《應(yīng)用英語》課程教學(xué)大綱

PAGEPAGE1《應(yīng)用英語A》課程教學(xué)大綱課程名稱：應(yīng)用英語A課程類別（必修/選修）：必修課程英文名稱：EnglishforScienceStudents總學(xué)時/周學(xué)時/學(xué)分：36/2/2其中實驗（實訓(xùn)、討論等）學(xué)時：先修課程：基礎(chǔ)英語I,II授課時間：松山湖校區(qū)/周一、二1-4節(jié)/1-18周授課地點:6D402、6E103授課單位：文傳學(xué)院公外部答疑時間、地點與方式：答疑時間、地點與方式：可分為集體答疑與個別答疑的形式，集體答疑的時間、地點與上課基本相同；個別答疑主要利用每次上課的課前、課間和課后，采用一對一的問答方式，也可通過電子郵件、微信群、QQ、藍墨云班課及電話聯(lián)系等方式。課程期末考核方式：開卷（）閉卷（√）課程論文（）其它（）使用教材：《理工職場英語》,上海外語教育出版社，《快速閱讀3》，東莞理工學(xué)院公外部自編校本教材教學(xué)參考資料：《人文職場英語》，《商務(wù)職場英語》，《新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語：視聽說(3)》，《新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語：快速閱讀教程(3)》，《大學(xué)英語基礎(chǔ)口語教程（3）學(xué)生用書（第2版）》。課程簡介 教育部頒布的《大學(xué)英語課程教學(xué)要求》提出“大學(xué)英語的教學(xué)目標(biāo)是培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的英語綜合應(yīng)用能力，特別是聽說能力，使他們能在今后學(xué)習(xí)、工作、和社會交往中能用英語有效地進行交際?！贝髮W(xué)生除掌握聽、說、讀、寫等基本英語語言知識與技能之外，還應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)相應(yīng)的專業(yè)知識。本課程屬于大學(xué)英語學(xué)習(xí)第二階段，即大學(xué)英語拓展課程學(xué)習(xí)階段。本課程針對理工科學(xué)生的專業(yè)特點，將專業(yè)知識融入真實的職場情景中，圍繞理工職場中的核心話題，包括：產(chǎn)品研發(fā)、設(shè)計與測試、產(chǎn)品制造與生產(chǎn)、質(zhì)量監(jiān)控、維護與管理、職場提升等話題，注重訓(xùn)練全面的聽、說、讀、寫等綜合技能，旨在培養(yǎng)大學(xué)生的職場英語交際能力。課程教學(xué)目標(biāo)（精煉概括3-5條目標(biāo)，本課程教學(xué)目標(biāo)須與授課對象的專業(yè)培養(yǎng)目標(biāo)有一定的對應(yīng)關(guān)系）結(jié)合本課程的基本內(nèi)容以及課程的基本特點，制定如下目標(biāo)：1.知識與技能目標(biāo)：通過本課程的學(xué)習(xí)，幫助學(xué)生鞏固語言基礎(chǔ)、擴大詞匯量，理解與掌握理工職場英語的基本知識，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的職場英語交際能力。2.過程與方法目標(biāo)：本課程強調(diào)“以學(xué)生為中心”，重視開發(fā)和培養(yǎng)學(xué)習(xí)者的自我潛能與自主學(xué)習(xí)能力。在課程各單元教學(xué)過程中，圍繞理工職場的相關(guān)話題，使學(xué)生掌握用英語獲取信息、處理信息、分析問題和解決問題的方法，逐步提高學(xué)生用英語進行思維和表達的能力。3.情感、態(tài)度與價值觀發(fā)展目標(biāo)：通過本課程的學(xué)習(xí)，使學(xué)生形成健全的情感、態(tài)度、價值觀，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的合作精神與國際視野，形成跨文化交際的意識和基本的跨文化交際能力。理論教學(xué)進程表周次教學(xué)主題學(xué)時教學(xué)的重點與難點教學(xué)方式作業(yè)安排1Unit1ResearchandDevelopment2Lesson1CongressandtheNationalScienceFoundationdeducingthemeaningofwordsfromtheircontextidentifyingpronounreferences,writingdefinitions,Lesson2MeasuringandcomparingR&Dactivitylisteningtoandunderstandinganinterview,understandinginformationinachartandinterpretgraphs,presentinganoralreport,listeningandtakingnotes,summarizinginformationconnectingphrases,passivevoiceLecture&Discussion1.WritingTask:Objective:Reviewingandpracticingtechniquesforexpressingone’spointsofviewandoffersstudentsastructureforwritingareport.Description:YouworkintheR&Ddepartmentofalarge,high-techmanufacturingcompany.YouhavebeenaskedtowriteaReportcontainingrecommendationstoseniorR&Dmanagement.2.OralReport:Description:Inpairsorgroups,Ss’lookforinformationonchosentopicandpresentanoralreport.2Unit1ResearchandDevelopment2Lesson3CoordinatingthemembersoftheteamLearnanarticleaboutcross-functionalR&Dprojectteams,discussandwriteaboutthequalitiesthatyouthinkagoodR&Dprojectleadershouldhave.Lesson4WorkingoutlogicalsequenceExplorethecriticalpathmethod.Lecture,DiscussionOralReport1.WritingTask:Description:Describetheidealqualitiesofaprojectleaderinaboutnolessthan100words.2.Words-exercises:Activity1.3,p.773.ReadingTask:p.77Description:Ingroups,formulateanappreciateinterviewquestionforeachanswer.3Unit1ResearchandDevelopment2Lesson5GraduallyincreasingexpenditureLearnaboutpatternsofR&DdevelopmentbystudyingandinterpretinggraphsthatshowvarioustypesofR&Dcycles.Lesson6Developinganewproduct1.GenerateandtestR&Dideas.2.Understandtheconceptofthethe“fuzzyfrontend.”Lecture,DiscussionOralReportWritingTask:LearntodescribeandinterpretthegraphsofthecyclesofR&Dexpenditureandreturnfromsales.OralReport:Role-playconversationsontheproblemsandpossiblesolutions.P.11Exercise:Activity1.5&1.6,p.784TeamProject1PracticeSs’Involvementp.145Unit2DesignandTesting2Lesson1Establishingindustrialdesignasaprofessionlisteningforspecificinformation,writingreports,listeningforpointofview,listeningandtakingnotes,readingforgeneralidea,listeningforkeywords,identifyingsynonyms,deducingthemeaningofwordsfromtheircontext,arguingfororagainstacertainpointofviewLesson2Nosingle,unifiedstyleofindustrialdesignFunctions:expressingopinions,makingpredictions,explainingcausesandeffects,negotiating,describingprocess.Grammar:pastperfecttense,realconditionalsinthefuture,passivevoiceinthepresent.Lecture,DiscussionOralReportWritingTaskDescription:Writeanarticleaboutthewayyouthinkindustrialdesignwillchangeinthefuture.2.ReadingTask:p.932.Exercises:Activity2.1&2.2,p.796Unit2DesignandTesting2Lesson3CompromisesandEngineeringDesignsExplorethecoreconceptofcompromiseintheworldofindustrialdesignandengineeringLesson4:Explorethetheoryandpracticeofvalueengineering.Lecture,DiscussionOralReportOralReportDescription:Youhavebeenassignedthetaskofdesigninganewhand-heldcomputer-gamedevice.Pleasedescribethedesirabledesignvaluesthendiscussthewaysinwhichonedesigncharacteristicmightconflictwithothersandthecompromisesyouwouldhavetomake.2.Exercises:Activity2.3&4,p.807Unit2DesignandTesting2Lesson5TestingyourproductsLearnabouttheteststhatarecarriedoutoncomputergamesandsoftware.Lesson6Choosingtoperformance-testproductsLearnaboutothertypesofproducttestingandaboutthetestingofproductsotherthansoftware.Lecture,DiscussionOralReportWritingTask:Didyoufinditeasytounderstandtheinstruction?Description:Writealistofspecificquestionstoaskatesterwhodoesnothaveanyspecializedtechnicalknowledge.OralReport:Role-playaninterviewbetweenasoftwaredesignerandamemberofthepublicwhohasjusttriedatestcopyofanewgame,smart-phone,etc.Exercises:p.818TeamProject2PracticeAllSs’Involvedp.299Unit3ManufacturingandIndustry2Lesson1Expertknowledgeinavarietyoffieldslisteningtoconfirminformation,identifyingnouncollocations,identifyingwordsderivedfromotherwords,listeningforthemainidea,writingajobdescription,writingdefinitions,summarizinginformation,Lesson2Workingforanelectricutilitycompanyinterviewingsomeoneabouttheirjob,combiningshortsentencesintolongerunits,handlinglargenumbers,skimmingatext,identifyingfalseinformationLecture,DiscussionOralReportExercises:AdditionalActivity3.1&2,p.82GrammarFocus:p