国际会议交流英语国际会议交流英语unit1.ppt

1、1,国际会议交流英语,本课程主要适用于具有大学英语六级水平或具有相当水平的专业人员。旨在进一步提高他们的学术英语表达能力，特别是提高学生使用英语在国际学术会议中宣读论文、即席答辩和交谈讨论的实际能力。,2,本课程特点是：,1注意突出学生“提高阶段”英语教学的层次较高、应用面广、学术性强的特点，注重培养学习者用英语进行国际学术交流的实际能力。2力求从实际出发，注重选材的先进性、实用性、针对性和导向性，确保内容全面、材料翔实、例证丰富、语言规范。3注意与“基础阶段”内容的衔接以及“提高阶段”课程内部的融会贯通。,3,国际会议交流英语是一个双重目的的课程，既有会议交流的基本知识，又有英语运用的综合训

2、练，两条线索交叉展开。本课程将以国际学术会议的活动为序，主要内容包括：会议信息，会议联系，会议文稿，预读试讲，演讲开场，展开表达，结束演讲，现场提问，即席答辩，专业交谈，以及组织会议，主持讨论，会后联系等。,4,每个单元都设置有：Topical Highlights(专题要点)，Theme Presentation(正文描述)Reflections and Practice(思考与实践)。,5,Unit 1Obtaining Conference Information,Topical Highlights Theme Presentation1.Different Kinds of Meet

3、ings2.Principal Conference Activities3.Classified Conference Information4.Available Information Sources,6,Reflections and Practice 1.Oral Work 2.Written Work 3.Research Work,7,Topical Highlights,Different Kinds of Meetings:meeting,conference,symposium,congress,convention,forum,seminar,workshop,collo

4、quium,etc.,8,Principal Conference Activities:formal meetings,informal meetings,audio&visual presentations,teaching&consulting services,exhibitions and business talks,visits and other social activities:,9,Classified Conference Information:general information,paper submission提交 information,organizatio

5、nal information,participants information,conference program information,10,Available Information Sources:specialized periodicals 期刊announcing meetings,professional journals and magazines carrying meeting announcements,conference documents,centers/departments specialized in meetings or other internat

6、ional communication,11,Theme Presentation,1.Different Kinds of MeetingsNowadays,there are thousands of international meetings held worldwide every year.However,their names are different.They can be generally differentiated as follows.,12,1)Meeting,Meeting is a general and summary term of various kin

7、ds of assembly of people for a particular purpose.Its original meaning is to meet with each other,or to put heads together.In this sense,if there are more than two persons coming together,talking and discussing,the event can be called a meeting.,13,2)Conference,Conference讨论协商会 is a kind of formal me

8、eting,often lasting for a few days.It is organized on a particular subject to bring together people who have a common interest.At a conference,formal discussions usually take place.Comparatively,conference generally refers to a specialized professional or academic event.,14,3)Symposium,Symposium研讨会(

9、pi.symposia/symposiums)is also a kind of meeting,but it refers exclusively to the meeting for specialized academic discussion.At a symposium,experts,scholars,and other participants of a particular field discuss a particular subject.Compared with conference,a symposium is usually narrower and more sp

10、ecific in the range of topics.,15,4)Congress,The basic characteristic of a congress is that it is usually attended by representatives or delegates who belong to national or international,governmental or non-governmental organizations.It is held to discuss issues,ideas,and policies of public interest

11、.,16,5)Convention,Convention（政党、某一职业 大会）is a kind of routine meeting,at which a large gathering of people meet and discuss the business of their organization or political group,such as the annual convention of the union,the biannual 一年两次的convention of the Metal Society.,17,6)Forum,Forum论坛 is in fact

12、 a kind of public meeting,at which people exchange ideas and discuss issues,especially important public issues.,18,7)Seminar,Seminar is usually a class-like meeting,where participants discuss a particular topic or subject that is presented by several major speakers.Different from the general situati

13、on of a meeting,the presentations are mainly given by chief speakers,while other people first listen and then join them.In this sense,a seminar can be taken as lecturing plus discussionthe discussion being a follow-up of the lecturing.,19,8)Workshop,Workshop originally means a room or building which

14、 contains tools or machinery;for making or repairing things,especially by using wood or metal.Regarding meeting,it refers to a period of discussion or practical work on a particular subject in which a group of people learn about the subject by sharing their knowledge or experience.,20,9)Colloquium,C

15、olloquium is sometimes a formal word for seminar.It is usually a large academic seminar like panel discussion.Colloquium is usually attended by certain invited experts or professionals in a particular field.Participants of the meeting will express their ideas and opinions around a specific topic.,21

16、,Apart from the above meetings,there are also other forms or names of meetings such,as summit,assembly,rally,gatherings and so on,which will not be detailed one by one here.As to some sub-categoried meetings,they will be discussed in connection with specific conference activities in the following sections.,22,2 Principal Conference Activities,Activities in a conference may vary.Such activities as formal meetings,informal meetings,visual and audio presentations,teaching and consultations,exhibiti