Analyze Graphic Organizers in Chinas English Textbooks Take New Senior English for China Students Books 1-5 as an Example

Abstract

As a very useful resource to learn English, English Textbooks play an important role in cultivating students critical thinking. Learning English is not only learning English words, learning grammar, but also learning culture, cultivating thinking and having good learning strategies. A good textbook should contain many good contents and have good ways to help students master the skills. Graphic Organizer is an effective tool to help organize ideas and enhance students thinking abilities well. This paper analyzes the number of graphic organizers in one of Chinas English Textbooks-New Senior English for China Students Books 1-5. It compares the total number of graphic organizers in each book; compares the number of graphic organizers in each teaching part; and compares the number of different types of graphic organizers in the textbooks. The paper concludes that the number of books in each volume is not balanced; the number in each teaching part is uneven; and the types of graphic organizers are relatively simple. The study suggests that the textbook should add more graphic organizers so as to better cultivate students thinking abilities.