Application of the Mixed Teaching Innovation in the English for Science and Technology Teaching

Yong SUN

Abstract


To improve the professional quality of students and train the ability of the students’ innovation research, English for science and technology (EST) is established as a course. According to the characteristics of the applied physics majors, the course training requirements, and the traditional teaching reform of our university, it is innovation to the teaching modes, contents and methods of EST (such as physics in English). The mixed teaching mode for the first time is applied in the student’s classroom. The method made the students to take part in acquired knowledge and achieved a very outstanding teaching result. EST which is the teaching reform and an important professional course can be used for the students to read the professional English literature and professional writing in the future. The mixed teaching innovation in EST has been popular with the students of applied physics.


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Mixed teaching innovation; English for science and technology; Physics in English; Applied physics

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/11045

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