Extensive reading has enjoyed the increasing popularity from L2 educators as a potentially effective form of L2 reading instruction. However, many researchers tend to ignore the importance of selection of material. The paper is an attempt to explore the appropriate criteria of qualified graded readers, which can be helpful for English teachers and learners in ER program.

The reform of the training mode for English majors in the context of the new liberal arts is a dynamic process that conforms to social needs, continuously improves and optimizes. After a series of special investigations, this article proposes development ideas for the cultivation of English majors in local applied undergraduate universities based on the analysis of the demand for English majors' abilities in the job market. The aim is to solve the problems of unclear characteristics of English major talent cultivation in local applied undergraduate universities and weak competitiveness of graduates in employment.

This paper analyzes the current situation of China's athletic training research in the 20 years since entering the new century from various angles, mainly including the continuous improvement of the item group training theory, the re-examination of the time factor of athletic training, and paying more attention to the combination of competition and education, etc. At the same time, China's athletic training has been analyzed in the development of the new century, which mainly includes the all-round intervention of modern science and technology, the expansion of the theory of athletic training to the theory of competition, the deeper development of the research of athletic training theory, and the humanistic factors will be more important. At the same time, it analyzes the development of athletic training in China in the new century, including the all-round intervention of modern science and technology, the expansion of athletic training theory to competitive sports theory, the deeper development of athletic training theory, and the more emphasis on humanistic factors.

This article measures the performance of listed commercial banks in Vietnam and identifies factors influencing their efficiency. The study follows a two-stage approach: (i) In the first stage, scale efficiency scores from 2016 to 2022 are assessed using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method; (ii) In the second stage, Tobit regression analyzes internal factors, macroeconomic conditions, and the impact of Covid-19. Key findings show that internal factors such as return on assets positively affect efficiency, while the ratio of equity to total capital has a negative and statistically significant impact. Bank size positively influences efficiency scores. Macroeconomic factors, including economic growth and inflation, were statistically insignificant. However, the Covid-19 pandemic had a significant negative effect on bank efficiency.