课程大纲
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
课程代码/名称
Course Code/Title
GGC5044
英语科学写作
Communicating Science in English
2.
课程性质
Compulsory/Elective
选修 Elective
3.
课程学分/学时
Course Credit/Hours
2 / 32
4.
授课语言
Teaching Language
英语 English
5.
授课教师
Instructor(s)
Jason Phipps Morgan
6.
是否面向本科生开放
Open to undergraduates
or not
是 Yes
7.
先修要求
Pre-requisites
（如面向本科生开放，请注明区分内容。
If the course is open to
undergraduates, please indicate the difference.）
研究生：无 Graduates: N/A
本科生：无 Undergraduates: N/A
8.
教学目标
Course Objectives
（如面向本科生开放，请注明区分内容。
If the course is open to undergraduates, please indicate the
difference.）
help students improve their scientific communication in English. Topics mainly focus on improving
scientific writing, but scientific presentations (both as talks and po
ster presentations) will also be
discussed. Class will also help students to improve their ability to discuss scientific topics in
English.
For undergraduates: no difference
9.
教学方法
Teaching Methods
（如面向本科生开放，请注明区分内容。 If the course is open to undergr
aduates, please indicate the
difference.）
Lectures, class discussions, and small group discussions
For undergraduates: no difference
10.
教学内容
Course Contents
（如面向本科生开放，请注明区分内容。 If the course is open to undergraduates, please indicate the
difference.）
Section 1
科学写作以及叙事方法，
2
学时
Writing in science & science writing as storytelling, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 2
写作：叙事完整以及叙事结构，
2
学时
Writing: making a story sticky & story structure, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 3
写作：开头，
2
学时
Writing: the opening, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 4
写作：如何衔接开头和结论
以及相关挑战，
2
学时
Writing: the funnel: connecting O and C & the challenge, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 5
写作：具象化及相关内容，
2
学时
Writing: action, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 6
写作：留意细节，
2
学时
Writing: the resolution, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 7
写作：内部结构，段落以及句子，
2
学时
Writing: internal structure & paragraphs & sentences, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 8
写作：上下文衔接以及如何写得生动，
2
学时
Writing: flow & energizing writing, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 9
写作：用词以及简明扼要，
2
学时
Writing: words & condensing, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 10
写作：完整的文章修饰：真正的编辑技巧，
2
学时
Writing: putting it all together: real editing, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 11
写作内容及技巧的突破，
2
学时
Writing: Dealing with limitations, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 12
一般的科学写作，为公众写作，以及细节等级，
2
学时
Writing global science & writing for the public & resolution, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 13
如何做讲座
–
演示稿以及内容结构，
2
学时
Making a Talk – Slides and Structure, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 14
如何做展板和介绍，
2
学时
Making a Poster and Presenting, 2 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
Section 15
练习以及更高的目标
–
写作的风格，
4
学时
Practice and Further Goals – Style in writing, 4 hours
For undergraduates: no difference
11.
课程考核
Course Assessment
（
○
1 考核形式 Form of examination；
○
2 .分数构成 grading policy；
○
3 如面向本科生开放，请注明区分内容。
If the course is open to undergraduates, please indicate the difference.）
1. Form of examination: home assignments
2. Grading policy: course attendance 30%; assignment 70%
3.
For undergraduates: no difference
12.
教材及其它参考资料
Textbook and Supplementary Readings
Primary Textbook: Writing Science, by Joshua Schimel, Oxford University Press, 2012, 221 pp.
Recommended supplementary readings:
Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, by Joseph M. Williams, (any edi
tion, e.g. 9th edition, Pearson Education,
2007, 286 pp.)
Editorial: HOW TO WRITE A GOOD ARTICLE FOR PUBLICATION IN TERRA NOVA, J. Braun, M.
Coleman, J. P. Morgan, C. Doglioni, G. Calas, and K. Mezger, Terra Nova, 30, 389-
392, 2018.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ter.12362
