本课程由华南理工大学“大学英语国家级教学团队”骨干教师精心打造,带你踏入学术英语的大门。该课程基于《新时代大学学术英语》系列教材(上海外语教育出版社),将学术英语的听、说、读、写、译等技能有机融合起来,教授各学科专业学习和研究所需要的通用学术英语,旨在培养学生用英语进行学业学习、学术交流的能力和学术素养;同时拓展其国际视野,提升跨文化交流沟通和合作的能力以及参与国际竞争的能力。本课程共分为听、说、读、写、译个五大主题,学习时间为8周,教授学生如何听懂学术讲座,如何快速、有效地阅读英文专业文献;如何提升学术写作能力,使用国际通用的学术论文风格,遵循学术写作规则,避免学术抄袭;外教还组织学生示范如何有效参与小组讨论、如何进行课堂演示,如何获取信息和陈述观点。本课程将加强和拓展学习者的学术英语运用能力,奠定事业基础,并提升学习者的自信。
Overview
Syllabus
- Welcome to EAP course 欢迎学习“学术英语课程”
- Welcome to EAP course 欢迎学习“学术英语课程”
- Book 1 Unit 1 Food Science
- 1.1 Reading 1 Are potatoes now a cancer risk?
- 1.2 【Reading skill】 Surveying an article
- 1.3 【Reading skill】 Skimming and scanning
- 1.4 【Reading skill】 Recognizing classification
- 1.5 【Writing skill】 Writing an introduction
- 1.6 【Writing skill】 Writing a thesis statement
- 1.7 【Listening skill】 Predicting the content
- 1.8 【Listening skill】Understanding main ideas: key words
- 1.9 【Speaking skill】 Opening a discussion; Agreeing and disagreeing
- 1.10【Tanslating skill】Diction (I): grammatical clues
- 1.11【Tanslating skill】Diction (II): collocation clues
- Book 1 Unit 2 Technology
- 2.1 Reading 1 What do you think the Internet will be like in 2050?
- 2.2 【Reading skill】Recognizing text structure
- 2.3 【Reading skill】Understanding paraphrasing
- 2.4 【Writing skill】Writing the main body
- 2.5 【Writing skill】Writing a body paragraph
- 2.6 【Listening skill】 Handling unfamiliar words
- 2.7【Listening skill】 Understanding vocabulary from the context
- 2.8 【Speaking skill】Keeping a discussion going; Discussing the pros and cons
- 2.9 【Translating skill】Omission (I): leaving out unnecessary prepositions and conjunctions
- 2.10 【Translating skill】Omission (II): leaving out unnecessary articles
- Book 1 Unit 3 Identity
- 3.1 Reading 1 You are less beautiful than you think
- 3.2 【Reading skill】Guessing unfamiliar words from context
- 3.3 【Reading skill】Recognizing topic sentence and supporting evidence
- 3.4 【Writing skill】Writing a conclusion
- 3.5 【Listening skill】 Understanding supporting evidence (I): explicit means
- 3.6 【Listening skill】 Understanding supporting evidence (II): implicit means
- 3.7 【Speaking skill】Interrupting politely; Asking for clarification or confirmation
- 3.8 【Translating skill】Conversion (I): translating nouns as adjectives or verbs
- 3.9【Translating skill】Conversion (II): translating verbs as nouns or adverbs
- Book 1 Unit 4 Health
- 4.1 Reading 1 What can I do to extend the length of my life?
- 4.2 【Reading skill】Understanding quotations
- 4.3 【Reading skill】Recognizing cohesion
- 4.4 【Reading skill】Understanding hedging language
- 4.5 【Writing skill】Writing in formal languge
- 4.6 【Listening skill】 Recognizing rhetorical questions
- 4.7 【Listening skill】 Recognizing analogy
- 4.8 【Speaking skill】Expressing an opinion; Supporting an opinion
- 4.9 【 Translating skill】Addition (I): adding nouns
- 4.10 【 Translating skill】Addition (II): adding adjectives or adverbs
- Book 1 Unit 5 Psychology
- 5.1 Reading 1 What's behind phantom cellphone buzzess?
- 5.2 【Reading skill】Distinguishing facts from opinions
- 5.3【Reading skill】 Using questions for effective reading
- 5.4【Writing skill】 Writing in cautious language
- 5.5 【Listening skill】 Focusing on numbers & statistics
- 5.6 【Listening skill】 Recognizing signposting language (I): contrast
- 5.7 【Speaking skill】Preparing for a presentation
- 5.8 【Translating skill】Addition (III): adding verbs
- 5.9【Tranlating skill】Addition (IV)): adding conjunctions
- Book 1 Unit 6 Zoology
- 6.1 Reading 1 Can pets make you happy?
