英文教材Prescott’s Microbiology的特点及其发展  

Characteristics and development of English textbook Prescott's Microbiology

作　　者：唐晓峰[1] 唐兵[1] 陈向东[1] 彭方[1] 谢志雄[1] 沈超[1] 李文化[1] 沈萍[1] 

机构地区：[1]武汉大学生命科学学院,湖北武汉430072

出　　处：《微生物学通报》2016年第4期724-729,共6页Microbiology China

基　　金：2011年武汉大学全英文教学课程建设项目~~

摘　　要：Mc Graw-Hill Education出版的Prescott’s Microbiology从1990年第1版至今已有近26年,历经了两代作者更替,迄今已出版了10版。该书是在国际上使用较为广泛的微生物学教材,其内容和版本每三年更新一次,力求及时反映学科前沿水平的新知识、新技术。其内容丰富,精深广博;版式编排设计以读者(学生)需求为本;编排合理,结构灵活;图片精美,设计感强;配套教学资源系统完善。对该教材进行深入的研究,了解其体系、知识结构和内容等,对加强我国高校教材建设具有重要借鉴作用。Prescott＇s Microbiology, published by Mc Graw-Hill Education, have a history of 26 years since the 1st edition. The book now is the 10 th edition, contributed by a new author team since 2008. It has been extensively used as textbook in microbiology course in a lot of country. Its version updated once every 3 years, striving to reflect the new knowledge and technology at the frontier of microbiology. The book provides a balanced, comprehensive introduction to all major areas of microbiology. The presenting of the book was based on the need of readers（students） with readability, reasonable arrangement, flexible structure, exquisite artwork and powerful supporting resources. Analysis of the different versions of the book to understand their knowledge system, structure and content, will be helpful in improving the quality of Chinese textbook for undergraduate students.

关 键 词：Prescott’s MICROBIOLOGY 微生物学 教材 

分 类 号：G642.3[文化科学—高等教育学] Q93-4[文化科学—教育学]