杨惠中和王跃武主编的《学术英语视听说》充分 体现了学术英语课程的内容特点。语言教学必须围绕 一定的题材来选择语言素材。学术英语的题材选择要 有知识性、趣味性、现实性、时代性;内容可以广泛 涉及现代科技、历史地理、生物医学、人文管理等方 面,但不包含小说、诗歌等文学材料,因为文学语言 不能反映学术英语的语言特征和交际功能。本教材每 一课都是一个独立的讲演,围绕一个题材进行。都有 一定的学术内容,但不含艰深的专业知识,使用的是 典型的规范的学术英语。另外,口语交际必然涉及听 和说两方面,因此本教材采用任务型教学的方式,将 语言和内容充分融合,重点发展听力、培养记笔记的 能力,并进行听说读写综合训练。除了围绕交际功能 和题材所选择的各种语言素材外,本教材还着重介绍 各种会话策略,进行仿说练习,逐步增加自由表达的 开放式练习,帮助学生准确地表达自己的观点、意见 ,获得参加讨论和进行辩论的能力。
Lesson 1 Napoleon: From Schoolboy to Emperor
Lesson 2 Pompeii: Destroyed, Forgotten, and Found
Lesson 3 Steve Jobs: A Man with a Vision
Lesson 4 Roller Coasters: The Ups and Downs of How They Work
Lesson 5 Language: How Children Acquire Theirs
Lesson 6 VIDEO Ⅰ: Surviving an Avalanche
VIDEO Ⅱ: Tristan da Cunha Oil Spill
Lesson 7 Robots: How They Work and Learn to Work
Lesson 8 A Tidal Wave: What Is It? Can We Predict It?
Lesson 9 Levels of Language: Formal and Informal
Lesson 10 Power: The Kinds of Power People Use and Abuse
Lesson 11 Asian and African Elephants: Similarities and Differences
Lesson 12 VIDEO Ⅰ: People, Plants, and Pollinators
VIDEO Ⅱ: Free Soloing with Alex Honnold
Lesson 13 Lincoln and Kennedy: Different Times, Similar Destinies
Lesson 14 The Titanic and the Costa Concordia: Tragedies at Sea
Lesson 15 Dinosaurs: Why They Disappeared
Lesson 16 The U.S. Civil War: Why It Happened
Lesson 17 Endangered Species: Why Are They Endangered?
Lesson 18 VIDEO Ⅰ: The Surma People
VIDEO Ⅱ: Cowboys in North America