English for the Students of Architecture, an EAP textbook for undergraduate university students of Architecture, 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: Live the Life of an Architect
Unit 2: Design Matters: Building Interior and Exterior
Unit 3: Green Architecture Is Now in the Spotlight!
Unit 4: The Greatest Architectural Wonders
Unit 5: The Changing Nature of Materials in Architecture
Unit 6: Western Architecture: From Past to Present
Unit 7: Architects Color and Shape Architecture
Unit 8: Mosques: The Gems of Islamic Architecture
Unit 9: The Buzzword of Technology in Architecture
Unit 10: The Contemporary Modern Architecture in Iran
Unit 11: Urban Architecture
Unit 12: The Future of Architecture
References
کتاب حاضر برای دانشجویان رشته معماری 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.