理工科留學(xué)生學(xué)業(yè)英語(yǔ)技能

CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 1.1 The Degree System 1.2 Tutors.Lecturers and Professors 1.3 Courses,Units of Credit and Programs 1.4 Essays and Assignments 1.5 Assessment 1.6 What Happens If You Fail？ 1.7 Study Problems 1.8 Thesis WritingCHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED ON YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 What is a Uterature Review？ 2.2 What is the Purpose of a Uterature Review？ 2.3 What do I need to be able to do in order to write a literature review？ 2.4 How Could I Write My Uterature Review？ 2.5 Discussing and Evaluating the UteratureCHAPTER 3 TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFICWRITING IN GENERAL 3.1 Language and Style 3.2 Jargon 3.3 Abbreviations and Acronyms 3.4 First Person or Third Person？ 3.5 Non - Discrimination Language 3.6 Transition Signals in Technical Writing 3.7 PunctuationsCHAPTER 4 USEFUL TIPS FOR SPEAKING TO AN AUDIENCE 4.1 Methods to Try 4.2 Speaking WellCHAPTER 5 SPEED-READING IN BUSINESS 5.1 What Is Speed -Reading？ 5.2 The Basic Theory and Methods of Speed - Reading 5.3 Useful Suggestions 5.4 Use the Multiple Reading Technique to Read Technical Material 5.5 Tips for Reading a Newspaper More EffectivelyCHAPTER 6 STUDYING FOR EXAMS 6.1 Some Basic Guidelines 6.2 The SQ3R Method of Study 6.3 Open Book & Take Home ExamsCHAPTER 7 FUNDAMENTALS OF TECHNICAL/ SCIENTIFIC WRITING——REPORT WRITING 7.1 The Basic Structure of a Report 7.2 Analyse and Plan Your Task 7.3 Preparation 7.4 Length of Text 7.5 Economy of Words 7.6 Choice of Words 7.7 Choice of Verbs 7.8 Choice of PronounsCHAPTER 8 TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONSCHAPTER 9 RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES ANDTHESIS WRITING FORPOSTGRADUATESCHAPTER 10 ACADEMIC PAPER WRITINGCHAPTER 11 JOB APPLICATIONREFERENCESAPPENDIX