This course is part of the Learn English Specialization

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Learn English SpecializationTsinghua University

About this Course

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Do you want to read and write better in English? Welcome to our course. The course consists of 6 units with different topics: education, manners, personal communication, purpose of living, cultural studies, life science. From this course, you will have a good knowledge of intermediate English reading and writing skills. We invite you to learn with our teachers and friends from different countries in the videos. Are you ready? Let’s go!

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Learn English Specialization

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 11 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish

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Fang Yang

Associate Professor

Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures

56,360 Learners

4 Courses

Wenxia Zhang

Professor

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Tsinghua University

56,360 Learners

4 Courses

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Course 3 of 4 in the

Learn English Specialization

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Intermediate Level

Approx. 11 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish

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Tsinghua University

Free online courses from Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University, founded in 1911, is one of the most prestigious universities in Asia. Tsinghua University consists of 19 schools and 55 departments with faculties in science, engineering, humanities, social sciences, architecture, management, law, medicine, arts and design. As China’s leading institution of advanced learning, Tsinghua is dedicated to excellence in education, research, and social services. Tsinghua has approximately 3,200 faculty members and over 35,000 students, including 3,500 international students from 108 countries. Among its 170,000 alumni are many outstanding scholars, successful entrepreneurs, and distinguished statesmen who have been playing important roles in the development of China.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Education

Education in different countries

2 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 81 min)

11 videos

1.Introduction1m

2.Text A：You’re in. Now pay up7m

3.Key Words11m

4.Sentences5m

5.Text B：Companionship of Books16m

6.Reading Skills6m

7.Cultural Focus12m

8.Writing Doctor7m

9.Study Guide7m

10.Literature Tutor5m

11.Summary1m

5 practice exercises

Test 1-23m

Test 1-54m

Test 1-73m

Test 1-93m

Test 1-103m

Week

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Manners

Manners in life

2 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 79 min)

11 videos

1.Introduction1m

2.Text A：How to Raise Polite Kids in a Rude World7m

3.Key Words6m

4.Sentences5m

5.Text B：American Table Manners14m

6.Reading Skills6m

7.Cultural Focus10m

8.Writing Doctor10m

9.Study Guide8m

10.Literature Tutor5m

11.Summary1m

4 practice exercises

Test 2-23m

Test 2-72m

Test 2-93m

Test 2-103m

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Personal Communication

Communication in life

2 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 85 min)

11 videos

1.Introduction2m

2.Text A: Thanksgiving7m

3.Key Words10m

4.Sentences4m

5.Text B: Why I Want a Wife16m

6.Reading Skills5m

7.Cultural Focus13m

8.Writing Doctor9m

9.Study Guide7m

10.Literature Tutor5m

11.Summary1m

5 practice exercises

Test 3-23m

Test 3-54m

Test 3-72m

Test 3-94m

Test 3-104m

Week

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Purpose of Living

Purpose of life

2 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 74 min)

11 videos

1.Introduction2m

2.Text A：Dreams6m

3.Key Words8m

4.Sentences4m

5.Text B：How to live beautifully?9m

6.Reading Skills6m

7.Cultural Focus13m

8.Writing Doctor8m

9.Study Guide7m

10.Literature Tutor5m

11.Summary1m

5 practice exercises

Test 4-21m

Test 4-53m

Test 4-73m

Test 4-93m

Test 4-104m

About the Learn English Specialization

This specialization is intended for English as a Second Language Learners (elementary, intermediate, and advanced). No prior knowledge is required for these courses. Through 4 courses, Conversational English skills, Just Reading and Writing English 1, Just Reading and Writing English 2, and General Academic English, you will cover the following interesting topics in each course:

1.Meeting new people, the people in your life, eating in and eating out, the reason to learn English, good times and bad times, and hobbies in course 1 will prepare you to have a good knowledge of conversational English skills in your daily life to improve your ability to communicate better in English in a wide range of daily situations and become more fluent and confident in using the language. 2.Feelings, staying healthy, learning, university, cultural differences, and cities in course 2 will prepare you to have a good knowledge of primary English reading and writing skills. 3.Education, manners, personal communication, purpose of living, cultural studies, life science in course 3 will prepare you to have a good knowledge of intermediate English reading and writing skills. 4.Art, man and nature, social issues, engineering and technology, psychology, economics and management in course 4 will prepare you to have a good knowledge of general academic English learning skills for your academic career, covering all aspects of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

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