Sunday, August 16, 2015

Club Newsletter 2015-08-16

学习俱乐部通讯,欢迎流传。
Feel free to forward it to interested individuals.

目录 / Table of Content:
1 关于学术写作 / About Academic Writing
2 基础口语 / Elementary Speaking Class
3 备用会议室 / Backup Conference Room

1 关于学术写作
学术写作涉及到作者对字词、句子、段落及全文的掌控,以及这些架构在不同科学问题下的灵活运用,因此具有很强的实践性和经验性。我们的活动旨在通过讲解与讨论相结合的方式,让各位朋友系统、深入地掌握学术写作的要点,并能在此基础上撰写符合规范的学术文章,以及对其它作品进行甄别、剖析与修改,最终使系统、严谨的写作规范成为长期的习惯和技能。
很多时候我们的讨论需要各位能迅速从自己以往的写作经验中提炼、归纳出问题和解决方案,并当场进行评论和分析。此外,对样式段落和文献进行分析、讨论也是我们经常采用的学习方式。我们注意到有不少朋友尚未适应此类的学习方式,对此我们建议您多练习直接用英语进行论文撰写,以便能在此过程中尽可能多地发现问题,并把问题带入我们的讨论中。同时,在每次讨论过后我们也会注意提炼出讨论的要点,便于各位理解。如果您由于工作上的安排而连续数周无法参与我们的活动,我们建议您先阅读教材,以便更快融入我们后续的讨论。我们也非常欢迎各位朋友的意见和建议。

2基础口语
我们正在计划开设适合英语初学者的口语基础班。如果您对课程的形式或内容有任何建议,欢迎与我们联系。
口语基础班诚邀讲课教师(需中、英文流利)以及负责人,欢迎您或周围感兴趣的朋友加入我们的团队。

3 备用会议室
通常我们的学术写作活动会安排在学校的图书馆,具体房间会在每周活动的前一天通知。如果遇到特殊情况致使图书馆无法时候,我们将会有一个备用的会议室(位于Clark Hall)。如果您能提供更稳定、合适的活动场所(条件:位于 Homewood 校区,有投影仪、写字板,没有门禁设置,能向公众开放),欢迎您与我们联系。

如果您对我们的学习俱乐部有任何意见和建议,包括新的活动内容的开设与负责等事宜,欢迎您与我们联系。


1 About Academic Writing
Our academic writing club aims to prepare participants with solid academic writing skills at word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, and article levels through weekly in-depth discussion. In addition to the nuts and bolts of the academic writing styles and organization, we emphasize the accurate delivery of scientific messages through the appropriate use of the language tools.
Participants at all levels are welcome. It would be particularly helpful if participants already have some writing experiences. For new participants, it is recommended, but not required, that they read the first several chapters of the textbook before joining our discussion.

2 Elementary Speaking Class
Our club is planning an English speaking class for beginners. Currently we are looking for teachers (be able to speak both English and Chinese) and organizers. All positions are voluntary. We welcome any suggestion and comments on this new class.

3 Backup Conference Room
The primary venue of the academic writing club is the BLC. When BLC is not available, we have a backup conference room at the Clark Hall. If you have a better venue to offer (with projectors, writing board, and easy access), please contact us.

Should you have any question, comment, or idea of new programs, feel free to contact us. We would be happy to accommodate your needs.