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Learning English for Academic Purposes
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This online course will give you an introduction to the academic language and skills that you will need to study at a university where the teaching is done in English.
What topics will you cover?
- Developing strategies and vocabulary for reading and understanding academic texts.
- Finding, understanding, describing and evaluating information for academic purposes.
- Developing active listening and effective note-making skills.
- Building on language skills to describe problems and cause-and-effect.
- Gathering a range of information, using the skills learned, to integrate into your written report.
- Engaging in peer-to-peer feedback before finalising your report.
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| Length | 6 weeks |
| Effort | 4 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $0 |
| From | The Open University via FutureLearn |
| Instructors | Anna Calvi, Mirjam Hauck, Charlotte Mason |
| Download Videos | Only via web browser |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Languages Humanities |
| Tags | Languages & Cultures |
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| Rating | Not enough ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 6 weeks |
| Effort | 4 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $0 |
| From | The Open University via FutureLearn |
| Instructors | Anna Calvi, Mirjam Hauck, Charlotte Mason |
| Download Videos | Only via web browser |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Languages Humanities |
| Tags | Languages & Cultures |
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