.131ReadingTask:p.95WritingTaskDescription:Writeaboutyourownfieldoranyfieldotherthanelectricalengineering.P.3310Unit3ManufacturingandIndustry2Lesson3CoordinatingtheircomputersystemsLearnabouttheworkofcomputersoftwareengineers.Lesson4DescribingchemicalengineeringtasksFocusonchemicalengineering.Lecture,DiscussionOralReportWritingTask:Writea“forandagainst”composition.Description:p.105ReadingTask:p.96AdditionalActivity:p.8311Unit3ManufacturingandIndustry2Lesson5CombingSemiconductorswithPhosphorsReturntothefieldofelectricalengineeringtotakeacloserlookatamanufacturingoperation,namelyLEDs(light-emittingdiodes).Lesson6MechanicalEngineersalsoDesignToolsFocusonmechanicalengineering.WritingTaskDescription:1.Writesentencesaboutyourownlevelofknowledgeandexpertiseinspecificareasofyourfieldofstudy.2.Writeajobadvertisement2.Exercises:AdditionalActivity:3.5&6,p.8412Unit4Safety,Maintenance,andQualityControl2Lesson1Whatcausedtheexplosionskimming,relatingtextwithdiagrams,listeningandtakingnotes,definingwords,listeningtocheckinformation,writingreports,readingforthegeneralidea,predicting,Lesson2ThepreventionofaccidentsLanguageskills:listeningforkeywords,writingrulesandregulations,listeningtocompleteatextOralReportDescription:Describewhatcausedtheaccident(mechanicalfailure,electricalfailure,materialsfailure,humanerror,etc).howtheaccidentcouldhavebeenavoided,andwhathappenedasaconsequenceoftheaccident.2.Exercises:p.8513Unit4Safety,Maintenance,andQualityControl2Lesson3WearingspecialclothesLearnmoreaboutsafetyinthecontextofthingsthatareobligatory,thingsthatareprohibited,etc.Lesson4TheamplitudeofmotionFocusoncivilengineeringand,inparticular,thesafetyandstabilityofstructuresandbuildings.WritingTask:AReportofrecommendationforpublicbuildingthatyouhaverecentlyinspectedinthecity.Exercises:p.86Readingcomprehension:p.98142Lesson5QualityandaFinishedItemLearnaboutqualitycontrol,inparticular,thehistoryanddevelopmentoftheoreticalmethodsandapproachestoqualitycontrol.Lesson6ATotalQualityControlApproachContinuewiththetopicofqualitycontrol.1.Exercises:p.8715Unit5CareersandEmployment2Lesson1Computerizationanditsrolelisteningforthemainideas,writingdefinitions,writingletters,listeningforspecificinformation,writingbiographies,readingformainidea,Lesson2physicistsandbiotechnologyfirmshandlingformalandinformalregisters,identifyingwordsderivedfromotherwordsOralDiscussionDescription:TalkinthegroupsaboutyourfuturestudiesandworkWritingTaskDescription:Writealettertoastudentofferingadviceandinsightaboutcareerchoicesandopportunities,andpossiblecareerchangesinthefuture.3.Exercises:p.88162Lesson3StillAMale-dominatedProfessionTalkaboutwomeninengineering.Lesson4ManyEngineersAreLicensedPEsTalkaboutthestepsthatagraduateengineercantaketowardfullprofessionalrecognitionandlicensure.Readingcomprehension:p.99Exercises:p.89.172Lesson5MedianAnnualEarningsLearnabouttheaverageearningsintheUnitedStatesforengineersworkinginvariousbranchesofengineering.Lesson6SeeingAnIncreaseInOpportunitiesTalkaboutcareeropportunitiesandprospectsfore