In Focus 旨在協助高教體系學生累積字彙量 (build vocabulary)，培養閱讀技巧 (reading skills)、增強表達 (presentation) 與思辨 (critical thinking) 的能力。
In Focus is a three-level course for adult and young adult learners designed to build vocabulary, reading, presentation, discussion, and critical thinking skills. Each Student’s Book contains 12 topic-based units which are divided into two cycles of six general themes.Drawing upon research using the multi-billion-word Cambridge English Corpus, this course provides a lexical syllabus containing the most important words for second language learners of English. This syllabus comprises two word lists: a New General Service List (NGSL), a list of approximately 2,800 words; and a New Academic Word List (NAWL), a list of approximately 1,000 words that are especially useful for students who want to read academic texts in English. Together, these 3,800 words allow learners to understand 92 percent of the words in most English academic texts.Though In Focus coursebooks can be used as standalone texts, they are supplemented by a comprehensive range of online resources, both website and smartphone apps, which allows students to personalize and extend their learning beyond the classroom.The In Focus Teacher’s Manual contains full step-by-step teaching notes,unit-by-unit summaries, language notes, tips, extension activities, options for assessment, and a complete answer key.