[北科大]通用学术英语1 Unit1 Mini-lecture

1. Do we need to define physical objects? Why? (mini-lecture 1) 2. What is a good definition? (mini-lecture 1)

3. How many parts does a formal definition consist of? What are they? (Mini Lecture 1)

Mini-lecture 2

1. How should you make definitions in your research? (mini-lecture 2)

2. How many types of definition you’ve learned from the lecture? What are they？They mainly differ in what way? (mini-lecture 2)

Mini-lecture 3

1. How many note-taking methods are mentioned? Name the picture with corresponding method. Five methods: 1. the Cornell method, 2. the Outline method, 3.the Mapping method, 4. the Charting method, 5. the Sentence method.

2. What is three-step approach(TAB ) of the Mapping method? Step1: Take down the term central to the topic of the lecture.

Step2: Add around the term two main branches, one for the class, the other for differentiating features.

Step3: Branch out like trees and add more relevant information from the lecture.

Mini-lecture 4

1.In the context of academic writing, how many types can definitions be classified into? What are they?

Three. Formal definitions, naming definitions and extended definitions. 2.What do extended definitions include for your target audience? Narrative materials.

Mini-lecture 5

1.Besides nouns themselves, from what can we derive nouns? How?

From other words. One is adding suffixes. (to add -tion, -ment, -ing to verbs; to add -ness, -th to adjectives)

2.How to expand a noun to build a complete sentence? Give one example? By adding more modifying information to nouns.

The core ideas of constructivist learning theory that differentiate it from other theories 1add an adjective pre-modifier ○

2add a relative clause post-modifier ○

3add a “that” clause post-modifier ○

Q:Write an extended definition of a term in your field of study or interest.

Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Android is developed by a consortium of developers known as the Open Handset Alliance, with the main contributor and commercial marketer being Google.

Cultural conflict is a type of conflict that occurs when different cultural values and beliefs clash. It has been used to explain violence and crime. Cultural conflicts are difficult to resolve as parties to the conflict have different beliefs. Cultural conflicts intensify when those differences become reflected in politics, particularly on a macro level. An example of cultural conflict is the debate over abortion. Ethnic cleansing is another extreme example of cultural conflict. Wars can also be a result of a cultural conflict, for example the differing views on slavery were one of the reasons for the American civil war.