根据高职高专院校人才培养计划,本套系列教程每册设计8个单元,约为60个学时。各单元的主体由单元预览(Unit Preview)、口头交流(Oral Communication)、书面交流(Written Communication)、职场项目(Workplace Project)和职业沙龙(Career Salon)五大模块组成。单元预览模块介绍各单元需掌握的基本技能,使学生对单元内容和“行业人”应掌握的技能目标一目了然,做到学有重点,练有目的。
20世纪90年代初开始,我国的高职高专教育英语课程教学改革与研究已经历时20年,硕果累累,成绩斐然。在此期间,教育部先后颁布了《普通高等专科英语课程教学基本要求》(1993年)和《高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求》(2000年)。这两部教学指导性文件确立了英语课程“以实用为主、应用为目的”的教学指导方针,把培养应用能力,特别是实用能力作为教学目标,大力推进了我国高职高专英语课程的基本建设和改革,使高职高专英语教学改革不断向纵深发展,教学质量明显提高,学生实际应用英语从事涉外日常和业务交际的能力,尤其是听说能力,得到大幅度提高。十多年来,教育部批准实施的高等学校英语应用能力考试合格率和全国职业院校技能大赛高职组英语口语赛项,不断展示出我国高职高专教育英语课程教学改革与研究取得的显著成效。
进入21世纪,在教育部提出的高等职业教育“以服务为宗旨,以就业为导向”的办学指导方针和“工学结合”培养模式的指导下,根据新世纪我国高等职业教育的特点和改革发展的需要,在传承和创新20世纪90年代研究成果的基础上,教育部高等学校高职高专英语类专业教学指导委员会《高等职业教育英语课程教学要求》项目组,积极汲取国内外先进的外语教学理念,经过大量的社会调查和教学状态调查与分析,对我国高等职业教育英语课程的改革与建设提出了更深一层的思路,并在全国教学一线教师中达成共识:高等职业教育英语课程要以培养学生实际应用英语的能力为目标,侧重职场环境下交际能力的培养;应以岗位需求为主线,开发和构建教学内容体系;要按照行业涉及的典型职业岗位和主要工作内容进行教学情景设计,做到职业岗位群、典型工作任务与英语交际技能的有效结合,通过开设行业英语课程与教学提高学生的就业竞争力。
本系列教材的开发就是以上述研究成果为基础,针对行业英语教学阶段设计的。其宗旨是培养学生在职场环境下使用英语从事职场交际的能力,提升学生的工作适应性并为未来的职业发展创造有利的条件。
教学理念与特色
1.根据“工学结合,能力为本”的职业教育理念,以“行业人”的涉外交际需求为主线,针对具体行业岗位(群)对“行业人”所需要的实用英语能力设计教材的框架、教学内容和语言交际技能。
2.选材注重语言交际技能的实用性、通用性、时效性、典型性和可模拟性,体现从事行业涉外交际必须掌握的基本知识和技能。题材反映该行业在技术应用方面的最新或重大的发展和趋势,体现行业涉外交际的需要;内容涉及行业人物访谈、行业发展趋势与动向、企业或公司简介、新产品介绍、招聘和求职、行业信息交流等;体裁表现应用性语言的多样性,如交谈、讨论、信函、报告、广告、通知、纪要等。
3.练习突出大行业或行业中大岗位群所需要的涉外职场交际的语言知识与技能的训练,体现“以完成职场任务为导向”和“引导学生主体参与”的教学理念,以group project,pair work,discussion,presentation,survey report等方式使语言活动体现职业性、开放性、实践性、交际性、活用性和协作性,以及多样性等特点。
4.充分利用先进的现代网络技术以及每个行业英语的资源库,为教师和学生提供丰富、便捷的教学资源和全新的学习途径。
Unit 1 Future of Electric Power
Unit Preview
Oral Communication
Workplace Speaking
Situation 1 Asking about a job opening
Situation 2 Attending a job interview
Workplace Listening
Situation 3 Getting better prepared for a job interview
Situation 4 Interviewing for a job of the trainer
Written Communication
Workplace Reading
Passage 1 Green Energy
Passage 2 Causes and Impacts of Thermal Pollution
Workplace Writing A Letter of Job Application
Workplace Project
Career Salon
New Words and Expressions
Unit 2 New Energy Sources
Unit Preview
Oral Communication
Workplace Speaking
Situation 1 Meeting foreign guests at the airport
Situation 2 Checking in at the hotel
Workplace Listening
Situation 3 A toast at a dinner party
Situation 4 Entertaining a foreign guest to a dinner
Written Communication
Workplace Reading
Passage 1 Solar Energy
Passage 2 Wind —— a Global, Renewable Energy Source
Workplace Writing Schedule for Mr. Jackson's Visit
Workplace Project
Career Salon
New Words and Expressions
Unit 3 Survey of Power System
Unit Preview
Oral Communication
Workplace Speaking
Situation 1 Discussing the details for a trip plan
Situation 2 Firing the date for a meeting
Workplace Listening
Situation 3 Making a work plan
Situation 4 Discussing the arrangement for receiving a delegation
Written Communication
Workplace Reading
