We have three parts in this course.
The first is Reading Skills of Academic English. By analyzing the latest articles from Nature, Science and other first-class journals and original-version textbooks, We'll help you learn new vocabulary, summarize syntactic features and structure.
The second is Writing Skills of Academic English. We'll instruct you how to write abstract, keywords and acknowledgments, title and affiliation, literature review, results, conclusion, references, etc. You will be guided by our expertise in academic writing.
The third is Speaking Skills of Academic English. We'll offer the authentic English videos of international conference and lecture, present the basic procedures and common expressions step by step, and help you become the most confident speaker!
此课程可有效帮助有学术英语需求的人士特别是高校本科高年级学生和研究生在学术英语阅读能力、学术英语论文写作及参加国际会议听说方面得到专业指导,全面培养学生的学术英语实际应用能力。
学术英语阅读讲解《自然》、《科学》等国际一流学术期刊和原版教材中的文章,帮助学生学习学术英语文章的句法特点和篇章结构等。学术英语写作系统讲解学术论文的写作技巧。学术英语口语提供原汁原味的英文会议、讲座视频,让学生一步步了解国际会议的基本步骤及表达技巧。
课程概述
语言学习离不开文化的学习和研究。外语专业的学生不仅要精通外国语言,还需深入理解外国文化,才能在不同文化之间搭建起沟通的桥梁。广东外语外贸大学英文学院的《当代美国社会与文化》课程是英语专业的核心必修课程,为想了解美国社会和文化的学生提供全面而深入的介绍,并旨在提升学生对文化现象的分析和研究能力。
课程共十五个单元,内容涵盖美国政治、经济、和社会的各个方面。政治方面主要着重于美国宪法、修正案、政府架构、两大政党、利益集团、司法和社会福利等话题。经济方面包括国内经济、金融、外贸和工作就业等。社会方面较为广泛,包括教育、移民、种族、家庭、媒体、娱乐、犯罪和警察等话题。每一个话题都将提供一个审视美国社会的独特视角,使学生获取对美国文化的多维度、全方位的深刻理解。
课程的独特之处在于它不停留于简单的文化介绍层面,而是注重对美国社会深层架构的探索,提升学生透过现象看本质的分析能力。课程积累了二十多年的教学经验,采用全英教学,教学团队国际化,跨文化的视角尤其适用于想了解美国社会文化的中国学习者。
参考资料
1. Zinn, Howard. 2015. A People's History of the United States. Harper Perennial Modern Classics.
2. Forte, David F & Spalding, Matthew, ed. 2014. The Heritage Guide to the US Constitution, revised. Regnery Publishing.
3. Sadker, David M. 2011. Teachers, Schools, and Society: A Brief Introduction to Education, 3rd ed. McGraw Hill Education.
4. Bayor, Ronald H, ed. 2016. The Oxford Handbook of American Immigration and Ethnicity. Oxford University Press.
5. Stinnet, Nancy; Stinnet, Nick; DeGenova, Mary Kay & Rice, F Phillip, ed. 2016. Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families. Oxford University Press.
6. Schiller, Bradley R & Gabhardt, Karen. 2015. The Economy Today. McGraw-Hill Education.
7. Segal, Elizabeth A. 2009. Social Welfare Policy and Social Programs. Cengage Learning.
8. Noel, Hans. 2014. Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America. Cambridge University Press.
9. Sweet, Stephen A. 2016. Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy. SAGE Publications, Inc.
10. Luther, Catherine A. 2011. Diversity in the US Mass Media. Wiley-Blackwell.
11. Neubauer, David & Meinhold, Stephen S. 2016. Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Politics in the United States. Cengage Learning.
12. Panzarella, Robert & Vona, Daniel. 2013. Criminal Justice Masterworks: A History of Ideas About Crime, Law, Police and Corrections. Carolina Academic Press.