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.

课程名称 Course Title

科幻小说中的科学 (Science through Science Fiction)

授课院系

Originating Department

语言中心 Center for Language Education

课程编号

Course Code

CLE038

课程学分 Credit Value

课程类别

Course Type

通识选修课程 General Education (GE) Elective Courses

授课学期

Semester

夏季 Summer 或秋季 Fall 或春季 Spring

授课语言

Teaching Language

英文 English

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

实验员/助教、所属学系、联系

方式

Tutor/TA(s), Contact

无 NA

10.

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

11.

学时数

Credit Hours

12.

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

13.

后续课程、其它学习规划

Courses for which this course

is a pre-requisite

无（None）

14.

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

15.

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.

16.

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.

17.

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.)

Course duration: 16 weeks

Tentative course contents:

Methods of assessments:

Attendance (10%)

Participation (10%)

Midterm Exam (20%)

Presentation and Discussion Leader Assignment (20%)

Comparative Assignment (10%)

Final Exam (30%)

18.

教材及其它参考资料 Textbook and Supplementary Readings

The main reference for this course are: novel, instructor’s slides, and classroom lectures. A course pack will be provided.

Sources for classroom instruction may include:

Required Textbook:

Lowry, L. (1993). The Giver. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Reference Materials:

Greene, B. (2011). The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos. New York, NY: Vintage

Books.

Gondry, M. (2004). Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. USA: Focus Features.

Gross, T. (2011, Jan 24). A Physicist Explains Why Parallel Universes Might Exist. Fresh Air NPR Podcast. Podcast

retrieved from: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/24/132932268/a-physicist-explains-why-parallel-universes-may-exist

Gunther, L. (2014). The Physics of Music and Color. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.

Knoepfler, P. (2016). GMO Sapiens: The Life-Changing Science of Designer Babies. Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific

Publishing Company.

McCune, M. (2017, September 5). American Surrogate. Rough Translation NPR Podcast. Podcast retrieved from:

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/06/548819214/rough-translation-american-surrogates

Ross, G. (1998). Pleasantville. USA: New Line Cinema.

Wiggins, G.A. (2012). Music, mind and mathematics: theory, reality and formality. Journal of Mathematics and Music.V6

(2).

Upson, S. (2014, May/June). The Science of Memories. Scientific American Mind, V 25 (3).

课程评估 ASSESSMENT

19.

评估形式

Type of

Assessment

评估时间

Time

占考试总成绩百分比

% of final

score

违纪处罚

Penalty

备注

Notes

出勤 Attendance

10%

课堂表现

Class

Performance

10%

小测验

Quiz

课程项目 Projects

平时作业

Assignments

30%

期中考试

Mid-Term Test

20%

期末考试

Final Exam

30%

期末报告

Final

Presentation

其它（可根据需要

改写以上评估方

式）

Others (The

above may be

modified as

necessary)

20.

记分方式 GRADING SYSTEM

 A. 十三级等级制 Letter Grading

 B. 二级记分制（通过/不通过） Pass/Fail Grading

课程审批 REVIEW AND APPROVAL

21.

本课程设置已经过以下责任人/委员会审议通过

This Course has been approved by the following person or committee of authority

语言中心 Center for Language Education (CLE)