1、A Course of Academic English for Medical Purpose,Course Description,Overall Objective To help the students with their English proficiency in academic contexts where medicine is the subject matter,Course Description,Rationales for this course Shift from English for General Purpose (EGP) to English fo
2、r Academic Purpose (EAP) and English for Specific Purpose is the trend of English teaching and learning at tertiary level in China.,Course Description,Rationales for this course Although inseparable, EAP differs from EGP in many respects and warrants special attention so that the learners use Englis
3、h language proficiently and properly in academic contexts.,Course Description,Rationales for this course English for Academic Purpose entails a vast array of skills and a good knowledge of the subject matter.,Course Description,This course, therefore, is framed to provide the students with opportuni
4、ties to expose themselves to the subject matter related to medicine, to develop language proficiency and skills as needed for communication in academic contexts, and to use English language in simulated or real situations where English language serves as the medium for communication.,Objectives,To e
5、nrich themselves with knowledge of content matter such as treatment and prevention of diseases, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), emerging and reemerging diseases, etc.,Objectives,To expand by a large margin their vocabulary, especially those specialized terms in medical context,Objectiv
6、es,To be able to prepare and deliver presentation with/without the aid of PPT on the topics related to medicine,Objectives,To be proficient when communicating in academic contexts,Objectives,To be familiar with the components of a typical journal paper, and the characteristics of each component,Obje
7、ctives,To build up a stock of language for writing journal papers.,Textbook and Teaching Materials,学术英语（医学）.季佩英，孙庆祥等.2012. 外 语 教 学 与 研 究 出 版 社. Supplementary video clips,Additional Materials,登陆： 填写用户名： 填写密码：woaiyixue 登陆后点击 网盘学术英语,Requirements,Be autonomous in your English learning; Be engaged in out
8、-of-class listening practice; Read the text critically and get ready for any activity in the classroom; Accomplish the assigned oral presentation in class; Get dynamically involved in any classroom activities;,Requirements,Enlarge your vocabulary and language knowledge and improve your sense of the
9、target language; Enrich yourself with knowledge of medicine-related issues; Accomplish writing assignments; Ensure your attendance.,Brief Introduction to Schedule,Assignments,Classroom Oral Presentations You are supposed to deliver 3-minute presentations on the given topics related to the content of
10、 the text (Topics for presentation of Text A).,Assignments,Classroom Oral Presentations Your presentations will be integrated into other classroom activities when the related part is discussed. Your presentation is judged by preparation, pertinence, fluency, pronunciation and reaction from the audie
11、nce. Your presentations account for 10% in your final grade.,Presentations for Unit 1,Do you agree that it is sheer neuron overload on the doctor side that leads to the complaint that doctors dont listen? (Page_) Describe Mrs. Osorios condition. (Page_) What are good and bad things about Mrs. Osorio
12、s conditions that run through the authors mind? (Page_) Describe the situation when Mrs. Osorio might send the delicately balanced three-ring circus tumbling down. (Page_) Compare multitasking in human beings and in the computer field. (Page_) Use numbers to justify that it is juggling mind that kee
13、ps doctors awake at night. (Page_) What are possible solutions to the impossible high-wire act of juggling competing details and panicking about slipping a critical one? (Page_),Assignments,Teamwork The assignment, to be completed in a group of four or three, is to further your understanding of the
14、text covered in class, to facilitate your actual use of target language in context, and to build cooperation with other learners.,Assignments,Teamwork Preparation The class is divided into groups according to the class size. A group will be designated to work on a particular topic. A weeks time is a
15、llowed for each group to make preparation.,Assignments,Task Design Each group is supposed to complete Researching and reporting as described in each unit and deliver a 10-minute PPT report as a team. The students are encouraged to use the language learned from the text. The PPT should be emailed to
16、the instructor two days ahead of the report.,Assignments,Evaluation Criteria for evaluation include: Overall Impression, Organization, Pertinence, Use of Language. As a teamwork task, a holistic approach is employed for the judgment of the performance, allowing differences of a small range between t
17、he scores. The performance accounts for 10% in the final grade.,Final Evaluation & Grading,(30%) General performance Attendance + In-class Performance (10%) Team Work (10%) Presentation (10%) (10%) Oral Interview Tested by groups based on the video clips provided to you,Final Evaluation & Grading,(6
18、0%) Written Test Vocabulary 20% Reading Comprehension .20% Knowledge-based questions.10% Writing .10%,One Teaching Block includes,One Teaching Block Two Units 4 Ahs Video + Teamwork Report in Two Units 2 Ahs,Instructors Information,通信邮箱: chen_ 作业邮箱: ,Question Time,Questions? Time to say bye-bye Get ready for the next conference,
