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English for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Welcome to English for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, a course created by the University of Pennsylvania, and funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs. To enroll in this course for free, click on “Enroll now” and then select "Full Course. No certificate." If you want to get a Coursera Verified Certificate for free, please fill out the Financial Aid form. This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in improving their English skills in the sciences. In this course, you will explore some of the most innovative areas of scientific study, while expanding your vocabulary and the language skills needed to share scientific information within your community. In unit 1, you will learn how to preview texts and practice some of the language used to make comparisons when talking about global warming and climate change. In unit 2, you will examine the chemistry of climate change and the language of cause and effect. In Unit 3, you will learn about some of the impacts of Climate Change and the language used to describe these effects. In Unit 4, you will learn reading strategies that can help you explore the science behind some new energy systems. In the final unit, you will investigate practical advances in Nanotechnology that help slow down climate change, while developing your own research skills in English. Unless otherwise noted, all course materials are available for re-use, repurposing and free distribution under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license. Supplemental reading materials were provided by Newsela, which publishes daily news articles at a level that's just right for each English language learner.

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Rating 4.8 based on 331 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Starts Jul 3 (46 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Instructors Jack Sullivan, Alyssa Swanson
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Language English
Subjects Engineering Social Sciences Science Languages Humanities
Tags Physical Science And Engineering Mechanical Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability Language Learning Learning English

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Excellent course, I recommend it to learn about climate change and improve English!

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Great Content both technical (about climate change) and language wise.thank you.

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While you are learning about modal verbs, present progressive, and intensifiers, you will learn a lot of information about climate change and renewable energy.

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It fulfilled my purpose as the the English taught here is clear and without stress (you can speed up the video whenever you want), to add to that it taught me a lot of knowledge about climate change and scientific findings new to me.

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It is a very informative course and has developed my knowledge about global warning and its consequences along with English Language structures.

Few tips on English language.

Bringing a real background to study, in this case climate change, has not only made it easier to learn the English language, but also gave us a deeper understanding of what is really happening to the world.

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It helps me with my vocabularies and the tutors' teaching method is fun and interacting with games and discussion forums, and the assignments are just cool and helped me with my pronounciation and of course give me a better understanding in global warming.

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The Global warming theme is such timely to teach now to educate my students about their part in alleviating this global warming trend.

GREAT TECNIQUE AND INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ENVIROMENT The topics covered in the STEM course are of transcendence for all of us, how it is alternative sources of renewable energy and reduce global warming Today I'm more confident and excited to keep practicing and learning english Es un curso excelente.

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I am learning insights on how to help lessen the global warming.

Easy to follow up, easy to understand and attain knowledge about why global warming is world's serious problem.

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I have learned so much that I'm very excited to share them with my students.

A lot of information i get from this course which i can use in my class discussions.Thank you so much.

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renewable energy

Nice course, not only for learning English, also to be familiar with causes and effects of Climate Change in our world, and the new sources for creating renewable energy.

[1][2]It is an important source of renewable energy and its technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on how they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power.

I learned great on nanotechnology and how scientists are involved in testing new materials to increase the renewable energy system.

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language skills

It helps you to improve English language skills It's more concerned with science.

Very good way to teach both, STEM language skills and the Greenhouse Effect problem.

love it I recommend this course because it contributed to much my knowledge, especially with my English language skills.

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Rating 4.8 based on 331 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Starts Jul 3 (46 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Instructors Jack Sullivan, Alyssa Swanson
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Engineering Social Sciences Science Languages Humanities
Tags Physical Science And Engineering Mechanical Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability Language Learning Learning English

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