- 6.2 【Reading skill】Identifying the author's evaluation
- 6.3 【Reading skill】Recognizing comparison and contrast
- 6.4 【Writing skill】Writing in efficient language
- 6.5 【Listening skill】 Recognizing signposting language (II): consequence
- 6.6 【Listening skill】 Recognizing signposting language (III): presenting factual information
- 6.7 【Speaking skill】Opening a presentation
- 6.8【Translating skill】Translating relative clauses (I): as pre-modifiers
- 6.9【Translating skill】Translating relative clauses (II): as post-modifiers
- Book 1 Unit 7 Sports
- 7.1 Reading 1 Children need physical education more than ever
- 7.2 【Reading skill】Identifying the thesis statement
- 7.3 【Reading skill】Recognizing cause and effect
- 7.4 【Writing skill】Avoiding plagiarism (quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing)
- 7.5 【Listening skill】 Note-taking: numbers & diagrams
- 7.6 【Speaking skill】Presenting the main body
- 7.7【Translating skill】Translating relative clauses (III): merging
- 7.8【Translating skill】Translating relative clauses (IV): dividing
- Book 1 Unit 8 Urban Planning
- 8.1 Reading 1 City parks may mend the mind
- 8.2 【Reading skill】Increasing reading speed
- 8.3 【Reading skill】Annotating the text
- 8.4 【Writing skill】Avoiding plagiarism (acknowledging sources)
- 8.5 【Listening skill】 Understanding the organization of a lecture (I): chronological order
- 8.6 【Listening skill】 Understanding the organization of a lecture (II): categorization
- 8.7 【Speaking skill】Concluding the presentation
- 8.8 【Translating skill】Translating passive constructions (I): as active constructions
- 8.9【Translating skill】Translating passive constructions (II): as passive constructions
- Book 1 Final Exam
- Book 2 Unit 1 Higher Education
- 1.1 Reading 1 Will MOOCs make college obsolete?
- 1.2【Writing skill】Writing process (I): planning
- 1.3【Writing skill】Writing process (II): researching
- 1.4【Listening skill】Note-taking: symbols & abbreviations
- 1.5【Listening skill】Note-taking: linear notes
- 1.6【Speaking skill】Seminar discussion (I): citing sources
- Book 2 Unit 2 Social Networks
- 2.1 Reading 1 The more time that children chat on social media, the less happy they feel
- 2.2【Reading skill】 Identifying the structure of an academic text
- 2.3【Writing skill】 Writing process (II): drafting and revising
- 2.4【Listening skill】Note-taking: Cornell notes
- 2.5【Listening skill】Note-taking: charting notes
- 2.6【Speaking skill】Seminar discussion (II): giving an oral summary and evaluation
- Book 2 Unit 3 Medical Care
- 3.1 Reading 1 My laughter Rx for your heart
- 3.2【Reading skill】Understanding subheadings
- 3.3【Reading skill】Recognizing different ways to begin an academic text
- 3.4【Writing skill】Writing smoothly (I): cohesion
- 3.5【Listening skill】 Distinguishing facts and opinions
- 3.6【Listening skill】 Distinguishing perspectives and stances
- 3.7【Speaking skill】Seminar discussion (III): presenting academic arguments
- Book 2 Unit 4 Gender Equality
- 4.1 Reading 1 Why your cell phone sounds female
- 4.2【Reading skill】Understanding how a researcher is first introduced
- 4.3【Reading skill】Understanding key research information
- 4.4【Writing skill】Writing smoothly (II): coherence
- 4.5【Listening skill】 Recognizing attitudes
- 4.6【Listening skill】 Recognizing problem and solution
- 4.7【Speaking skill】 Seminar discussion (IV): responding and linking to others' contributions
- Book 2 Unit 5 Artificial Intelligence
- 5.1 Reading 1 Working with robots
- 5.2【Reading skill】 Paying attention to linkers expressing contrast/ contradiction
- 5.3【Writing skill】 Writing argumentative essays(I)
- 5.4【Writing skill】 Writing argumentative essays(II)
- 5.5【Listening skill】 Recognizing pros and cons
- 5.6【Listening skill】 Recognizing similarity and difference
- 5.7【Speaking skill】Reseearch-based group presentations (I): teamwork
- Book 2 Unit 6 Communication
- 6.1 Reading 1 You talk too much
- 6.2 【Reading skill】Understanding specific details and general statements
- 6.3 【Writing skill】Writing comparison-contrast essays
- 6.4 【Writing skill】Writing comparison-contrast essays(II)
- 6.5 【Listening skill】Recognizing cause and effect (I): cause and effect relationship
- 6.6 【Listening skill】Recognizing cause and effect (II): cause and effect language
- 6.7 【Speaking skill】Reseearch-based group presentations (II): research methods
- Book 2 Unit 7 Forces of nature
- 7.1 Reading 1 Give the earth an inch
- 7.2【Reading skill】 Recognizing exemplification/ illustration
- 7.3 【Writing skill】Writing cause-effect essays(I)
- 7.4 【Writing skill】Writing cause-effect essays(II)
- 7.5 【Listening skill】Recognizing reasons and explanations
- 7.6 【Listening skill】Recognizing evaluations
- 7.7 【Speaking skill】Reseearch-based group presentations (III): data analysis
- Book 2 Unit 8 Behavioral science
- 8.1 Reading 1 A case against the clock
- 8.2 【Reading skill】Understanding the author's opinions in contrast to others'
- 8.3 【Writing skill】Writing problem-solution essays
- 8.4 【Listening skill】Recognizing emphasizing strategies
- 8.5 【Listening skill】Recognizing conclusion
- 8.6 【Speaking skill】Reseearch-based group presentations (IV): the organization of the presentation
- Book 2 Final Exam
Taught by
Han Jinlong, Pingdi Zhou , ZHU Lin, Cui Ling, Ying Xu, Rong Rong, , QU Wei, , and