English for Computer Science Lecture 1

Introduction  Course Introduction  What this Course Teaches  What this Course Does not Teach  What You Can Expect

Course Introduction  Course Instructor  Dr. Renxian Zhang （张韧 弦 ）  Associate professor, faculty of School of Electronic Engineering  PhD in Computer Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University  PhD in English Linguistics, Fudan University   Office: 电 信楼 410 ，

Course Introduction  Textbook 侯 进，计 算机 专业 英 语 —— 科技交流与科技 论 文写作 ，电 子 工 业 出版社 ， 第 3 版 ， 2014 年 3 月  Reference Book 宋 锡 富 、 司 爱 侠 ，计 算机 专 业 英 语 教程 ， 高等教育出版社 ， 第 4 版 ， 2013 年 9 月

Syllabus ItemWeeksHours Introduction12 Reading in General36 Reading CS papers24 Translation from English to Chinese24 Translation from Chinese to English24 Writing in General36 Writing CS Papers24 Oral Skills12 Oral Practice12 Total1734

Assessment ItemScore Class Exercises20 Translation Assignment15 Writing Assignment15 Group Presentation50 Total100

What this Course Teaches  Listening  Speaking  Reading  Writing  Translation

Reading  Reading basics  Words  Sentences  Paragraphs  Reading effectively  Structure  Emphasis  Reading for writing

Writing  Writing basics  Words  Sentences  Paragraphs  Writing effectively  Structure  Emphasis  Coherence  Writing research papers

Translation  Translation basics  Words  Sentences  Translation with tools  E-C translation skills  C-E translation skills

Oral Skills  Listening skills  Speaking skills  Oral communication at academic conferences

What this Course Does not Teach  Beginning-level knowledge about a computer science discipline in English  English for general purpose  Skills to get high TOEFL/IELTS/GRE/… scores English for CS ≠ CS in English English for CS ≠ English 101 Sorry, please ask New Oriental’s for help.

What You Can Expect  A comfortable feeling with CS text in English  Better skills of reading CS English  Better skills of translating CS English  Better skills of writing CS papers in English  Presentation and communication skills

A comfortable feeling with CS text in English  Words  Understanding new words  Using new words  Using known words  Sentences  Understanding long sentences  Handling grammar  Expressions  Understanding set patterns and expressions in CS English

Better Skills of Reading CS English  Reading effectively  Reading for focus  Not getting lost  Reading efficiently  Speed reading  Reading for writing

Better Skills of Translating CS English  Translation skills  Word-level skills  Sentence-level skills  Translating CS articles to Chinese  Translating your own work, especially abstract

Better Skills of Writing CS Papers in English  Writing papers  Abstract  Introduction and conclusion  Body  Submitting papers to international conferences  Submitting papers to journals

Presentation and Communication Skills  Presenting your work to an English audience  Communicating with your colleagues  Understanding what others say  Answering questions

“ ” There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on. See you next time. Robert Byrne