国际学术交流英语课程教学大纲.doc

国际学术交流英语English for International Academic Communication1. 教师联系信息:任课教师:黄小苹手机:-mail:196713互动网址:/profile.do?id=243548095欢迎各位通过电子邮件就本课程的教学问题与任课教师沟通。 2. 课程描述:本课程主要培养非英语专业研究生参加国际学术活动的英语交流能力。通过课程的任务型学习，学生将操练寻找参与学术活动所需的英语信息资源以及采集相关信息的各类技能。同时，学生还将结合所学的其它学科知识以及整合和展示信息、时间调控、小组互动等交流技能参加本课程的学习活动。基于自身未来研究和职业生涯的国际学术交流需求，学生还将有选择地参加诸如主持小组学术讨论等形式多样、目的明确的口头交际活动，以奠定良好的技能和信心基础。3. 课程教学安排:注: 试行的教学安排可能根据教学具体情况作出一定的调整。周次阅读材料教学要点学习任务1 Lecture 1 IntroductionCourse description, outline, requirements and grading1 Interview your own advisor and upperclassmen to learn the use of English in their academic development. Prepare your report of interviews in MP3 or other voice format (at least 3 minutes in length).2 Describe one international journal you may read in this term (In which data bank? In which subject/discipline? The name of the journal? Your academic advisors comment on this journal?). 21. Unit 1 Sources for conference information. In Cong-cong & Li Yong-yan (Eds.), English for Academic Communication (pp. 3-24). Nanjing: Nanjing University Press.2. Task 3 Understanding and writing a conference program. In Wang Hui-li & Jia Wei-guo (Eds.), English for International Academic Exchange (pp. 17-25). Da Lian: Dalian University of Technology Press.3. Task 1 Understanding and writing a call for papers. In Wang Hui-li & Jia Wei-guo (Eds.), English for International Academic Exchange (pp. 27-33). Da Lian: Dalian University of Technology Press.Lecture 2 Information gathering for international conferences Task 1 Getting informed of possible sources for conference informationTask 2 Understanding and writing a call for conference papersTask 3 Understanding and writing a conference program1. Prepare in MP3 or other voice format (at least 3 minutes in length) an introduction of an international conference relevant to your research interest. Be sure to include in your introduction the basic information the prospective participants expect to learn. Remember to tell your audience why you are interested in the introduced conference.2. Raise 1 or 2 questions about the international conference to be introduced. Write down your questions in Word document.3Demonstration of task performance based on the assignments for Week 241. Unit 3 Letters relating to conferences. In Cong-cong & Li Yong-yan (Eds.), English for Academic Communication (pp. 191-217). Nanjing: Nanjing University Press.Lecture 3 Communicating with conference organizersTask 1 Letter of inquiryTask 2 Letters about expensesTask 3 Letters about abstracts and proposals submitted to a conference1. Write an e-mail to a conference organizer for information youd like to have and get ready for a PPT presentation. 2. Get ready for a PPT presentation (about 2 minutes) of the e-mail reply from the conference organizer you have communicated with.5Demonstration of task performance based on the assignments for Week 461. Task 2 Writing an abstract and a thesis for submission to a conference. In Wang Hui-li & Jia Wei-guo (Eds.), English for International Academic Exchange (pp. 34-40). Da Lian: Dalian University of Technology Press.2. Task 3 Understanding a notice of acceptance or rejection of an abstract or a paper. In Wang Hui-li & Jia Wei-guo (Eds.), English for International Academic Exchange (pp. 41-58). Da Lian: Dalian University of Technology Press.Lecture 4 Paper submission to a conferenceTask 1 Writing an abstract and a thesis for submission to a conferenceTask 2 Understanding a notice of acceptance or rejection of an abstract or a paperTask 3 Learn the differences between conference paper abstract and journal paper abstract1. Ask a teacher in your college for one conference paper abstract in English and one journal paper abstract in English, get ready for a PPT presentation of them.2. Ask the teacher providing the abstract(s) about difficulties preparing an abstract in English and summarize them in Word document.7Demonstration of task performance based on the assignments for Week 68Chapter 4 Oral presentation of an academic paper. In Wang Hong-li & Guo Ji-rong (Eds.), English for Academic Communication (pp. 101-132). Xian: Xian Jiaotong University