段玲琍、刘兴兵、伍红军编著的《英语拓展阅读教程》以社会文化理论影响下形成的比较成熟的教学模式之一：支架式(Scaffold)教学为理论支撑。支架式教学主要以维果茨基(Vygosky)的“最近发展区”(Zone of Proximal Development，简称ZPD)的概念为核心。本教材通过设计各种学生间的互动练习活动以及教师对学生的检查形式来充分体现学生—学生和学生—教师间的支架作用，从而更加促进学生的自我检测、自主学习提高阅读能力的目的，使学生对阅读拥有积极的学习态度，提高他们的阅读兴趣。

段玲琍、刘兴兵、伍红军编著的《英语拓展阅读教程》是针对高校英语专业本科一年级学生编写的拓展阅读教材。基于《高校英语专业英语教学大纲》（2000版）的精神和要求，《英语拓展阅读教程》具有以下特色：多样性—包括文学作品（小说、诗歌），新闻（新闻报道、新闻短评），时尚文化（叙述文体、科普文体）以及应用文（广告、菜单等）；新颖性—选材均来自最新出版的报纸杂志和图书，可以学习最新和最鲜活的英语；互动性—使学生在相互帮助、轻松的氛围中学习并掌握最新英语的表达法，充分体现以社会文化理论为依据的“支架”教学理念的特点。

UNIT 1

Part One: Literary Reading--Poetry (Ballad)

Part Two: News Article Reading--Political News

Part Three: Popular Culture Reading--Harry Potter

Part Four: Practical Text Reading--Want Ads

UNIT 2

Part One: Literary Reading--Poetry (Sonnet)

Part Two: News Article Reading--Entertainment News

Part Three: Popular Culture Reading--Shanghai World Expo

Part Four: Practical Text Reading--Movie Ads

UNIT 3

Part One: Literary Reading--Poetry (Free Verse)

Part Two: News Article Reading--Disaster News

Part Three: Popular Culture Reading--Disaster Films

Part Four: Practical Text Reading--Rent Ads

UNIT 4

Part One: Literary Reading--Robert Burns's Poetry

Part Two: News Article Reading--Sports News

Part Three: Popular Culture Reading--Extreme Sports

Part Four: Practical Text Reading--Hnmour

UNIT 5

Part One: Literary Reading--Descriptive Essay

Part Two: News Article Reading--Technology News

Part Three: Popular Culture Reading--The Me Generation

Part Four: Practical Text Reading--Joke

UNIT 6

Part One: Literary Reading--Comparison Essay

Part Two: News Article Reading--Scientific News

Part Three: Popular Culture Reading--Michael Jackson

Part Four: Practical Text Reading--Brain Teasers

UNIT 7

Part One: Literary Reading--Literary Criticism

Part Two: News Article Reading--Cultural News

Part Three: Popular Culture Reading--Hip Hop

Part Four: Practical Text Reading--Menu

UNIT8

Part One: Literary Reading-- Fiction (I)

Part Two: News Article Reading--Celebrity Death News

Part Three: Popular Culture Reading--Performance Art

Part Four: Practical Text Reading--Airline Information

UNIT 9

Part One: Literary Reading-- Fiction (II)

Part Two: News Article Reading--Business News

Part Three: Popular Culture Reading--Consumerism

Part Four: Practical Text Reading--Public Service Announcement

UNIT 10

Part One: Literary Reading--Fiction (III)

Part Two: News Article Reading--The Royal Wedding

Part Three: Popular Culture Reading--Postmodemism

Part Four: Practical Text Reading--Filling Out a Job Application Form