春 23 20 English for International Academic Communication A JI NG 国际学术交流英语 蒋新蕾 春 23 20 NG A JI Contents Why 春 23 20 NG A JI Need Analysis Please tell us… 20 春 23 ◼ Why do you take this course? A JI ◼ What do you expect to get from this course? NG ◼ How do you understand English for International Academic Communication? Orientation 20 ❖ EAP 春 23 ❖ Course description ❖ Assessment NG A JI ❖ Teaching material What is EAP? 20 ✓ EAP stands for English for Academic Purposes. 春 23 ✓ The first recorded use of the term “English for Academic Purposes” appears to be in 1974 (John, T). A JI ✓ EAP is concerned with communication skills in English which are 1975). NG required for study purposes in formal education systems (ETIC, Where does EAP belong to? 春 23 20 学术英语,又称学术用途英 语(EAP),泛指学术语境 NG A JI 下开展各类学习和交流所需 的英语,是专门用途英语 (ESP)的重要分支。 General EAP vs Specific EAP EAP 春 23 20 NG A JI skills and language which are related to the demands of a particular discipline or department. the skills, language forms and study activities thought to be common to all disciplines. What does EAP include? EAP covers all areas of academic communicative practice such as: 春 23 20 ◼ Listening to lectures. ◼ Participating in conferences, seminars and tutorials. A JI ◼ Giving presentations. NG ◼ Reading textbooks, articles and other material. ◼ Writing essays, dissertations and reports. Course Description 春 23 20 This course is designed to students and early researchers who may use English in an academic context. ➢ The course aims to help students and early researchers develop and broaden NG A JI their academic communication skills in English. ➢ The focus of this course is on appropriate speaking styles, effective procedures in preparing for an academic presentation, strategies to adopt on various academic communication occasions, and on building up fluency and confidence in public speaking. Key elements For students For early researchers 春 23 20 • Self-Introduction at Academic Setting • Elements in Academic Presentation • Body Language in Presentation • Questions & Answers at Academic Conference • … NG A JI • Understanding academic lectures • Taking part in seminars • 3MT • … E-platform 春 23 20 NG A JI Textbook (only for reference) 春 23 20 International Conference Communication A JI 《国际会议交流》 NG 外语教学与研究出版社 胡庚申 主编 Schedule In class Paper presentation 1 Orientation Introduction to Academic Communication Decide on team members 2 3 Understanding Academic Lectures I 4 Understanding Academic Lectures II Choose the research paper for presentation 5 Taking Part in Seminars I 6 Taking Part in Seminars II 7 Self-Introduction at Academic Setting 8 3MT I 9 3MT II 10 Elements in Academic Presentation I 11 Elements in Academic Presentation II 12 Visual Aids in Presentation 13 Body Language in Presentation 14 Q & A at Academic Conference 15 Research presentation 16 Research presentation 春 23 20 Week Read the abstract and analyze it Quiz Quiz 1 A JI NG Read the full paper and understand the main points (moves and steps in each section) Prepare for paper presentation Final presentation Second Classroom Quiz 2 Weeks 2-15 • • • AWL (no marks) Referencing Vocabulary tasks on the platform Assessment Attendance (20%) Participation (30%) 春 23 20 1. Routine (40%) Assignments (30%) Second Classroom (20%) A JI NG 2. Two Quizzes (10%) : Reading + Vocabulary 3. Oral test (10%): Research Paper Presentation 4. Final test (40%) 1-1 Attendance (20 points) 春 23 20 Attendance (20 points): ◇ Absence (2 hours) (-4/each time); ◇ Late arrival (-1/each time); A JI ◇ Sick leave (-0/first time; -2/since the second time); NG ◇ Leave with excuse (-2/each time) ◇ Over 6 hours of absence (not allowed to take the final exam) 1-2 Participation (30 points) 春 23 20 Tasks 1. Seminar (10 points) A JI 2. Peer review (seminar, 5 points + presentation, 5 points) NG 3. Classroom participation (10 points) 1-3 Assignments (30 points) 20 1. Listen to/watch academic lectures and finish the online tasks 春 23 (syxt.xjtu.edu.cn) (10 points); 2. Make a video of self-introduction and 3MT (submit on time, 3 points A JI + assessment of the quality, 7 points); NG 3. Make a poster and take notes of presentation (10 points) 1-4 Second Classroom Activity (20 points) 20 » Academic word list(不记分) 春 23 积累学术词汇 » 学术引用规范惯例(5 points) A JI 找出自己学科专业引用惯例,包括期刊、专著、论文集及网络资源。 NG » 学习平台练习(15 points) (202.117.216.244) 20套(10套听力+10套词汇) 3. Oral Test:list of papers Article title Journal 1 Gender Differences in Individual Dishonesty Profiles Frontiers in Psychology 2 Survey of Homeowners’ Motivations for the Adoption of Energy American Society of Civil Engineers Efficiency Measures: Evaluating a Holistic Energy Assessment Program 3 Gas supply reliability analysis of a natural gas pipeline system considering the effects of underground gas storages Applied Energy 4 Production and closed-loop recycling of biomass-based malleable materials Science China Materials 5 Impact of COVID-19 on mental health: A quantitative analysis of anxiety and depression based on regular life and internet use Current Research in Behavioral Sciences 6 Analyzing the effects of the problem solving approach to the performance and attitude of first year university students Social Sciences & Humanities Open 7 Guanxi or Justice? An Empirical Study of WeChat Voting Journal of Business Ethics 8 An Analysis of Famous Person Semantic Memory in Aging Experimental Aging Research 春 23 20 No. NG A JI 春 23 20 NG A JI Self-introduction 春 23 20 • basic information required NG • 5-10 sentences A JI • academic settings Now, introduce yourself! 春 23 20 NG A JI