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内容提要

  

    由艾什(Fiona Aish)、汤姆林森(Jo Tomlinson)著的《学术英语讲座(英文版)》通过五个真实片段，全面介绍听学术英语讲座的技巧。书中编写大量实用练习，帮助学生提高学术英语听力和记笔记能力，使他们更有效率地听英语学术讲座。

Introduction
Chapter 1  The purpose of lectures
  ~ different types of listening
  ~ what a lecture is
  ~ what is expected from students
  ~ the rhythm of English
  ~ formal and informal language
Chapter 2  Preparing for lectures
  ~ using course structure to prepare for lectures
  ~ reading before a lecture
  ~ understanding key vocabulary
  ~ pausing and 'chunking' in speaking
  ~ signposting
Authentic lecture 1: Bill Gates and philanthrocapitalism
Chapter 3  The structure of lectures
  ~ understanding the structure of lectures
  ~ differing lecture structures
  ~ time expressions
  ~ introductions and conclusions
Chapter 4  Features of speech
  ~ noticing lecturers' accents and styles
  ~ natural spoken language
  ~ connected speech
  ~ dealing with unknown words
  ~ recording vocabulary
Authentic lecture 2: A brief overview of tsunamis
Chapter 5  Understanding points
  ~ content of lecture notes
  ~ lecturers' voice
  ~ understanding fact and opinion
  ~ reference words
Chapter 6  Thinking critically
  ~ analysing the lecturer's perspective
  ~ evaluating arguments and views in a lecture
  ~ applying critical thinking
  ~ connected speech and the'schwa'
  ~ rhetorical questions
Authentic lecture 3: The pursuit of innovation
Chapter 7  Strategies for note taking
  ~ different note-taking systems
  ~ taking notes quickly
  ~ relative clauses
  ~ rising and falling intonation
Chapter 8  Understanding your notes
  ~ the importance of notes for assessments
  ~ rewriting notes
  ~ organizing paper and electronic notes
  ~ keeping notes accurate
  ~ using context to help with understanding
Authentic lecture 4: The history of universities in Western Europe
Chapter 9  Other types of academic listening
  ~ listening in tutorials
  ~ listening in seminars
  ~ different university systems
  ~ pronunciation revision
  ~ polite language
Chapter 10  Moving forward
  ~ knowing your strengths and weaknesses
  ~ making an improvement plan
  ~ speaker'mistakes'
  ~ pronunciation review
Authentic lecture 5: Learner autonomy
Learner resources
Glossary
Audio scripts
Answer key