天津医科大学专业外语2.pptVIP

Medical English Lecture 2: English Communication in a Laboratory Zhang Ning Research Center of Basic Medical Sciences Tianjin Medical University nzhangchina@ Improve Your Spoken English Everyday English only uses about 2000 words, you don’t need to remember a dictionary to speak English Watch news in English everyday Watch a TV series, such as Friends Try to talk to your mentor in English Try to discuss science in English with your colleagues Improve Your English Writing The difference between writing in English and in Chinese Writing in English is Easy: make it simple and clear Make your idea clear, topic sentences, one point in one paragraph, Expand and support your argument, a few frequently used words: suggest, indicate, show, demonstrate, required, sufficient, essential, contribute to…. Summary and Speculations, taken together, in sum, Revise, Revise, and Revise Recommended Readings for English in General Barack Obama Dreams of My Father Winston Churchill My Early Life Bertrand Russell Autobiography of Bertrand Russell Acquire Basic Knowledge Go to seminars Participate a journal club Read Reviews Read papers, read a lot of papers Who did what at where, and how? Generate your own ideas Reading a Paper Who did What at Where Reading a Paper Read Abstract First Read a Paper Followed by Figures and Results Reading a Paper Then, Discussion…… Participate a Journal Club Presentation, in ppt format, one paper/talk, background, results in details, other related works… Listen to a journal club, critical thinking, ask questions Scientific Ideas The difference between science and technology Find question and develop your own hypothesis The hypothesis driven research versus fishing expedition The hypothesis need to be novel and testable Case Study What has been known Metastasis, the major cause of morbidity and mortality in many cancers, ……. is mediated by chemotaxis, the directional movement of a cell following an extracellular chemical gradien