了解和掌握环境领域的科技发展现状、最新发展动态及趋势,撰写英文科技论文,参与国际学术交流,具备较高的专业英语水平是十分必要的。对于本科生来说,专业英语是基础英语学习之后的更具实用性和紧迫性的英语学习途径。本课程教学任务在于引导学生进行专业内容方面英语水平的系统训练,把学到的基础英语扩展到专业应用,熟悉专业英语的特点,提高阅读英语科技文献的能力,能借助扎实的英语能力获取有用的信息,学习专业英语的基本写作知识,掌握专业英语的写作技能,为以后从事科学研究及专业相关的工作奠定必要的英语基础。
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Syllabus
- Unit1:Water and wastewater
- 1.1 The water cycle
- 1.2 The properties of water on earth
- 1.3 Drinking water treatment
- 1.4 Wastewater treatment
- 1.5 Case study 1
- 1.6 Case study 2
- Unit2: Air pollution and control
- 2.1 Type and sources of air pollution
- 2.2 Air pollution control technology
- 2.3 Case study1-Climate Change
- Unit3: Solid waste
- 3.1 Type of solid waste
- 3.2 Solid waste management
- 3.3 Solid waste treatment
- 3.4 Case study- Metal pollution
- Unit4: Green living and sustainability
- 4.1 Green living and sustainability
- 4.2 Life cycle assessment
- Unit5: Academic writing
- 5.1 Structure of a journal paper
- 5.2 Title, keywords and highlights
- 5.3 Abstract
- 5.4 Introduction
- 5.5 MATERIALS AND METHOD
- 5.6 Results and discussion
- Unit6: Critical reading
- 6.1 Reading strategies 1
- 6.2 Reading strategies 2
- Unit7: Oral communication and presentation skills
- 7.1 Oral presentation a guide for students
- 7.2 Audience analysis for presentation
- 7.3 Tips for slides
- 期末考试
Taught by
Chenjie and Kevin