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Tsinghua University

University English for Academic Purposes

Tsinghua University via XuetangX

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Overview

For university students, this course will help you master the essential language to join in academic communications. The eight topics will prepare you for understand and share your ideas in English for academic purposes.


The eight topics are life sciences, art, society, engineering, psychology, economics, management, and architecture.


In this course, there are:

academic words and analysis of texts

learning strategies

seminars on academic reading and writing

mini-conferences on academic topics

simulation of academic reports

techniques for academic writing


This course will help you improve the academic English skills. Besides, with students from different disciplines sharing their insights on the research, we hope to get you prepared to join in seminars and mini-conferences. Come and join us on this journey of academic English!


Syllabus

  • Unit 1 Cultural Studies
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Listening
    • 3. Group Discussion
    • 4. Topic and Text
    • 5. Vocabulary
    • 6. Academic Writing
    • 7. Skills Power Station
    • 8. Student Research Project
    • 9. Summary
    • 10. Discussion
  • Unit 2 Life science
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Listening
    • 3. Group Discussion
    • 4. Topic and Text
    • 5. Vocabulary
    • 6. Academic Writing
    • 7. Skills Power Station
    • 8. Student Research Project
    • 9. Summary
    • 10. Discussion
  • Unit 3 Art
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Listening
    • 3. Group Discussion
    • 4. Topic and Text
    • 5. Vocabulary
    • 6. Academic Writing
    • 7. Skills Power Station
    • 8. Student Research Project
    • 9. Summary
    • 10. Discussion
  • Unit 4 Man and Nature
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Listening
    • 3. Group Discussion
    • 4. Topic and Text
    • 5. Vocabulary
    • 6. Academic Writing
    • 7. Skills Power Station
    • 8. Student Research Project
    • 9. Summary
    • 10. Discussion
  • Unit 5 Social Issues
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Listening
    • 3. Group Discussion
    • 4. Topic and Text
    • 5. Vocabulary
    • 6. Academic Writing
    • 7. Skills Power Station
    • 8. Student Research Project
    • 9. Summary
    • 10. Discussion
  • Unit 6 Engineering and Technology
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Listening
    • 3. Group Discussion
    • 4. Topic and Text
    • 5. Vocabulary
    • 6. Academic Writing
    • 7. Skills Power Station
    • 8. Student Research Project
    • 9. Summary
    • 10. Discussion
  • Unit 7 Psychology
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Listening
    • 3. Group Discussion
    • 4. Topic and Text
    • 5. Vocabulary
    • 6. Academic Writing
    • 7. Skills Power Station
    • 8. Student Research Project
    • 9. Summary
    • 10. Discussion
  • Unit 8 Economics and Management
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Listening
    • 3. Group Discussion
    • 4. Topic and Text
    • 5. Vocabulary
    • 6. Academic Writing
    • 7. Skills Power Station
    • 8. Student Research Project
    • 9. Summary
    • 10. Discussion
  • Final Exam

    Taught by

    Fang Yang, Weimin Zhang, Yining Zhang, , and Shanchao Tan

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