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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优化之后产生变动。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
Writing for Publication
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授课院系
Originating Department
Center for Language Education
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课程编号
Course Code
CLE063
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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
春季 Spring / 夏季 Summer / 秋季 Fall
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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
allinstructors）
Adrian Rowland, Center for Language Education
adrian@sustech.edu.cn
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实验员/助教、所属学系、联系
方式
Tutor/TA(s), Contact
NA
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选课人数限额(可不填)
Maximum Enrolment
（Optional）
2
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授课方式
Delivery Method
讲授
Lectures
实验/实习
Lab/Practical
其它(请具体注明)
Other（Pleasespecify）
总学时
Total
学时数
Credit Hours
32
0
0
32
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先修课程、其它学习要求
Pre-requisites or Other
Academic Requirements
Undergraduates: CLE030 EAP
Postgraduates: GGC5046 SUSTech Postgraduate English
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后续课程、其它学习规划
Courses for which this course
is a pre-requisite
N/A
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其它要求修读本课程的学系
Cross-listing Dept.
N/A
教学大纲及教学日历 SYLLABUS
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教学目标 Course Objectives
This course aims to help students write better scientific papers. It covers three main areas:
- ideas about the purpose and typical contents of each section of a scientific paper;
- points of grammar and style for scientific writing. It will examine the tense conventions for each section of a
scientific paper, the use of active and passive voice to lend appropriate emphasis, and aspects of sentence
structure, paragraph structure, and word choice to promote the clear flow of ideas;
- techniques for effectively structuring and telling stories, promoting a broader view of a scientific paper as a story-
telling medium.
Though this course focuses on writing papers, the skills developed will also aid other forms of scientific communication,
such as writing theses, proposals, and emails.
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预达学习成果 Learning Outcomes
A. Students will understand that scientific writing aims for accuracy, clarity, and concision.
B. Students will understand the aims and typical contents of each section of an IMRaD paper and the relationships
between them.
C. Students will know the usual tense conventions of each section of a scientific manuscript based on the IMRaD
structure.
D. Students will be able to form the active and passive voices and use these appropriately to direct the emphasis of a
sentence or to emphasise or de-emphasise an actor.
E. Students will appreciate that scientific writing is a particular and specialised form of storytelling, and that this is a
powerful lens through which to analyse and improve the structure of scientific papers at the whole paper, section,
and paragraph level.
F. Students will be familiar with some basic story structures, how these map onto the IMRaD model, and how typical
paper and story structures vary between journals, often deviating from the IMRaD model.
G. Students will be able to manipulate sentence topic and stress to aid clarity of communication.
H. Students will understand the three main types of paragraph structure used in scientific writing.
I. Students will be able to achieve good flow of ideas between sentences, between paragraphs, and between groups