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Beginner Level
Approx. 23 hours to complete
English

What you will learn

  • academic English language skills to communicate effectively in spoken and written contexts

  • strategies to read academic materials and take notes more efficiently

  • guidelines for common assignments in undergraduate courses such as academic presentations and essay writing

Skills you will gain

  • Academic Writing
  • listening
  • academic reading
  • oral presentations
  • note-taking
Flexible deadlines
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Shareable Certificate
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100% online
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Coursera Labs
Includes hands on learning projects.
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Beginner Level
Approx. 23 hours to complete
English

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Rice University

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1
Week 1
7 hours to complete

Listening, Speaking and Critical Thinking

7 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 21 min), 7 readings, 7 quizzes
Week2
Week 2
6 hours to complete

Writer's Workshop

6 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 25 min), 7 readings, 8 quizzes
Week3
Week 3
8 hours to complete

Reading and Note Taking

8 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 14 min), 8 readings, 9 quizzes
Week4
Week 4
2 hours to complete

Application Project

2 hours to complete
1 reading

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