This course will help non-native English speakers improve their listening and note-taking skills for the purpose of listening to academic lectures. You will learn techniques for improving your understanding and skills for taking more effective notes, and you will get lots of practice in using these. If you're planning to attend college classes in English, then this class is for you.
This course is part of the Learn English: Advanced Academic Speaking and Listening Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Welcome
What is Academic Listening and Why is It Important?
Identifying Topic and Purpose
Identifying Main Ideas and Details
Identifying Stance and Speaker Attitude
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- 5 stars73.43%
- 4 stars17.33%
- 3 stars2.96%
- 2 stars2.05%
- 1 star4.21%
TOP REVIEWS FROM ACADEMIC LISTENING AND NOTE-TAKING
That was a great course with great teaching method I really enjoyed and I would participate in many other courses too
Thanks from Coursera for providing this opportunity for me.
I haven't taken this course yet, I'm sure it is good but I would like to unenroll as it is not what I am looking for at the moment.
A highly effective course for non-native English speakers. You can improve both your English and academic note-taking skills.
I have improve my listening skills, but I think it's necesary to have a high level of english for can learn more in this course.
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