一、课程简介
本课程为动植检专业本科生的选修课,讲授共12学时。选用教材为英文原版教材《Plant Pest and their Control》(Peter G. Fenemore, 1984)。讲授内容涵盖昆虫形态、生物学、分类、生理和生态学等的英文概念、术语、基本知识、基本原理和方法。教学采用讲授、讨论和家庭作业等多种形式,旨在使学生掌握和了解昆虫学常用的英文专业词汇、基本知识、原理和方法,能阅读和理解有关的英文文献,提高专业英语写作和交流水平。
二、能力培养任务
让学生直接接触昆虫学英文原版教材的基本概念、知识和方法等,培养其准确把握专业英语文献句子结构、意群和段落大意等特点,提高读、听、阅读理解和写作等英语综合交流能力,尤其是查阅和理解专业英文文献、写作规范的英文摘要或论文的能力。同时,了解本学科最新的前沿发展动态,拓展和提高学生的学术视野、语言交流表达能力和专业综合素质。
三、《专业外语》(昆虫)课程知识(能力)体系
《专业外语》(昆虫)课程知识(能力)体系
序号 | 知识单元描述 | 知识点 | 对应能力 | 学时 | 要求 |
1 | Introduction | What is entomology? | New words; Realize the features of entomology, insects and the reasons of its biological success | 4 | Know well |
What are insects? | |||||
The biological success of insects | |||||
The possible reasons for insects’ biological success | |||||
2 | The Practical Importance of Insects | Harmful insect activities | New words; Classification of groups depending on insect’s activity | 4 | Know well |
Beneficial insect activities | |||||
Neutral insect activities | |||||
3 | The ecological background to pest control | The reproductive potential of insects | New words; Realize the internal and external causes of pest outbreaks | 3 | Know well |
Environmental factors restricting increase of insect populations | |||||
4 | Quiz | 1 |
四、考核方式
考核方式为线上成绩和线下成绩综合。

