After graduating from undergraduate studies and starting work, how should one learn chemical engineering English?*
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This post was last edited by A beginner’s guide on 2015-11-24 at 16:19. I majored in Chemical Engineering and Technology and graduated this year; I am currently working in the production of citric acid. Since I need to work abroad, there were no courses in Chemical Engineering English offered during my time at school :( I now want to start learning from scratch and was wondering if any expert could recommend a textbook on chemical engineering English, or provide some tips for learning professional English. I’m a beginner, so any help would be greatly appreciated:work:!
Personally, I think you could go outside and find an intensive course to take*; most cities have English courses available for learning*. Or you could enroll in a course prepared for going abroad. Intensive courses usually take just a few weeks to complete. As the saying goes, it’s better to sharpen one’s skills at the last moment – even if it’s not quick, it will still work. Good luck, hehe. Keep it up!
This post was last edited by A beginner’s guide on 2016-1-12 at 18:45. Of course, these are indeed good methods for using English in everyday conversations. I have been studying at Akaso (those who want to improve their daily spoken English can try out their services at http://t.cn/RAeeRk7); the training offered by similar institutions is quite good as well. But now I need to learn some professional English related to systems; it seems that this tutoring course won’t be sufficient for that, but it can still be useful for studying abroad. There’s no other way; professional English can only be learned through self-study, building the foundation gradually. Still, thanks for your suggestion.
I think it’s necessary to read more professional books and communicate with colleagues abroad
Read: Buy a basic textbook on your field of study, read it carefully, and once you understand the technical terms and related knowledge, your proficiency in that area will improve. Write: Try to write your professional articles in Chinese in English. The more you practice writing in professional English, the better your skills will become. It is said that by communicating bravely with foreigners in your field of expertise, your listening and speaking abilities will improve over time. Try translating standard texts or comprehensive articles in the field of English into Chinese; gradually, your translation skills will also get better. If you have any questions, come to the Haichuan English Forum – there are many professionals from various fields available there. My own field of specialization is metal materials/physical chemistry, as well as corrosion and protection. I welcome members from these fields to ask questions regarding English or professional topics. I can’t claim to know everything in my field, but I should be able to understand and communicate in both Chinese and English regarding all the basic courses in this field, so I can help everyone. But I believe that “God only helps those who ask for help themselves,” so my principle as a professional English technician at Haichuan is to ignore all those so-called \"help requests\" in which people simply write long passages in English without even trying it themselves, relying lazily on others to translate for them.
Is it useful to learn *professional English in the chemical industry?
Take the foreign technical documents, understand them, and then memorize them