应用型大学英语系列教程重新改进版本，原班编写团队与新进作者强强联合，使用院校反馈意见集中体现。更适合目标群体使用。本书为“十二五”本科国家规划教材《应用型大学英语》系列教材综合教程发展篇的第一册。符合最新教改要求，普遍适用于以应用型定位的高等教育本科院校公共英语基础教育。本教材包括八个单元，其中包括一个中国文化单元，供一个学期使用。
《应用型大学英语综合教程(发展篇1第3版十二五普通高等教育本科国家级规划教材)》由杨跃主编。

Unit 1 Maximize the Rationality in Thinking
Warm-up
Text A Critical Thinking Ability
Text B The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Writing About It
Mini-project Core Critical Thinking Skills to Develop a Successful Career
Review Checklist
Unit 2 Meet China
Warm-up
Text A Harmony Between Humans and Nature
Text B Chinese Philosophy
Writing About It
Mini-project Talk About the Major Difference Between Chinese and Western Culture
Review Checklist
Unit 3 Career Choices for Your Type
Warm-up
Text A The Marriage of Career and Personality
Text B The Secret of Finding a Truly Satisfying Career
Writing About It
Mini-project A Mock Interview
Review Checklist
Unit 4 Know and Communicate with the world
Warm-up
Text A Google Inc.
Text B Newspaper: The History
Writing About It
Mini-project A Survey on News Reading Habits
Review Checklist
Unit 5 Silence is Not Always Gold
Warm-up
Text A How to Make a Successful Speech?
Text B Nobel Acceptance Speech
Writing About It
Mini-project How to Make a Successful Public Speech
Review Checklist
Unit 6 Artificial Intelligence
Warm-up
Text A Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence
Text B Looking for a Smarter Home
Writing About It
Mini-project Weighing the Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence
Review Checklist
Unit 7 Advertisement
Warm-up
Text A Methods and Examples of Advertising
Text B To Ask or Not to Ask?--A Question for Adverisers
Writing About It
Mini-project Design an Ad of Your Own
Review Checklist
Unit 8 Transportation
Warm-up
Text A Hyperloop Inches Closer to Reality
Text B High-Speed Trains
Writing About It
Mini-project Select the Greatest Invention of the 20th Century
Review Checklist