『시사영어』는 신문, 방송, 잡지, 인터넷 등에 나오는 시사적 내용의 영문을 학습하는 교재로서, 일반적인 영어강독 교재가 지니는 정확한 문장 이해라는 목표에 더해서 시사용어와 관용적인 표현을 배운다는 부차적인 목표도 지닌다. 이 교재에 실린 글들은 2008년 상반기에 일어났던 사건들을 다룬 국제 정치, 경제 기사를 위시해서 다양한 사회, 문화 관련 기사들을 포함하고 있다. 사건 자체보다는 시사용어나 시사영어적인 표현의 숙지에 더 중점을 두는 교재인 만큼 시간이 지난 기사들도 학습의 가치는 충분히 있을 것이다.

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