专业外语是环境科学与工程学术型硕士研究生的专业学位课。通过课程学习，主要培养研究生熟练阅读英语专业文献资料的能力，掌握常用的环境科学与工程专业英语词汇和科技英语的翻译技巧，熟悉科技英语的特点，提高学生正确、快速阅读英语专业文献的能力，掌握科技英语的写作方法，同时提高专业英语交流能力。

《专业英语》教学大纲

Foreign Language for Professional Purpose

课程编号：SS131009

开课学期：秋

学    时：32

学    分：1.5

开课单位：水利与环境学院

一、教学目的与要求：

专业外语是环境科学与工程硕士研究生的专业学位课。该课程主要培养研究生熟练阅读英语写作的专业文献资料的能力，通过阅读掌握英语文章的写作技巧，并能对专业方面的知识进行简单的英语交流。

在环境科学与工程研究方面，发达国家有许多先进的理论和技术，值得我们学习、消化、创新。目前，该专业领域的主流期刊和一流研究成果都以英文编辑和报道。作为一名研究生，能够熟练阅读英文文献，并能通过阅读学会以英文写作专业研究成果，是非常重要的基本功。因此，该课程要求研究生通过学习掌握专业文献阅读能力、基础的专业研究成果写作能力和简单的口语表达能力。通过专业外语的学习跟踪世界科研最前沿，了解国外的最新动态，开阔研究生的科研视野，提高他们的科研能力和科研水平。

二、教学内容、学时分配

（一）Part I Intensive Reading Unit 1 Introduction of Environmental Engineering and Science (2学时)

1、Text A What is Environmental Research

2、Text B Environmental Engineering: Training for the Next Round

（二）Unit 2 Finding Solutions for Tough Environmental Problems (2学时)

1、Text A Meeting China’s Water Shortage Crisis: Current Practices and Challenges

2、Text B Nanoscale Environmental Science and Technology: Challenge and Opportunity

（三）Unit 3 Environment (2学时)

1、Text A Concept of Environment

2、Text B List of Environmental Problem

（四）Unit 4 What is Pollution (2学时)

1、Text A Pollutants

2、Text B Types of Pollution

（五）Part II Chapter of Environment and Environmental Problems 2-1 Humans and Sustainability: an Overview (2学时)

1、Living More Sustainably

2、Population Growth, Economic Growth, Environmentally Sustainable Development, and Globalization

（六）2-1 Humans and Sustainability: an Overview (2学时)

1、Resources

2、Environmental Problems: Causes and Connections

（七）Seminar (2学时)

Topics: I Eight Review Questions; II Four Critical Thinking

（八）2-2 Science Principles and Concepts (2学时)

1、Science and Critical Thinking

2、Models and Behavior of systems

（九）2-2 Science Principles and Concepts (2学时)

1、Matter: Forms, Structure, and Quality

2、Energy: Forms and Quality

（十）2-2 Science Principles and Concepts (2学时)

1、Physical and Chemical Changes and the Law of Conservation of Matter

2、Nuclear Changes

（十一）2-2 Science Principles and Concepts (2学时)

1、Two Laws Governing Energy Changes

2、Connections: Matter and Energy Change Laws and Environmental Problems

（十二）Seminar (2学时)

Topics: I Eight Review Questions；II Four Critical Thinking

（十三）2-2 Science Principles and Concepts (2学时)

1、Origins of Life

2、Evolution and Adaptation

（十四）2-2 Science Principles and Concepts (2学时)

1、Ecological Niches and Adaptation

2、Speciation, Extinction, and Biodiversity

（十五）Part Ⅲ How to find English Literatures (2学时)

1、English Literature Database

2、English literatures for Environment and Environmental Science

（十六）Part Ⅳ How to Write A Science Paper (2学时)

1、Structure of English Manuscript

2、Proceeding of Writing English Manuscript

三、教学方式

教师讲授与研讨会

四、考核方式

平时（30%）+ 期末（70%）= 100%；平时含考勤、作文、讨论等；期末为闭卷考试。

五、先修课程：

研究生基础英语、高级英语

六、教材及教学参考资料(教材、推荐书目、推荐期刊文章、学习网站等)：

（一）参考教材

Zhang Hui, Zhang Daobing, Zhou Danna. 《Professional English for environmental science and engineering》（Second Edition）. 科学出版社.

（二）推荐书目

[1] Eldon D. Enger, Bradley F. Smith. Environmental Science-A study of interrelationships (Seventh Edition). Beijing: McGraw Hill, 2006.

[2] 秦荻辉. 科技英语阅读高级教程. 西安: 西安电子科技大学出版社, 2006.

[3] G. Tyler Miller, JR. Living In the Environment.Brook: Brooks Cole. 2006.

（三）推荐期刊文章

[1] Li H, Li J, Yang Z, Xu Q, Hu X. A Novel Photoelectrochemical Sensor for the Organophosphorus Pesticide Dichlofenthion Based on Nanometer-Sized Titania Coupled with a Screen-Printed Electrode [J]. Analytical Chemistry, 2011, 83: 5290-5295.

[2] Wang K., Ong RC, and Chung T. Double-Skinned Forward Osmosis Membranes for Reducing Internal Concentration Polarization within the Porous Sublayer [J]. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 2010, 49:  4824-4831.

[3] Marí M, Ojeda I, Villalonga R, González A, Yáez-Sede˜P, Pingarrón J M. Ultrasensitive detection of adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) using disposable phenylboronic-modified electrochemical immunosensors [J]. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Available online 17 February 2012.

[4] Rambo BM, Kim SK, Kim JS, Bielawski CW, Sessler JL. A benzocrown-6-calixarene methacrylate copolymer: Selective extraction of caesium ions from a multi-component system [J]. Chemical Science, 2010, 1: 716-722.

[5] Chen W, Su Y, Peng J, Zhao X, Jiang Z, Dong Y, Zhang Y, Liang Y, Liu J. Efficient Wastewater Treatment by Membranes through Constructing Tunable Antifouling Membrane Surfaces [J]. Environmental Science Technology, 2011, 45: 6545-6552.

[6] Zhao M, Wang X, Ning L, Jia J, Li X, Cao L. Electrospun Cu-doped ZnO nanofibers for H2S sensing [J]. Sensors and Actuators B. 2011, 156: 588-592.

[7] Schebb NH, Inceoglu B, Ahn KC, Morisseau C, Gee SJ, Hammock BD. Investigation of Human Exposure to Triclocarban after Showering and Preliminary Evaluation of Its Biological Effects [J]. Environmental Science &Technology. 2011, 45: 3109-3115.

[8] Schaar H, Clara M, Gans O, Kreuzinger N. Micropollutant removal during biological wastewater treatment and a subsequent ozonation step [J]. Environmental Pollution, 2012, 158: 1399-1404.

（四）学习网站

维基百科英文网站 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page