学术英语综合

学术英语综合AcademicEnglish—AnIntegratedCourseWhatisEAP?EnglishforAcademicPurposes/EAP内容：教材分为《学术英语》综合、人文、理工、社科等。我们的课程分为读学科主题文章、听专业相关讲座、练学术口语、写学科专业论文以及做学科相关研究等环节。目标：训练对信息的获取、分析、整合、利用能力；提高学生撰写学期论文及学术论文的技能；帮助学生过度到专业双语课程及全英课程学习；全面培养学生的学业能力、思辨创新能力和解决实际问题的学术研究能力。Unit1EconomicsUnitContentsUnitobjectivesTextATextBTextCAcademiclanguageanddiscourseListeningSpeakingWritingUnit1EconomicsUnitObjectives1.ProfessionalKnowledge•Getacquaintedwithsomeimportanteconomicconcepts(e.g.theinvisiblehand,signalingtheory,antitrustlaw,comparativeadvantage,etc.)2.Reading•Summarizethemainideasofatextandidentifyessentialsupportingpoints•Understanddifficultsentences(e.g.,sentenceswithabstractmeaningorambiguousreference)•Analyzecomplexorcontroversialissuescritically(e.g.monopoly,freemarketvs.governmentregulation,etc.)Unit1EconomicsUnitObjectives3.Listening•Makepredictionsaboutthecontentofalecture4.Speaking•Askforinformationandclarificationinapoliteandeffectiveway•Learntodointerviewsandreportthefindingsinanoralpresentation5.Writing•UnderstandwhatkindoftopicissuitableandmanageableforatermpaperUnit1EconomicsUnitObjectives6.Researching•Independentlylocateandstudyavarietyofresources(articles,books,videos,etc.)toknowmoreabouttheMicrosoftcase7.Academiclanguageanddiscourse•Knowwhatisspecializedvocabularyandacquiresomespecializedvocabularyofeconomics•Understandthefunctionsofparentheticalstatements•ComprehendstylisticdifferencesbetweenformalandinformalEnglishandacquiresomeformalexpressionsUnit1EconomicsTextALead-inHowdoyoucelebrateSpringFestival?Writedownyouractivitiesinthetableinthetextbookandanalyzewhoseskillandlaborarerequiredtomaketheseactivitiespossible.Shareyouranswerswithyourpartneranddiscussthefollowingquestions:1.What’sthepowerthatleadspeopletoworkandcooperate?2.Whatdoyouunderstandabouteconomiclifefromthetable?Unit1EconomicsCulturalPoints1.Contributeasmuchaspossiblewhatyouknowaboutthefollowing:•Thanksgiving•AdamSmith•theinvisiblehandUnit1EconomicsTextASupplementaryinformation1.ThanksgivingItisanannualnationalholidayintheU.S.andCanada.AmericanscelebrateThanksgivingonthefourthThursdayofNovember,honoringtheearlyPlymouthsettlersandtheirharvestfeast.TheycommonlytracetheThanksgivingholidaytoa1621celebrationatthePlymouthPlantation,wherethePlymouthsettlersheldaharvestfeastafterasuccessfulseason.Althoughprayersandthankswereprobablyofferedatthe1621harvestgathering,thefirstrecordedreligiousThanksgivinginPlymouthhappenedtwoyearslaterin1623.Onthisoccasion,thecolonistsgavethankstoGodforrainafteranearlycatastrophicdrought.Unit1EconomicsTextASupplementaryinformation2.TheinvisiblehandTheinvisiblehandisametaphorusedbyAdamSmithtodescribethenaturalforcethatguidesfreemarketcapitalismthroughcompetitionforscarceresources.Thegeneralideaisthatindividualspursuingself-interestendupdoingwhatisbestforsocietyasifguidedbyaninvisiblehand.Forexample,whenthepriceofsomethingincreasesduetohigherdemandorlowersupply,morepeoplewillstartproducingit.Thisisdoneoutofself-interest,butitalsobenefitssociety.Asawholeitwillmakethegoodsavailabletomorepeopleaswellasloweringthepriceagain.Unit1EconomicsAdamSmith(16June1723–17July1790)wasaScottishmoralphilosopher,pioneerofpoliticaleconomy,andkeyScottishEnlightenmentfigure.Smithisbestknownfortwoclassicworks:TheTheoryofMoralSentiments(1759),andAnInquiryintotheNatureandCausesoftheWealthofNations(1776).Thelatter,usuallyabbreviatedasTheWealthofNations,isconsideredthefirstmodernworkofeconomics.Smithiscitedasthefatherofmoderneconomicsandisstillamongthemostinfluentialthinkersinthefieldofeconomicstoday.Unit1EconomicsTextAOverview1.SummarizethemainideasofTextA.2.DoTask1/Criticalreadingandthinking.UsethelaborandskillsbehindtheThanksgivingweekendasexamplestoillustratetheconceptof“theinvisiblehand”Echothebeginning,emphasizingweshouldbegratefultothemiracleonthisThanksgivingDayandeverydayGivingthanksforthe'invisiblehand'1.GRATITUDETOTHEALMIGHTYisthethemeofThanksgiving,andhasbeeneversincethePilgrimsofPlymouthbroughtintheirfirstgoodharvest……Today,inmillionsofhomesacrossthenation,Godwillbethankedformanygifts—forthefeastonthetableandthecompanyoflovedones,forhealthandgoodfortuneintheyeargoneby,forpeaceathomeinatimeofwar,fortheincalculableprivilegeofhavingbeenborn—orhavingbecome—American.2.Butitprobablywon'toccurtotoomanyofustogivethanksforthefactthatthelocalsupermarkethadplentyofturkeyforsalethisweek.Eventhedevoutaren'tlikelytothankGodforairlineschedulesthatmadeitpossibleforsomeofthoselovedonestoflyhomeforThanksgiving.OrforthearrivalofMasterandCommanderatthelocalmovietheaterintimefortheholidayweekend.Orforthatgreatcranberry-applepierecipeinthefoodsectionofthenewspaper.3.Thosethingswetakemoreorlessforgranted.IthardlytakesamiracletoexplainwhygrocerystoresstockuponturkeybeforeThanksgiving,orwhyHollywoodreleasesbigmoviesintimeforbigholidays.That'swhattheydo.WhereisGodinthat?4.Andyet,isn'ttheresomethingwondrous—somethingalmostinexplicable—inthewayyourThanksgivingweekendismadepossiblebytheskillandlaborofvastnumbersoftotalstrangers?5.Tobringthatturkeytothediningroomtable,for