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课程详述
COURSE SPECIFICATION
以下课程信息可能根据实际授课需要或在课程检讨之后产生变动。如对课程有任何疑问，请联
系授课教师。
The course information as follows may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen
circumstances, or following review of the course at the end of the session. Queries about the course should be
directed to the course instructor.
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课程名称 Course Title
科幻小说中的科学 (Science through Science Fiction)
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授课院系
Originating Department
语言中心 Center for Language Education
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课程编号
Course Code
CLE038
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课程学分 Credit Value
2
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课程类别
Course Type
通识选修课程 General Education (GE) Elective Courses
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授课学期
Semester
夏季 Summer 或 秋季 Fall 或 春季 Spring
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授课语言
Teaching Language
英文 English
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授课教师、所属学系、联系方
式（如属团队授课，请列明其
他授课教师）
Instructor(s), Affiliation&
Contact
（For team teaching, please list
all instructors）
Allison Dansie
Email: allison@sustech.edu.cn
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实验员/助教、所属学系、联系
方式
Tutor/TA(s), Contact
无 NA
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选课人数限额(可不填)
Maximum Enrolment
（Optional）
授课方式
Delivery Method
讲授
Lectures
习题/辅导/讨论
Tutorials
实验/实习
Lab/Practical
其它(请具体注明)
Other（Please specify）
总学时
Total
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学时数
Credit Hours
32
0
0
0
32
2
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先修课程、其它学习要求
Pre-requisites or Other
Academic Requirements
CLE030 EAP or CLE003 English for Academic Purposes III or GE2000
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后续课程、其它学习规划
Courses for which this course
is a pre-requisite
无（None）
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其它要求修读本课程的学系
Cross-listing Dept.
无（None）
教学大纲及教学日历 SYLLABUS
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教学目标 Course Objectives
Science Through Science Fiction is a course in which students will analyze common themes from science fiction
literature and film and explore how those themes serve as a lens to examine actual scientific disciplines. The course will
cover issues such as genetic manipulation, color blindness, surrogate pregnancies, species extinction, conformity,
equality, hunger and feeding the masses, neuro-manipulation of memories, and more. Students will develop vocabulary
in physics, biology, mathematics, and the general sciences through the close analysis of not only a science fiction novel,
but journal articles, book excerpts, podcast interviews, and film. Students will apply this newly acquired vocabulary to
both speaking and short writing assignments so that successful English language strategies are practiced through the
synthesis of science fiction and real science.
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预达学习成果 Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will:
understand and use successful vocabulary acquisition strategies such as the use of spaced repetition study apps
and the study of collocations;
fluently produce specialized vocabulary common to STEM coursework;
be aware of and utilize methods for improving listening and pronunciation skills by using tools such as audiobooks,
podcasts, and film;
employ speaking strategies to synthesize themes in science fiction with current scientific research;
successfully organize a comparison using a point-by-point rhetorical structure.
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课程内容及教学日历 （如授课语言以英文为主，则课程内容介绍可以用英文；如团队教学或模块教学，教学日历须注明
主讲人）
Course Contents (in Parts/Chapters/Sections/Weeks. Please notify name of instructor for course section(s), if
this is a team teaching or module course.)