Passage 1 Different Types of Power Plants
Passage 2 China's State Grid's Smart Grid Plan
Workplace Writing A Letter of Inquiry
Workplace Project
Career Salon
New Words and Expressions
Unit 4 Electrical Equipment
Unit Preview
Oral Communication
Workplace Speaking
Situation 1 Showing visitors around a power plant
Situation 2 Introducing the plant to a group of visitors
Workplace Listening
Situation 3 Making a welcome speech and a brief introduction
Situation 4 Asking for detailed information of the electrical equipment of a power plant
Written Communication
Workplace Reading
Passage 1 Electrical Equipment
Passage 2 Solid State Universal Intelligent Transformer
Workplace Writing A Letter of Offer
Workplace Project
Career Salon
New Words and Expressions
Unit 5 Operation of Power System
Unit Preview
Oral Communication
Workplace Speaking
Situation 1 Discussing the process of a project
Situation 2 Discussing a project plan
Workplace Listening
Situation 3 Planning and scheduling
Situation 4 Discussing the process of completing a project
Written Communication
Workplace Reading
Passage 1 How Does Solar Powered Electricity Work?
Passage 2 How Do Wind Turbines Work? —— Very Easy Process
Workplace Writing Placing and Declining an Order
Workplace Project
Career Salon
New Words and Expressions
Unit 6 Company Culture of Power Business
Unit Preview
Oral Communication
Workplace Speaking
Situation 1 Welcoming a newcomer
Situation 2 Talking about the appendix
Workplace Listening
Situation 3 Safety regulations in workplace
Situation 4 Working together with coworkers
Written Communication
Workplace Reading
Passage 1 The Company Culture of General Electric
Passage 2 Jack Welch's Talents
Workplace Writing Letter of Complaint and Its Reply
Workplace Project
Career Salon
New Words And Expressions
Unit 7 Power Cooperation and Technician Training
Unit Preview
Oral Communication
Workplace Speaking
Situation 1 Business negotiation about electrical devices
Situation 2 Acquiring the detailed information
Workplace Listening
Situation 3 Eastern Power Company profile
Situation 4 Profile of Bohai Boiler Ltd
Written Communication
Workplace Reading
Passage 1 International Exchange and Cooperation
Passage 2 Hectrical Technician Training for Promising Career as Professional Electrician
Workplace Writing Agreement
Workplace Project
Career Salon
New Words and Expressions
Unit 8 Power Market
Unit Preview
Oral Communication
Workplace Speaking
Situation 1 Saying goodbye to a business partner
Situation 2 Seeing off a foreign guest at the airport
Workplace Listening
Situation 3 Making a congratulation speech at the opening ceremony
Situation 4 A congratulation speech at the anniversary celebration
Written Communication
Workplace Reading
Passage 1 Risk Management of Electricity Market
Passage 2 Integrated Power Services: Power House
Workplace Writing An Invitation for Bids
Workplace Project
Career Salon
New Words and Expressions
Vocabulary and Expressions