Course of practical English for international academic communication

目录
Chapter One International Academic Conference ABC
Unit One Sources for Academic Conference Information
1. The Internet
2. Professional Journals
3. Conference Literature
Unit Two General Knowledge About Academic Conferences
1. The Organizers and Sponsors
2. The Secretariat
3. Organizing Committees
4. Session Organization Chair/Convener
5. Session Modes
6. Session Format
Unit Three Preparation for Attending Academic Conferences
1. Financial Assistance
2. Pre-conference Rehearsal
3. Cultural Awareness and Proper Manners
Chapter Two Correspondence for International Academic Communication
Unit Four Introduction to Letter Writing
1. Form
2. Language
3. Additional Suggestions for Letter Writing
4. Addressing an Envelope
Unit Five Letters Relating to Academic Conference
1. Letters for Invitation and Reply
2. Letters of Inquiry and Reply
3. Letters about Papers or Abstracts Submitted
4. Letters after Attending a Conference
5. Common Sentence Patterns and Expressions
Unit Six Other Means of Academic Information Exchange
1. E-mail Format
2. Fax Writing
3. Resume Writing
Chapter Three Academic Writing
Unit Seven Introduction to Research Papers
1. Topic Choosing
2. Information Collecting
3. Ideas Organizing and Outlining
4. Draft Writing
5. Draft Revising and Finalizing
Unit Eight Organization of Research Papers
1. The Introduction
2. The Body
3. The Conclusion
Unit Nine Title Writing and Abstract Writing
1. The Basic Requirements for a RP Title
2. The Length of a Title
3. Capitalization and Punctuation in a Title
4. The Basic Components of a RP Abstract
Unit Ten Notes and Bibliography
1. The Use of Quotations
2. The Use of Notes
3. Bibliography
Chapter Four Procedures in Academic Conference
Unit Eleven Chairing a Meeting
1. Different Forums of Meeting
2. Different Tasks for Chairing Different Forms of Meeting
3. Sample Remarks for Chairing a Meeting
Unit Twelve Opening and Closing Speeches
1. Opening Speeches
2. Closing Speeches
3. Sample Remarks
Unit Thirteen Presentation at an Academic Conference
1. Preparing Script for Presentation
2. Rehearsing for Presentation
3. Presentation
4. Sample Remarks for Opening and Closing a Presentation
Unit Fourteen Visual Aids
1. Preparation and Contents Design
2. Format
3. Color
4. Effective Display of Visuals
Unit Fifteen The Question and Answer Session
1. Features of Questions Raised
2. Raising Questions
3. Answering Questions
4. Sample Questions and Answers
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