Press.Lecture 5 Oral presentation at a conferenceTask 1 Beginning the presentationTask 2 Developing the presentationTask 3 Ending the presentationPrepare in MP3 or other voice format (at least 3 minutes in length) for an oral presentation of 10 minutes on “How to make an oral presentation at a conference.”9Demonstration of task performance based on assignments for Week 8101. Introducing a speaker. In Wang Hui-li & Jia Wei-guo (Eds.), English for International Academic Exchange (pp. 51-58). Da Lian: Dalian University of Technology Press.2. Unit Nine Chairing Conference. In Zeng-Lei & Lin Ze-Xuan (Eds.), English for International Academic Conferences (pp. 155-174). Chongqing: Chongqing University Press.Lecture 6 General presiding procedures at a meetingTask 1 Introducing a speakerTask 2 Chairing a plenary session or a parallel sessionTask 3 Chairing a panel discussion1. Prepare in MP3 or other voice format (at least 3 minutes in length) a brief oral introduction for your academic advisor.2. Design presiding procedures for a group discussion on “The responsibilities of a graduate advisor.” Write down your presiding procedures in Word document.11Demonstration of task performance based on assignments for Week 10121. Unit 6 Application, curriculum vitae and personal statement. In Jia Wei-guo (Ed.), English for International Academic Communication (pp. 204-254). Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.2. Unit Six Applying for jobs and graduate programs. In Wang Hui-li & Jia Wei-guo (Eds.), English for International Academic Exchange (pp. 137-167). Da Lian: Dalian University of Technology Press.Lecture 7 Application, curriculum vitae and personal statementTask 1 Apply for an academic exchangeTask 2 Write a Curriculum VitaeTask 3 Write a personal statement1. Retrieve one personal statement from the Internet and think over in what way the statement is in correspondence with the purpose of writing it.2. Write a personal statement for an application for an advertised job position or a graduate program you are interested in. 13Demonstration of task performance based on the assignments for Week 12141. Unit Eight Asking and answering questions. In Zeng-Lei & Lin Ze-Xuan (Eds.), English for International Academic Conferences (pp. 143-153). Chongqing: Chongqing University Press.2. Unit Eleven Evaluating the Effectiveness of a presentation. In Zeng-Lei & Lin Ze-Xuan （Eds.）. English for International Academic Conferences (pp. 188-194). Chongqing: Chongqing University Press.Lecture 8 Interactive response to presentation Task 1 Ask and answer questionsTask 2 Evaluate your own presentationTask 3 Commentate on others presentation Pair work:Make a pair with one of your classmates. 1. Prepare for a presentation of 3 minutes on “The significance of communicative skills for personal development.” Get ready to answer questions raised by your pair mate.2. Raise questions about /comment on the presentation by your pair mate.15Demonstration of task performance based on the assignments for Week 14161. Part 3 Academic writing. In Cong-cong & Li Yong-yan (Eds.), English for Academic Communication (pp. 329-402). Nanjing: Nanjing University Press.2. Hacker, D. & Fister, B. nd. List of style manuals. Retrieved February 6, 2011, from http: /3. Bauer, D. J. 2007. Root causes of academic dishonesty. Retrieved February 6, 2011, from .tw/commentary/the-china-post/daniel-j.-bauer/2007/07/08/116139/Root-causes.htmLecture 9 Conventions for academic paper writingTask 1 Learn about the general organization of a research paper Task 2. Learn about the citation and documentation in APA, MLA and Chicago stylesTask 3 Learn about the plagiarism1. Are the conventions under discussion relevant to the research paper writing in your own field? You may consult your academic advisor for a response to this question. Get ready for a PPT presentation of 3-5minutes.2. Prepare a public speech on “Academic Dishonesty in China” in MP3 or other voice format (at least 5 minutes in length).17Demonstration of task performance based on assignments for Week 164. 教材:Wang Hui-li & Jia Wei-guo (Eds.), 2005. English for International Academi