the MSE test?

MSE integrates listening, speaking, reading, writing, and testing, and comprehensively examines children's learning abilities in all aspects. Therefore, in addition to the usual reading, it is also necessary to carry out systematic word accumulation , basic construction of grammar and writing. This can lay a good foundation for the important activities of the primary school stage and for the domestic junior high school and high school route.

However, let's take a look at what problems the children have encountered in today's popular Cambridge Grade 5 activities?

has accumulated reading vocabulary , but lacks intensive reading skills. In the preparation process, children have accumulated vocabulary and reading, but they lack intensive reading skills. Due to the limited activity time, we need to capture key information and find the correct answer, so we usually lack intensive reading training, and even spelling mistakes in vocabulary, lack of understanding and analysis ability for understanding the details of the article. This is a direction to continue to improve in the future.

grammar knowledge has contact, system learning is not enough. Although the grammar problem is not prominent in KET and PET activities, if you want to continue to impact higher-level activities, such as FCE and CAE, this is a big bottleneck. Therefore, it is often seen that after the KPF test, the grammar is badly supplemented. The overall situation is just a little bit of knowledge, and can't get into the details.

I believe that students with similar experiences also have the same confusion, so how to make up for these contents? Here are a few tips for you~

about grammar: The learning of grammar is not independent, it needs to have a certain amount of reading and the improvement of children's comprehension as the basis. There are always some parents who say: Hey, our baby's grammar is not good, and I want to sign up for a grammar class to make up for it. However, in addition to poor grammar, the reason for this depends on whether the usual reading accumulation is sufficient, because grammar certainly does not exist alone. Words, words, sentences + grammar knowledge can form perfect sentences and vivid articles. Therefore, please make sure that it is a grammar or English accumulation problem before you want to supplement the grammar.

If you have enough long-term reading and vocabulary accumulation, you can choose to do it yourself at home, but this absolutely tests the parent's skills and parent-child relationship , why is parent-child relationship mentioned? Remember those gritted teeth when tutoring homework?

Secondly, you can go to some special courses on grammar , and quickly sort out in a short time. (But if the child has less reading, vocabulary, etc. before, it is not recommended to learn grammar directly. It is necessary to have a long-term curriculum system as the basis, and slowly penetrate, otherwise, if you learn grammar directly, you will not understand it, and it will hit the child. Confidence.)

About vocabulary spelling: Set a small goal for yourself, memorize 20-30 vocabulary words every day, adhere to the principle of short-term and high-efficiency, and don’t spend a lot of time memorizing words! For example:

time for 1 minute, memorize four or five words by heart, then dictate, remember that it is dictation not dictation (so that you will remember more firmly if you write it out with your own memory), and then add the words that you just didn't tacitly say, Another group, and so on.

Day2 adds the memory of new words on the basis of reviewing Day1, and Day3 is based on Day2. Through continuous high-frequency repetition of memory, the memorized short-term words become long-term memory.

In addition to this, you can also make good word cards, complete the recitation by playing games with parents, and use the fragmented time to quickly master many words. As the so-called dripping stone wears, what do you say~

You have already said After so much, about how to learn, we will discuss in detail later!

Having said that, let's summarize:

Language learning, listening, vocabulary, and reading are the foundation, and must be accumulated in the primary school stage, because the higher the grade of the child, the more tense time, and other subjects emerge, so we are in Primary school students must learn English well and lay a solid foundation, especially those students who are under pressure to take the English test in school.

Therefore, we can also know from the previous analysis that there is no textbook that can meet all our needs for learning. There are those who emphasize listening and speaking, and those who emphasize reading and writing, all of which need to be complementary. If you want to set up a very perfect system, the entire learning front will be very, very long.

So, to meet the learning needs in school and after school at the same time, is the new concept of already out?