Overview

《理工学术英语》是面向本科尤其是理工专业学生的一门公共必修课，通过学习，学生熟练掌握英语文献检索方法，较好地理解科技语篇的词汇和语法特征，知晓学术交流国际规则，并能基于现实情境提出问题并进行批判性思考，学会和小组成员协作沟通，共同提出解决问题的方案，提高科研创新能力，并能用英语讲好中国科技故事。在线课程建设是以内容为依托的学习（Content-based Learning）为理论指导，主要内容共分为八个模块：课程导论、学术英语阅读、学术英语写作、学术英语听力、学术英语交流、科技英语翻译、学术英语词汇和科技英语语法。

Syllabus

Module 1 Course Introduction

Course Introduction 1
Course Introduction 2
Learners’ Sharing 1
Learners’ Sharing 2
Learners’ Sharing 3

Module 2 Academic Reading

Session 1 Overview of Academic Papers in Geoscience
Session 2 Overview of Academic Papers in Civil Engineering
Session 3 Overview of Academic Papers in Electrical Engineering
Session 4 Overview of Academic Papers in Metallurgical Engineering
Session 5 Overview of Doing Interdisciplinary Research
Session 6 Intensive Reading of Academic Papers on Chemistry
Session 7 Overview of Academic Papers in Medicine
Session 8 Overview of Structure and Documentation in Academic Papers

Module 3 Academic Writing

Session 1 Introduction to Academic Writing
Session 2 Selecting a Topic
Session 3 Literature Search in Academic Writing
Session 4 Framework of Academic Paper and Introduction
Session 5 Methods, Results and Discussion
Session 6 Writing a Title and an Abstract
Session 7 Citation, Plagiarism, MLA and APA
Session 8 Revising and Editing

Module 4 Academic Listening

Session 1 Introduction to Academic Listening
Session 2 Preparation and Prediction
Session 3 Structure of Academic Lectures
Session 4 Note-taking Skills
Session 5 Introductions in Academic Lectures
Session 6 Key Ideas in Academic Lectures
Session 7 Terminologies in Academic Lectures
Session 8 Digressions in Academic Lectures

Module 5 Academic Communication

Session 1 Introduction to Academic Communication
Session 2 Paper Presentation
Session 3 Project Presentation
Session 4 Seminar
Session 5 Poster Presentation
Session 6 Chairing a Conference
Session 7 Question and Answer Session
Session 8 Visual Aids in Presentations

Module 6 Academic Vocabulary

Session 1 Introduction to Academic Vocabulary
Session 2 Prefixes in Academic Vocabulary
Session 3 Suffixes in Academic Vocabulary
Session 4 Other Types of Words in Academic Vocabulary
Session 5 Paraphrasing
Session 6 COCA
Session 7 MICUSP and RCPCE Corpora
Session 8 AntConc-a Corpus Analysis Toolkit

Module 7 Grammar in Science and Technology

Session 1 Introduction to Grammar in Science and Technology
Session 2 Nominalization
Session 3 Numerals
Session 4 Comparatives of Adjectives and Adverbs
Session 5 Verb Tenses and Voices (1)
Session 6 Verb Tenses and Voices (2)
Session 7 Complex Sentences
Session 8 Grammar Checking Tools

Module 8 Translation in Science and Technology

Session 1 Introduction to Translation in Science and Technology
Session 2 Translation Skills of Terminology
Session 3 Translation Skills of Nominal Phrases
Session 4 Translation Skills of Passive Voice
Session 5 Translation Skills of Adjective Clauses
Session 6 Translation Skills of Adverbial Clauses
Session 7 Computer-assisted Translation in Science and Technology
Session 8 SDL Trados Studio

Final Exam

Taught by

Yu Yang, , Linfang Shen, Jue Hu, Fengqin Liu, Wei Peng, Lisheng Zhang, Limei Hou, Guili Li, Sizhao Lu, Yusen Wang, Shujun Ruan, Ke Li, Hui Sun, Zhaoying Ren, Bingliang Xu, Lihua Zhang, Ting Yang, Chunlan Liao, Feng Yan, and Dandan Chang