林业院校的外语教学,是一门工具性质的实践课。目的是要培养学生掌握语言知识与技能,以用来获得专业知识信息与先进技术。因之,我们应以既定目标为前提,不仅传授语言、语法的知识技能,而且要重视阅读与翻译的基本能力的培养。就外语教学本身的规律来讲,除了通过精读这门综合课教学外,还应适当组织“练”的多种形式的实践环节。尤其是自然科学专 Foreign language teaching in forestry colleges is a instrumental practical lesson. The purpose is to train students to master the language knowledge and skills, in order to obtain professional knowledge and information and advanced technology. Therefore, we should set the goal as the premise, not only imparting knowledge and skills of language and grammar, but also emphasizing the cultivation of the basic abilities of reading and translating. As far as the law of foreign language teaching itself is concerned, in addition to intensive reading of this comprehensive course teaching, various forms of practical training of “practice” should also be properly organized. Especially natural sciences