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About the Course

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....

Top reviews

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It was and excellent course not only for learning English bu also to gain knowledge regarding protecting our planet. Many thanks to dear instructors and coursera website!

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Great for the intermediate learner. You would find new terminologies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The materials are easy to be understood and the teachers are communicative.

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By Ayfer K

Jul 20, 2021

Thanks

By khaled M

Feb 8, 2021

thanks

By Reddi S R G E

Feb 28, 2023

Good

By Danil D

Dec 14, 2022

good

By Vanathy D

Feb 15, 2022

good

By enkhujin

Jun 20, 2019

good

By Chang Y

Mar 17, 2019

good

By ЛУК'ЯНЕНКО В

Jun 3, 2023

gg

By Priya V S

Oct 28, 2022

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By Priscila

Nov 17, 2019

The content of the course is very interesting. I got disappointed, however, in peers' evaluation of other peers' assessments. Clearly, most of them do not take a good care of reading what is required when evaluating a assignment not even the assignment itself. I believe that every assignment should be rated by the teacher or mentors only.

By Alanna R

Mar 24, 2020

I like the content but the certificate is below my expectations! It does not even indicate the name of the university in big, bold characters, instead there are just two seals positioned on the upper portion of the document! It does not look professional. I really hope this can be fixed!

By Pablo N P

Mar 17, 2021

El curso está muy centrado en el inglés para divulgación científica. No aprendes mucho de inglés en general, solamente tecnicismos y lenguaje relacionado con la ciencia.

By Tamiris T

Aug 8, 2020

Pela descrição do curso eu imaginei que o foco seriam professores que aplicam a netodologia STEM o que, conforme o cutso foi concluindo, se mostrou muito diferente.

By Abdelkader R

Apr 2, 2023

I think it is amaising experience and helpeful for

my field.

i would like to make more workshop fpr practice the english language.

thank you so much

By Vivien H

Nov 14, 2017

The structure and the content was good and interesting. But the told English was too easy and I expected more detailed scientific content.

By V N L V T

Aug 14, 2020

Well framed course. But there are few knowledge gaps in incorporation of Mathematics and Engineering streams.

By Mehmet S T

Jun 7, 2017

It was nice. But you could add some Math on this course. It was all about scientific vocabulary.

By Jbene M

May 24, 2018

This is about environment and pollution, I'm more interested in technology.

By Anas M

Oct 15, 2017

It's more concerned with science. Few tips on English language.

By Aleksandra K

Oct 1, 2017

ok for beginners

By Виталий Р

Oct 20, 2020

The courseis very simple for adult people.

By Aayush H

Dec 16, 2020

Keeps crashing, not able to submit the assignment.

Cannot type in a normal sequence.

Places the cursor at the start, after every word it resets from the left corner of the typing box.

Great course, but issue with assignment submission, not able to gauge my ability.

By Sina M

Feb 21, 2023

to be honest the course is not related to STEM at all

its all about climate change and the problems related to it

By Altair R

Aug 14, 2024

When i started it was supposed to be a free certificate, now it's a paid one.

By Тамара К

Apr 14, 2022

Nothing useful for STEM. Only some global warming stuff. Waste of time.