讲座时间：6月7日（周四）晚上19:00
讲座地点：海韵行政楼C座505报告厅
讲座题目：Writing Scientific Papers in English-第四期
讲座人： Michael McAllister; chemist with 15 years’ experience teaching English and Writing as a Foreign Expert at the university level in China and English as a Second Language (ESL) in the U.S. Received the Hunan Provincial Friendship Award (2002); Received the National Level Friendship Award (the highest award China bestows upon Foreign Experts) (2004); Member of Phi Beta Kappa (a society for those who have achieved high academic success)
LECTURE SERIES：
Writing Scientific Papers in English
·Are you having a problem writing a scientific paper in English?
·Are your papers being returned because the reviewer can’t understand the English?
·If you want recognition in science on an international scale, you must have papers published in English.
Attend these lectures and learn...
·Writing techniques that will get your papers published in peer-reviewed journals.
·How to write a paper that others will want to read.
·How to eliminate “Chinglish” from your writing.
·How to avoid writing mistakes that even native English speakers make.
·How to make your writing exciting.
Week
*Dates
Class Session
One (2 hours) Two (2 hours)
1
5.30
Introduction to course; language problems
Overview of writing; constraints; style
2
6.1
Titles, summaries, introductions; body (middle)
Transitions; conclusions;
Quiz I
3
6.4
Language precision; choosing the right word; choosing right detail
Language complexity; ambiguity
4
6.7
Words to avoid; choosing nouns and verbs; avoiding unfamiliar terms Quiz II
Redundancies; expressing numbers;
5
6.11
Useful research phrases; useful grammar; getting in the mood to write; drafts; revising; finishing
Presenting papers;
Final Examination
*Sample dates. Exact dates will need to be determined.