CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 1
1.1 The Degree System 1
1.2 Tutors,Lecturers and Professors 3
1.3 Courses,Units of Credit and Programs 3
1.4 Essays and Assignments 3
1.5 Assessment 4
1.6 What Happens If You Fail? 4
1.7 Study Problems 5
1.8 Thesis Writing 6
CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED ON YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW 8
2.1 What is a Literature Review? 8
2.2 What iS the Purpose of a Literature Review? 8
2.3 What do I need to be able to do in order to write a literature review? 9
2.4 How Could I Write My Literature Review? 11
2.5 Discussing and Evaluating the Literature 12
CHAPTER 3 TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WRITING IN GENERAL 14
3.1 Language and Style 14
3.2 Jargon 16
3.3 Abbreviations and Acronyms 17
3.4 First Person or Third Person? 17
3.5 Non-Discrimination Language 18
3.6 Transition Signals in Technical Writing 19
3.7 Punctuations 20
CHAPTER 4 USEFUL TIPS FOR SPEAKING TO AN AUDIENCE 24
4.1 Methods to Try 24
4.2 Speaking Well 26
CHAPTER 5 SPEED-READING IN BUSINESS 28
5.1 What Is Speed-Reading? 28
5.2 The Basic Theory and Methods of Speed-Reading 28
5.3 Useful Suggestions 30
5.4 Use the Multiple Reading Technique to Read Technical Material 31
5.5 Tips for Reading a Newspaper More Effectively 32
CHAPTER 6 STUDYING FOR EXAMS 33
6.1 Some Basic Guidelines 33
6.2 The SQ3R Method of Study 36
6.3 Open Book＆Take Home Exams 38
CHAPTER 7 FUNDAMENTALS OF TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC WRITING—REPORT WRITING 45
7.1 The Basic Structure of a Report 45
7.2 Analyse and Plan Your Task 46
7.3 Preparation 46
7.4 Length of Text 47
7.5 Economy of Words 48
7.6 Choice of Words 49
7.7 Choice of Verbs 50
7.8 Choice of Pronouns 51
7.9 Use of Grammar and Spelling 51
7.10 Graphical Communication 51
7.11 Orchestration 54
7.12 Lay Out 54
7.13 Some Specially Important Sections of Your Report Writing 54
CHAPTER 8 TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS 58
8.1 Introduction 58
8.2 Preparing a Presentation 59
8.3 Giving the Presentation 63
8.4 Discussion Skills 66
CHAPTER 9 RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES AND THESIS WRITING FOR POSTGRADUATES 69
9.1 关于研究 69
9.2 如何选题与开题 69
9.3 课题研究的总体思路 70
9.4 理工科学生出国留学读博四项基本素质 70
9.5 关于论文写作 71
9.6 A Brief Guide for Research Proposals 71
CHAPTER 10 ACADEMIC PAPER WRITING 75
10.1 Introduction 75
10.2 读者需要什么？ 75
10.3 The basic structure of a paper 77
10.4 Some Practical Wording Skills 84
10.5 要点小结 89
10.6 A Complete Example for Abstract,Introduction and Conclusion 90
10.7 Academic Paper Submitting 94
CHAPTER 11 JOB APPLICATION 97
11.1 Prepare and Send Your Application Documents 97
11.2 Interviews 102
REFERENCES 108
APPENDIX 110
A.1 Paper Writing and Presentation Assignment—Measured as the End-Course Exam 110
A.2 My Viewpoint on Chinese English 111
A.3 英语沟通与中西文化 113
A.4 Great Sayings in English 128
A.5 英语科技论文范例 136