课程概述

    研究生英语科技论文写作课程是高阶段的通用学术英语课程之一,目的是发展非英语专业研究生和高年级本科生在学术语境下使用英语进行笔语交流的能力,尤其是英语科技论文的阅读和写作能力,提升其英语科技论文产出。同时,通过本课程的学习,使学习者掌握英语科技论文各部分的基本写作技巧,并让他们了解英语科技论文从写作到发表各环节交流和沟通的技巧和方法。

   本课程主要参考教材是《通用学术英语》(第三册)(主编张敬源、曹红晖,2017年高等教育出版社出版)。主讲教师为北京科技大学外国语学院研究生英语系教师团队,多年来从事非英语专业研究生的英语科技论文写作的教学工作,经验丰富。欢迎加入我们,一起探索英语科技论文写作的世界。

证书要求

单元作业即测验占80%;考勤或讨论占20%。总分60-79为合格,80分及以上为优秀。要求学生必须完成课程全部内容,包括学习视频,完成作业或测验, 参与讨论。


预备知识

中高级英语听说读写能力,至少需要通过大学英语考试(CET)四级及以上。

授课大纲

Unit 4 The introduction

Understanding an academic instroduction

Effective reading of scientific introductions

Creating an effective academic Introduction

Strategies for writing an academic Introduction

'Don'ts' in writing academic introductions

Quiz for Unit 4

Assignment for Unit 4

Quifz for Unit 4

Unit 3 The Abstract

Scientific abstracts and keywords

Effective reading of scientific abstracts

Creating effective scientific abstracts

Three steps to an effective scientific abstract

Don'ts in writing scientific abstracts

Quiz for Unit 3

Assignment for Unit 3

Unit 2 The Title

Scientific titles and author informaiton (1)

Scientific titles and author information (2)

Creating strong scientific titles

Six steps to a strong scientific title

Don'ts in writing scientific titles

Quiz for Unit 2

Assignment for Unit 2

Unit 1 Introduction to Adademic Writing

What is academic writing?

Efficient reading academic texts

Writing good academic texts

Strategies for good academic writing

Tips for academic writing

Quiz for Unit 1

Assignment for Unit 1

Unit 5 The materials and methods

Reading about the materials and methods

Effective reading of the Materials and Methods section

Creating a concise and adequate Materials and Methods section

Strategies for writing a scientific Materials and Methods section

'Don'ts' in writing a Materials and Methods section

Quiz for Unit 5

Assignment for Unit 5

Unit 6 The results and discussion

Descriptive results and interpretive discussion

Effective reading of the discussion

Effective reading of the Results

Strong results and discussion

Writing a strong discussion

Three steps to writing up the Results

'Don'ts' in writing strong results and disscussion

Assignment for Unit 6

Quiz for Unit 6

Unit 7 The conclusioin

The conclusion

Effective reading of the conclusion

Creating a strong scientific conclusion

Four steps to a strong scientific conclusion

'Don'ts' in writing a scientific conclusion

Quiz for Unit 7

Assignment for Unit 7

Unit 8 Acknowledgements and references

Reading acknowledgements

Effective reading of acknowledgements

Writing appropriate acknowledgements

Four steps to write appropriate acknowledgements

Don'ts in writing acknowledgements

Understanding references

Effective reading of references

Effective paraphrase/summary

Using paraphrase/summary to write citations

Don'ts in writing paraphrase/summary

Assignment for Unit 8

Quiz for unit 8

Unit 9 Academic correspondence

Creating effective academic correspondence

'Don'ts' in writing academic corresondence

Effective reading of academic corresondence

Five steps to creating effective academic correspondence

Academic correspondence

Quiz for Unit 9

Assignment for Unit 9

参考资料

《通用学术英语III》,高等教育出版社