In this course-- The Academic Encounters: Human Behavior ,  students will improve their English proficiency and develop the skills that they will need to be successful when they come to study in their own future academic subject area in English.  
     This  course mainly consists of two parts:  A) Reading and Writing B) Watching, Listening and Speaking. Both are designed to help students to enhance their academic capability by learning:
 what to  listen for  and read in academic texts
 How to think critically about what they have listened and read
How to participate in conversations and more formal discussions, give presentations in academic style
How to write in academic style
strategies for dealing with academic vocabulary and
note-taking skills and study techniques
      
      At the end of this semester, students will be  better prepared for their future academic subject and more confident in their English communication  skills as in this course they will not only be  exposed to abundant new information about research findings and theories related to human behavior but also be trained to think critically and apply English in an academic style.

Basic English is a core compulsory course for non-English major undergraduates of SCNU as an important part of their general education. The materials of the course units are close to the college students' study and life, covering a wide  range of natural sciences, humanities and social sciences, concerning science, technology, economy，history, literature, philosophy, life, social problems and so on. The major task of this course is to cultivate students’ comprehensive ability of reading, writing ,listening and speaking general English in life and academic study, as well as their ability of cross-cultural communication between Chinese and foreign cultures, so as to meet the students’ basic needs of college study, international communication, and future work and employment, and enhance their autonomous learning ability and cultural literacy.