Based on course development,trail lectures and survey,the content,teaching method,evaluation,and lab course were investigated to establish Civil Engineering Material course.Firstly,the content should be built by translating the Chinese textbook and specifications by referring the English textbook to make sure the Chinese engineering practices and characteristics are retained in the course.Because of the large amount of knowledge and terminologies,it is suggested to conduct the full-English teaching considering the English level of the students to ensure the knowledge system of following course.Homework can be done in English,but English quizzes require necessary Explanations in Chinese to examine both the students'professional knowledge and English level.For the English-teaching lab course,Chinese is necessary to explain professional English related to experimental objects,equipment,methods and standards,to reduce the use of speaking English.
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