Touchstone 共分四級,適用於初、中階學習者。課程內容主要參照「劍橋語料庫 (Cambridge English Corpus) 」所編寫。運用真實北美語料,幫助學習者能自然流暢地展現英語聽、說、讀、寫能力。
Touchstone presents natural language in authentic contexts, and explicitly develops conversation strategies so learners speak with fluency and confidence. Touchstone is a comprehensive program with proven results.
•Corpus-informed language–Extensive corpus research ensures that the language taught is the language people really use
•Conversation strategies–Students learn the language and skills to interact naturally and confidently
•Inductive learning–Students are encouraged to work out grammatical structures and English usage for themselves. Therefore they are more likely to remember what they have learnt
•Common errors–Touchstone incorporates unique research into the Cambridge leaner Corpus which identifies the most typical learner errors. These problem areas are highlighted in‘Common error’panels to help students avoid them before they become entrenched.