本课程以专业交流为目标,聚焦英语语言技能,训练工程技术领域需要的用英语进行介绍沟通描述的能力,具体包括:交流过程中应考虑哪些相关因素、如何选择不同风格的语言以增加交流的得体性;如何恰当地介绍自己和他人,怎样清楚地定义描述事物,如何解释工作步骤和过程、怎样清晰汇报数据结果和分析、如何规范引用资料,谈论其他学者的研究,避免抄袭嫌疑。通过此课程的学习,学生可具备口头、书面文体的基本意识,掌握各种交流目标所需的常用英语语言表达范式,建立在自己专业领域用英语进行沟通的信心,具备用英语进行交流的基本能力。
Overview
Syllabus
- 1. Communicating as a Professional
- 1.1 SPAM in Communication
- 1.2 Formality Spectrum
- 1.3 Oral vs. Written
- 2. Presenting Yourself
- 2.1 Self-introduction
- 2.2 Personal Bio
- 2.3 Name Issues
- 3. Giving a Definition
- 3.1 Formal Definition
- 3.2 Extended Definition
- 3.3 Definition in Professional Communication
- 4. Making a Description
- 4.1 Simple Device
- 4.2 Complicated System
- 4.3 Texts vs. Illustrations
- 5. Explaining a Process
- 5.1 Process Instruction
- 5.2 Process Description
- 5.3 Process Narration
- 6. Reporting Data
- 6.1 Data Presenting
- 6.2 Data Commentary
- 6.3 Tense and Strength
- 7. Citing Sources
- 7.1 Citation
- 7.2 Reliable Sources
- 7.3 Citation Styles
- 8. Avoiding Plagiarism
- 8.1 Plagiarism
- 8.2 Voices
- 8.3 Paraphrase & Summary
- 9.Final Exam
Taught by
LI Jingnan, SUN Jianlei, YU Jingcao, PANG Hui, XIAO Feiyan, LIU Zhaolin, and Helen