Architecture, Environment and Equipment Engineering Professional English

Author: Zhang Guoqiang, Chen Youming, Wang Hanqing, Chen Huixin, Zou Shenghua (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: With China's entry into the WTO and the widespread use of the Internet, opportunities and conditions have been provided for international exchanges among Chinese scientists and technologists, while also bringing significant pressure. Students majoring in Architectural Environment and Equipment Engineering, after completing two years of basic and scientific English studies, need to gain knowledge in professional English. The purposes are: first, to expand professional vocabulary to facilitate reading professional literature; second, to master English literature research skills; third, to stay informed about international developments in their field. Among these, the latter two have distinct contemporary characteristics: before China's reform and opening-up, international exchanges were limited, and literature reading was often passive, with students not necessarily needing to understand international trends. However, today, the volume of international literature has increased to an enormous level, making it even more important to actively seek useful documents than passively read them. At the same time, students, regardless of whether they plan to work in science and technology domestically or