目录
Unit 1 Globalization and Global Issues
Text 1 Why Brexit Happened and What to Do Next
Text 2 Is It Time to Declare the End of Globalisation?
Text 3 The Clash of Civilizations
Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice: Using a Graphic Organizer to Struaure an Essay
Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice: Writing a Problem-Solution Essay
Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice: Starting a Presentation
Unit 2 Economy and Economics
Text 1 World Economy and Three New Fault Lines
Text 2 Paul A,Samuelson: Father of Modem Economics
Text 3 Economics and Critical Thinking
Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice: Identifying Cause and Effect
Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice: Writing a Cause-and-Effect Essay
Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice: Making an Effective Presentation
Unit 3 Science and Technology
Text 1 Technology and Happiness
Text 2 What Makes Technology Good or Bad for Us?
Text 3 Does the Internet Make You Dumber?
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教材主要涉及经济、文学、历史、艺术等,有助于拓展多元文化知识和跨文化交际。教材融合了思辨式阅读、学术写作和学术演讲,形式丰富、体系完整。教材包含10个单元,每个单元包括3篇难度不同的学术阅读文章,辅之以3个基于“支架式教学策略”设计的技能点:学术阅读策略与训练、学术论文写作策略与训练、学术交流/演讲策略与训练。教材设计体现出横纵结合的特点。横向上体现出学术话题的广泛性、内容的丰富性和学科的交互性,纵向,上则嵌入了学术英语所必备的技能点,如摘要、论点的撰写等。这样的编写体例既能聚焦话题,鼓励学生思辨式阅读,同时也有助于提升学生的学术写作能力和表达能力。
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