《理工专业通用学术英语(拓展篇)》是从通俗化学术语篇能力培养向专业学术语篇能力培养的过渡与拓展,为学生理解英文原版教材、研究报告、英语授课或讲座打下基础。为了集中对这些语类的共核特征教学,本册的教学内容优化为理工专业学术语篇构建中的九个主要模块:专业术语定义、技术概况、公式与符号、图表、技术系统构造、分类、工作原理与流程、技术特征与性能、实验过程.熟悉这些语篇构建模块既有助于提高阅读理解效率和准确性,也有助于提高写作中谋篇布局的严谨性和语言使用的得体性.阅读和听力教学材料题材丰富多样,但语篇体裁和语体特征集中,便于语篇特征的强化教学和语体意识培养。
Unit 1 Terms and Concepts
Text I Lasers
Text II Defming Critical Thinking
Text IIl Critical Thinking in Every Domain of Knowledge and Belief
Unit 2 Symbols and Formulas
Text I Electrical Circuits
Text II Fundamental Physical Dimensions
Text III The Newtunian Modificatiun of Kepler's Third Law
Unit 3 Tables and Figures
Text I Status of the US Science and Technology Workforce
Text II U.S. Manufacturing in International Perspective
Text III The 2007-2009 Recession: Similarities to and Differences from the Past
Unit 4 Overviews and Reviews
Text I Manufacturing Engineering
Text II Overview and Issues for Implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative
Text III Urban Ecology as an Interdisciplinary Field: Differences in the Use of "Urban" Between the Social and Natural Sciences
Unit 5 Systems and Mechanisms
Text I The Internal-Combustion Engine
Text II GPS Positioning Techniques
Text III Battery Manufacturing for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Unit 6 Processes and Procedures
Text I Manufacturing Processes
Text II Overview of CO2 Capture Technologies
Text III Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Which Shall Win the Race to Commercialization?
Unit 7 Properties and Characteristics
Text I Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Materials
Text II Engineering Materials
Text III Materials for Consideration and Use in Automotive Body Struetur~
Unit 8 Tests and Experiments
Text I Modulus of Elasticity, Modulus of Rigidity, and Bulk Modulus of Compressibility
Text II Results of Material Properties Testing forAluminum Specimens."
Text III Electric Potential, Electric Field
Unit 9 Types and Classifications
Text I Health Impacts of Liquid Biofuel Production and Use: A Review-'
Text II Robot Control Architectures and Motion Autonomy
Text lII History and Overview of Vehicle Struclure Types
Appendix 1 Greek Alphabet Letters
Appendix 2 Basle Math Symbols
References
Listening Materials Websites
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