Content-based learning is the theoretical guidance of the online course Academic English for Science and Engineering. It is divided into eight modules: course introduction, academic reading, academic writing, academic listening, academic communication, academic vocabulary, grammar in science and technology, and translation in science and technology. Except the introductory modules, each module is divided into 8 sessions.
Academic English for Science and Engineering
Kunming University of Science and Technology via XuetangX
Overview
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 Attributive 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, Guili Li, Linfang Shen, Jue Hu, Fengqin Liu, Wei Peng, Lisheng Zhang, Limei Hou, 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
