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English Language Skills A2-B1 CEFR: Low-Intermediate SpecializationVoxy

What you will learn

Understand main points when reading or listening to familiar topics encountered in work and daily life.
Develop personal and professional relationships through conversations about planning, advice, interests, and opinions.
Communicate needs through conversation, email, or phone calls with colleagues and customer or while shopping or traveling.
Start a conversation with a friend, colleague, or someone you just met.

Skills you will gain

About this Specialization

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English skills are becoming increasingly essential for overcoming communication barriers and enabling access to knowledge and expertise from around the world. This Specialization will help improve your English language skills from A2 to B1 (CEFR) proficiency for career development, everyday communication, and your personal life. Each course is made up of short, engaging task-based lessons that can be done anywhere, anytime. Lessons include content from the real world, so you will learn from real conversations, emails, phone calls, and messages that you may encounter at work or in your personal life. Learning activities in these courses will take place on Voxy, an innovative English training platform designed for upskilling and real world success. Our task-based, authentic methodology provides a two-for-one opportunity for personal growth: you develop the skills and practical knowledge necessary for your daily activities while improving your English language proficiency at the same time. You’ll achieve your goals faster on Voxy’s innovative platform, which automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills to ensure that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement.

Applied Learning Project

At the end of each course, learners will have the opportunity to personalize their learning experience with an independent study project by selecting content to study based on their goals and interests. Learners can focus on topics to upskill for professional opportunities, or dive deeper into a specific topic of interest. Along the way, they'll learn and apply some research-based language acquisition strategies from expert, Dr. Katie Neilson.

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Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online courses

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Flexible Schedule

Set and maintain flexible deadlines.

Intermediate Level

Approximately 11 months to complete

Suggested pace of 3 hours/week

English

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Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online courses

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

Learn more about Coursera Labs

Flexible Schedule

Set and maintain flexible deadlines.

Intermediate Level

Approximately 11 months to complete

Suggested pace of 3 hours/week

English

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How the Specialization Works

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A Coursera Specialization is a series of courses that helps you master a skill. To begin, enroll in the Specialization directly, or review its courses and choose the one you'd like to start with. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. It’s okay to complete just one course — you can pause your learning or end your subscription at any time. Visit your learner dashboard to track your course enrollments and your progress.

Hands-on Project

Every Specialization includes a hands-on project. You'll need to successfully finish the project(s) to complete the Specialization and earn your certificate. If the Specialization includes a separate course for the hands-on project, you'll need to finish each of the other courses before you can start it.

Earn a Certificate

When you finish every course and complete the hands-on project, you'll earn a Certificate that you can share with prospective employers and your professional network.

There are 7 Courses in this Specialization

Course1

Course 1

Low Intermediate English: Meet & Greet

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In this course, you will develop your English conversational skills that you can use to build your personal and professional relationships. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language learning platform that automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills so that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement.

Each week is made up of engaging, short, task-based lessons that can be done anywhere, anytime. Lessons include content from the real world, so you will learn from dozens of real conversations about a variety of common topics that come up when getting to know someone, like family, where you’re from, and hobbies and interests. By the end of this course, you will feel confident starting or joining just about any conversation!

Course2

Course 2

Low Intermediate English: Calls & Messaging

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In this course, you will learn how to get in touch with all the people in your life by phone, email, text, and even social media. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language learning platform that automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills so that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement.

Course3

Course 3

Low Intermediate English: Help & Information

In this course, you will learn important language for asking for help, giving and understanding directions, and sharing your opinions. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language learning platform that automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills so that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement.

Course4

Course 4

Low Intermediate English: Planning & Organization

In this course, you will learn important language for planning your life, including your social life, your travels, and your work. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language learning platform that automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills so that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement.

Instructors

Rebecca Payne-Passmore

Manager of Content and Publishing

Product

12,135 Learners

7 Courses

Dr. Katharine Nielson

Chief Education Officer

VOXY

71,830 Learners

8 Courses

Offered by

Voxy

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the refund policy?
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Can I just enroll in a single course?
Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
Can I take the course for free?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.
Is this course really 100% online? Do I need to attend any classes in person?
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?
This Specialization doesn't carry university credit, but some universities may choose to accept Specialization Certificates for credit. Check with your institution to learn more.
How long does it take to complete the Specialization?
The Specialization is made up of over 100 hours of real-world content, which is structured into 7 Courses. Each Course includes 5-6 weeks of new content (Week 1 repeats in all courses). The estimated workload is 3-4 hours per week.
What background knowledge is necessary?
You should have an A2 level of English:
Have short conversations
Read short texts and signs
Communicate basic questions and needs
If you don't know your English proficiency level, you can take a proficiency test at the beginning of any course to see if this is the right Specialization for you.
Do I need to take the courses in a specific order?
The courses are designed so that you can take them in any order, except for the last course (Personal & Professional Growth) which must be taken last.
The orientation and onboarding materials are available in each course, but you will only be required to complete then once.
What will I be able to do upon completing the Specialization?
By the end of the Specialization, you will have B1 level English proficiency. You will be able to:
Understand main points when reading or listening to familiar topics encountered in work and daily life.
Develop personal and professional relationships through conversations about planning, advice, interests, and opinions.
Communicate needs through conversation, email, or phone calls with colleagues and customer or while shopping or traveling.

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English Language Skills A2-B1 CEFR: Low-Intermediate Specialization

What you will learn

Skills you will gain

About this Specialization

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