本教程内容分为8个单元和4个附录，每个单元包括3篇听力材料，配有听力理解和会话练习。为增加学员在国际标准化活动方面的英语知识和词汇量，每个单元还选用了自学用阅读材料。为提高学员自主学习的能力和便于老师授课，教材改为学生用书和教师用书。本书为学生用书，包括：英文听力课文和会话的录音光盘、练习、单词及短语的中文解释和英文阅读课文。

Unit 1 International Standardization Organizations

Part One Listening Selections

Selection One The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Selection Two The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

Selection Three The International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)

Part Two Conversation

Part Three Reading Materials

1 The History of IEC (1)

2 The ISO Story (1)

Unit 2 Operation of International Standardization Organizations

Part One Listening Selections

Selection One The Operation of ISO

Selection Two The Operation of IEC

Selection Three ITU-T Study Group Management

Part Two Conversation

Part Three Reading Materials

1 The History of IEC (2)

2 The ISO Story (2)

Unit 3 International Standards

Part One Listening Selections

Selection One IEC Publications

Selection Two How ISO/IEC Standards are Developed

Selection Three Approval of Recommendations

Part Two Conversation

Part Three Reading Materials

1 The ISO Story (3)

2 The ISO Story (4)

Unit 4 Participation in ISO/IEC Technical Work

Part One Listening Selections

Selection One Guidelines for Selecting Areas of Participation

Selection Two Participation in the Work of ISO/IEC Technical Committee and Subcommittee

Selection Three Working Groups

Part Two Conversation

Part Three Reading Materials

The ISO Story (5)

Unit 5 International Standardization Meetings

Part One Listening Selections

Selection One Whom a Delegate Represents

Selection Two Preparation of Delegations to Meetings

Selection Three Reporting on Meetings

Part Two Conversation

Part Three Reading Materials

72nd IEC General Meeting

Unit 6 Adopting International Standards

Part One Listening Selections

Selection One Advantages from Adoption of International Standards

Selection Two Adoption of International Standards as Regional or National Standards

Selection Three Degrees of Correspondence

Part Two Conversation

Part Three Reading Materials

Guide 21-1 Regional or National Adoption of International Standards and other International Deliverables--Part 1: Adoption of International Standards

Unit 7 Conformity Assessment

Part One Listening selections

Selection One An Introduction to ISO Conformity Assessment Work

Selection Two Use of Testing in Conformity Assessment-Some Basic Principles (1)

Selection Three Use of Testing in Conformity Assessment-Some Basic Principles (2)

Part Two Conversation

Part Three Reading Materials

1 The ISO Story (6)

2 The ISO Story (7)

Unit 8 Visits for International Standardization

Part One Listening Selections

Selection One About BSI Group

Selection Two An Introduction to UL

Selection Three Siemens from Workshop to Global Player

Part Two Conversation

Part Three Reading Materials

ISO Policies and Procedures for Copyright, Copyright Exploitation Rights and

Sales of ISO Publications--ISO POCOSA 2005

Annex A Abbreviations and Acronyms Related to International Standardization--Act ivit ies

Annex B General Vocabulary Related to International Standardization Activities

Annex C Types of ISO/IEC Publications and Frequently Used Practical Writings in International Standardization Activities

Annex D An Introduction to Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China