Part One Approaching Academic English UNIT 1 Getting Acquainted with Academic English 1.1 Overall Impression of Academic English 1.1.1 A Glance over Written Academic English 1.1.2 A Glimpse of Spoken Academic English 1.2 Salient Features of Academic English 1.2.1 Vocabulary 1.2.2 Hedging 1.3 Differentiating Academic English & General English 1.3.1 Main Features of Spoken Academic English 1.3.2 Main Features of Written Academic English UNIT 2 Cultivating Academic English Competencies 2.1 Diagnosing Your Academic English Language Competencies 2.1.1 Identifying General Problems with Your Academic English Communication 2.1.2 Understanding Specific Academic English Communication Language Abilities Scales 2.1.3 Locating the Gap Between Your Language Abilities and the Standards 2.2 Ways to Improve Academic Communication Competencies 2.2.1 Improving Academic Communication Language Abilities 2.2.2 Enhancing Academic English Non-language Abilities 2.2.3 Grasping Essential Skills for Communication in the Main Oral Academic Scenarios Part Two Stepping into Academia UNIT 3 Accessing Academic English Literature 3.1 Literature Sources and Types 3.1.1 Literature Sources 3.1.2 Major Literature Types 3.2 Retrieval Databases, Methods and Strategies 3.2.1 Retrieval Databases 3.2.2 Search Terms for Retrieval 3.2.3 Retrieving Methods 3.2.4 Retrieving Strategies 3.3 Tracking and Ordering Literature 3.3.1 Literature Tracking and Ordering Tools 3.3.2 Challenges and Precautions UNIT 4 Managing Academic English Literature 4.1 Reference Management Tools 4.1.1 Some English Literature Management Tools 4.1.2 Main Features of English Literature Management Tools 4.2 Principles and Steps to Manage Academic English Documents 4.2.1 Following Some Principles to Manage Documents 4.2.2 Managing Documents in Pre-reading 4.2.3 Managing Documents in Preliminary Reading 4.2.4 Managing Documents in In-depth Reading 4.2.5 Managing Documents in Writing 4.2.6 Important Tips for Literature Management UNIT 5 Reviewing Academic English Literature 5.1 Selecting Sources 5.1.1 Reviewing Literature 5.1.2 Evaluating Sources 5.2 Structuring a Literature Review 5.2.1 Contents of a Literature Review 5.2.2 Ways of Grouping a Literature Review 5.3 Citing Sources 5.3.1 Plagiarism 5.3.2 Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Direct Quotation 5.4 Following Academic Conventions in Referencing 5.4.1 Styles of Referencing 5.4.2 Verbs of Referencing Part Three Basic Academic English Communication UNIT 6 Sitting in English Academic Lectures 6.1 Be Active Listeners 6.1.1 What Is Special of an Academic Lecture 6.1.2 Focusing on Language Use Strategy in Lectures 6.1.3 Taking Notes 6.1.4 Identifying Topic Sentences 6.2 Evaluating While Listening 6.3 Raising Questions for Further Understanding 6.3.1 Functions of Asking Questions 6.3.2 Purposes of Asking Questions UNIT 7 Asking and Answering Academic Questions 7.1 Understanding Questions 7.1.1 Reasons for Asking Questions 7.1.2 Questioning in Q&A Session 7.2 Asking Questions 7.2.1 Template of Asking a Question 7.2.2 Types of Questions 7.3 Answering Questions 7.3.1 General Skills for Answering Questions 7.3.2 Direct Answers 7.3.3 Avoidance UNIT 8 Corresponding for Academic Purposes 8.1 Introduction of Academic Correspondence 8.1.1 Definition of Academic Correspondence 8.1.2 Various Purposes of English Academic Correspondence 8.2 Features of English Academic Correspondence ……
