Post on 23-Dec-2015
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English for Computer Science
Lecture 1
Introduction
Course Introduction What this Course Teaches What this Course Does not Teach What You Can Expect
Course Introduction
Course Instructor
Dr. Renxian Zhang （张韧弦） Associate professor, faculty of School of Electronic
Engineering
PhD in Computer Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
PhD in English Linguistics, Fudan University
Email: rxzhang@tongji.edu.cn
Office: 电信楼 410 ， 69585020
Course Introduction
Textbook
侯进，计算机专业英语——科技交流与科技论文写作，电子工业出版社，第 3 版， 2014 年 3 月
Reference Book
宋锡富、司爱侠，计算机专业英语教程，高等教育出版社，第 4版， 2013 年 9 月
Syllabus
Item Weeks Hours
Introduction 1 2
Reading in General 3 6
Reading CS papers 2 4
Translation from English to Chinese
2 4
Translation from Chinese to English
2 4
Writing in General 3 6
Writing CS Papers 2 4
Oral Skills 1 2
Oral Practice 1 2
Total 17 34
Assessment
Item Score
Class Exercises 20
Translation Assignment 15
Writing Assignment 15
Group Presentation 50
Total 100
What this Course Teaches
Listening Speaking Reading Writing Translation
Reading
Reading basics
Words
Sentences
Paragraphs
Reading effectively
Structure
Emphasis
Reading for writing
Writing
Writing basics
Words
Sentences
Paragraphs
Writing effectively
Structure
Emphasis
Coherence
Writing research papers
Translation
Translation basics
Words
Sentences
Translation with tools
E-C translation skills
C-E translation skills
Oral Skills
Listening skills
Speaking skills
Oral communication at academic conferences
What this Course Does not Teach
Beginning-level knowledge about a computer science discipline in English
English for general purpose
Skills to get high TOEFL/IELTS/GRE/… scores
English for CS ≠ CS in English
English for CS ≠ English 101
Sorry, please ask New Oriental’s for help.
What You Can Expect
A comfortable feeling with CS text in English
Better skills of reading CS English Better skills of translating CS English Better skills of writing CS papers in
English Presentation and communication skills
A comfortable feeling with CS text in English
Words
Understanding new words
Using new words
Using known words
Sentences
Understanding long sentences
Handling grammar
Expressions
Understanding set patterns and expressions in CS English
Better Skills of Reading CS English
Reading effectively
Reading for focus
Not getting lost
Reading efficiently
Speed reading
Reading for writing
Better Skills of Translating CS English
Translation skills
Word-level skills
Sentence-level skills
Translating CS articles to Chinese
Translating your own work, especially abstract
Better Skills of Writing CS Papers in English
Writing papers
Abstract
Introduction and conclusion
Body
Submitting papers to international conferences
Submitting papers to journals
Presentation and Communication Skills
Presenting your work to an English audience
Communicating with your colleagues
Understanding what others say
Answering questions
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There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.
See you next time.
Robert Byrne