《理工专业通用学术英语（应用篇）》进入以学术论文为核心的学术语类教学。第1一4单元侧重立项申请报告、技术报告、学术论文和文献综述四种主要学术语类的宏观特征教学，便于学生了解这些语类的共性与差异、语篇布局的严密性以及语篇各组成部分在整体结构中的作用。第5—9单元分别是对研究论文各组成部分的阅读与写作方法的强化教学。阅读和听力教学材料题材丰富多样，但语篇体裁和语体特征集中。
教学活动从细读典型文本人手，围绕学术研究中提出问题、分析问题、解决问题的过程展开，激发学生提出创造性研究问题，使语言能力和思维能力同时得到训练和发展。
Unit 1 Proposals
Text I A Proposal to Implement a Monitoring and Control System into Virginia Tech's Solar House
Text II Development and Validation of a Dynamic Hyperpath Finding Algorithm for Traffic Network Uncertainties
Text III A Proposal for Frog Island Community Garden
Unit 2 Technical Reports
Text I Results of Aluminum Toughness Testing
Text II Assessment of Candidate Michigan Aggregate
Text III Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Borided Nickel 201 Alloy
Unit 3 Research Articles
Text I Water Quality Impairments and Management Initiatives for the West Branch of the Elizabeth River
Text II Evaluating the Effects of Bus Design on Passenger Flow： Is Agent-Based Simulation a Feasible Approach?
Text III Economic Costs and Environmental Impacts of Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fleets in Local Government
Unit 4 Literature Reviews
Text I Visual Characteristics of Roads： A Literature Review of People's Perception and Norwegian Design Practice
Text II An Intermodal Freight Transport System for Optimal Supply Chain Logistics
Text III A Review of Different Strategies for HVAC Energy Saving
Unit 5 Research Article Introductions
Text I Energy Consumption and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Hybrid and Electric City Buses
Text II A Comparative Study of Equivalent Circuit Models for Li-ion Batteries
Text III Culture Related to Road Traffic Safety： A Comparison of Eight Countries Using Two Conceptualizations of Culture
Unit 6 Research Methods
Text I Estimation of State of Charge of a Lithium-Ion Battery Pack for Electric Vehicles Using an Adaptive Luenberger Observer
Text II Cohort Study on the Effects of Everyday Life RF- EMF Exposure on Non-Specific Symptoms and Tinnitus
Text III Academic Literacy Socialization of First Year Doctoral Students in US： A Micro-Ethnographic Perspective
Unit 7 Results and Discussions
Text I Charging Infrastructure Planning for Promoting Battery Electric Vehicles： An Activity-Based Approach Using Multiday Travel Data ．．．
Text II A Parametric Duration Model of the Reaction Times of Drivers Distracted by Mobile Phone Conversations
Text Ill Sleep Hygiene Practices of Good and Poor Sleepers in the United States： An Internet-Based Study
Unit 8 Research Article Conclusions
Text I Driver Inattention： Drivers' Perception of Risks and Compensating Bebaviours
Text II Arsenic in North Carolina： Public Health Implications
Text III In Search of Commonalities： Some Linguistic and Rhetorical Features of Business Reports as a Genre
Unit 9 Academic Abstracts
Text I Volunteerism： A Pathway to Personal Healing and Community Engagement
Text II Exploring the Molecular Responses of Arabidopsis in Hypobaric Environments： Identifying Possible Targets for Genetic Engineering．．
Text iII A New Approach to In-Vehicle Navigation System Development
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