English for the Students of Biology, an EAP textbook for undergraduate university students of Biology, aims to develop the learners’ reading ability in academic contexts. To this end, it:
• includes a variety of up-to-date authentic texts from a wide range of text types and genres
• focuses on fostering reading skills and strategies helpful in disciplinary contexts
• has a broad range of meaningful and engaging tasks and activities
• organizes units around themes to make them reader-friendly
• involves in-depth vocabulary activities
• provides great opportunities for improving grammar in context
• uses translation as both a reading practice and a translation activity
Schematic Chart
Introduction
Unit 1: Cell Biology
Unit 2: Photosynthesis
Unit 3: Inheritance and Heredity
Unit 4: Stem Cells
Unit 5: Evolution
Unit 6: Biodiversity
Unit 7: Viruses
Unit 8: Bacteria
Unit 9: Metabolism
Unit 10: Cancer Biology
Unit 11: Human Digestive System
Unit 12: Symbiosis
Glossed Vocabulary
Biology Terms
References
کتاب حاضر برای دانشجویان رشته زیست شناسی در مقطع کارشناسی به عنوان منبع اصلی درس «زبان تخصصی (ESP)» به ارزش 2 واحد تدوین شده است. امید میرود علاوه بر جامعه دانشگاهی، سایر علاقهمندان نیز از آن بهرهمند شوند.