本教材全面覆盖研究生主要学术活动，包括：学术英语的内涵和特征；学术英语问题自我诊断及解决途径；文献获取、文献管理和文献综述的工具和方法；如何聆听学术报告；如何辨析国际会议信息；如何开展学术目的的英语通信和交谈；如何进行学术会议报告；如何进行学术目的的英语提问与回答；如何用英语主持学术会议；师生如何共建模拟国际学术大会等。每个单元由教学目标、课前问题、学术英语困难情景、翻转课堂、对分课堂、课后反思与实践、语言工具箱构成，实现了课前、课中和课后无缝衔接。
本教材可作为高等学校硕士生和博士生英语教材，也可供其他需要提高英语学术交流能力的人员使用。

Part One Approaching Academic English
UNIT 1 Getting Acquainted with Academic English
1.1 Overall Impression of Academic English
1.1.1 A Glance over Written Academic English
1.1.2 A Glimpse of Spoken Academic English
1.2 Salient Features of Academic English
1.2.1 Vocabulary
1.2.2 Hedging
1.3 Differentiating Academic English & General English
1.3.1 Main Features of Spoken Academic English
1.3.2 Main Features of Written Academic English
UNIT 2 Cultivating Academic English Competencies
2.1 Diagnosing Your Academic English Language Competencies
2.1.1 Identifying General Problems with Your Academic English Communication
2.1.2 Understanding Specific Academic English Communication Language Abilities Scales
2.1.3 Locating the Gap Between Your Language Abilities and the Standards
2.2 Ways to Improve Academic Communication Competencies
2.2.1 Improving Academic Communication Language Abilities
2.2.2 Enhancing Academic English Non-language Abilities
2.2.3 Grasping Essential Skills for Communication in the Main Oral Academic Scenarios
Part Two Stepping into Academia
UNIT 3 Accessing Academic English Literature
3.1 Literature Sources and Types
3.1.1 Literature Sources
3.1.2 Major Literature Types
3.2 Retrieval Databases, Methods and Strategies
3.2.1 Retrieval Databases
3.2.2 Search Terms for Retrieval
3.2.3 Retrieving Methods
3.2.4 Retrieving Strategies
3.3 Tracking and Ordering Literature
3.3.1 Literature Tracking and Ordering Tools
3.3.2 Challenges and Precautions
UNIT 4 Managing Academic English Literature
4.1 Reference Management Tools
4.1.1 Some English Literature Management Tools
4.1.2 Main Features of English Literature Management Tools
4.2 Principles and Steps to Manage Academic English Documents
4.2.1 Following Some Principles to Manage Documents
4.2.2 Managing Documents in Pre-reading
4.2.3 Managing Documents in Preliminary Reading
4.2.4 Managing Documents in In-depth Reading
4.2.5 Managing Documents in Writing
4.2.6 Important Tips for Literature Management
UNIT 5 Reviewing Academic English Literature
5.1 Selecting Sources
5.1.1 Reviewing Literature
5.1.2 Evaluating Sources
5.2 Structuring a Literature Review
5.2.1 Contents of a Literature Review
5.2.2 Ways of Grouping a Literature Review
5.3 Citing Sources
5.3.1 Plagiarism
5.3.2 Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Direct Quotation
5.4 Following Academic Conventions in Referencing
5.4.1 Styles of Referencing
5.4.2 Verbs of Referencing
Part Three Basic Academic English Communication
UNIT 6 Sitting in English Academic Lectures
6.1 Be Active Listeners
6.1.1 What Is Special of an Academic Lecture
6.1.2 Focusing on Language Use Strategy in Lectures
6.1.3 Taking Notes
6.1.4 Identifying Topic Sentences
6.2 Evaluating While Listening
6.3 Raising Questions for Further Understanding
6.3.1 Functions of Asking Questions
6.3.2 Purposes of Asking Questions
UNIT 7 Asking and Answering Academic Questions
7.1 Understanding Questions
7.1.1 Reasons for Asking Questions
7.1.2 Questioning in Q&A Session
7.2 Asking Questions
7.2.1 Template of Asking a Question
7.2.2 Types of Questions
7.3 Answering Questions
7.3.1 General Skills for Answering Questions
7.3.2 Direct Answers
7.3.3 Avoidance
UNIT 8 Corresponding for Academic Purposes
8.1 Introduction of Academic Correspondence
8.1.1 Definition of Academic Correspondence
8.1.2 Various Purposes of English Academic Correspondence
8.2 Features of English Academic Correspondence
8.2.1 Format