使用外国教材进行《微生物学》英语教学的体会

采用Prescott等编撰的第5版(2002出版)为教材进行了两届生物类专业本科生的微生物学全英语教学,深切地体会到该书是一本内容丰富、结构灵活、重视对学生能力培养的优秀教材.教材内容将知识系统性和基础性有机结合,紧跟学科发展前沿,充分体现出先进性.对于教师建立科学的课堂讲授体系、丰富教学内容、保证教学效果发挥重要作用.采用英语原版教材全英文授课,有助于培养学生国际化视野和全球化发展的适应能力.

English Teaching Experience of Microbiology Course Using Original Edition of English Textbook

The practice of English teaching of microbiology course using the original edition of Microbiology (Prescott LM et al., 5e, 2002) as textbook have been carried out for two years for undergraduate students majoring in Biology. The strengths of this book are comprehensive coverage, flexibility of organizing, and emphasis on the enhancing the overall ability of students. Its content is excellent with fundamental knowledge, systematic arrangement and up-to-date currency, which helps instructor to construct a suitable system in the course structure and curriculum, as well as to enrich the teaching content and to increase teaching effectiveness. The selection of original edition of English textbook in microbiology course is useful to train high-quality biological talents possessing international view and the adaptive ability of globalization process.