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General Academic English

This course is part of Learn English Specialization

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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109 reviews

Intermediate level
Some related experience required
Flexible schedule
9 hours to complete
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.1

109 reviews

Intermediate level
Some related experience required
Flexible schedule
9 hours to complete
Learn at your own pace

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Assessments

26 assignments¹

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Taught in English
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Build your subject-matter expertise

This course is part of the Learn English Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
  • Learn new concepts from industry experts
  • Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
  • Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
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There are 7 modules in this course

Do you want to read and write better in English? Welcome to our course. The course consists of 6 units with different topics: art, man and nature, social issues, engineering and technology, psychology, economics and management. From this course, you will have a good knowledge of general academic English learning skills. We invite you to learn with our teachers and friends from different countries in the videos. Are you ready? Let’s go!

Art in life

What's included

9 videos4 assignments1 discussion prompt

9 videos•Total 62 minutes
  • 1. Introduction•3 minutes
  • 2. Listening•4 minutes
  • 3. Group Discussion•3 minutes
  • 4. Topic and Text•14 minutes
  • 5. Vocabulary•12 minutes
  • 6. Academic Writing•5 minutes
  • 7. Skills Power Station•13 minutes
  • 8. Student Research Project•5 minutes
  • 9. Summary•2 minutes
4 assignments•Total 13 minutes
  • Test 1-2•3 minutes
  • Test 1-3•3 minutes
  • Test 1-6•3 minutes
  • Test 1-8•4 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 3 minutes
  • Discussion questions•3 minutes

human and nature

What's included

9 videos4 assignments1 discussion prompt

9 videos•Total 69 minutes
  • 1. Introduction•2 minutes
  • 2. Listening•3 minutes
  • 3. Group Discussion•3 minutes
  • 4. Topic and Text•16 minutes
  • 5. Vocabulary•17 minutes
  • 6. Academic Writing•6 minutes
  • 7. Skills Power Station•10 minutes
  • 8. Student Research Project•9 minutes
  • 9. Summary•2 minutes
4 assignments•Total 11 minutes
  • Test 2-2•3 minutes
  • Test 2-3•2 minutes
  • Test 2-6•3 minutes
  • Test 2-8•3 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 3 minutes
  • Discussion question•3 minutes

Hot issues in society

What's included

10 videos4 assignments1 discussion prompt

10 videos•Total 61 minutes
  • 1. Introduction•2 minutes
  • 2. Listening•3 minutes
  • 3. Group Discussion•4 minutes
  • 4. Topic and Text 1•11 minutes
  • 4. Topic and Text 2•7 minutes
  • 5. Vocabulary•11 minutes
  • 6. Academic Writing•5 minutes
  • 7. Skills Power Station•5 minutes
  • 8. Student Research Project•10 minutes
  • 9. Summary•2 minutes
4 assignments•Total 13 minutes
  • Test 3-2•3 minutes
  • Test 3-3•3 minutes
  • Test 3-6•3 minutes
  • Test 3-8•4 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 3 minutes
  • Discussion questions•3 minutes

engineering and technology

What's included

10 videos4 assignments1 discussion prompt

10 videos•Total 57 minutes
  • 1. Introduction•2 minutes
  • 2. Listening•4 minutes
  • 3. Group Discussion•4 minutes
  • 4. Topic and Text 1•10 minutes
  • 4. Topic and Text 2•7 minutes
  • 5. Vocabulary•12 minutes
  • 6. Academic Writing•5 minutes
  • 7. Skills Power Station•5 minutes
  • 8. Student Research Project•6 minutes
  • 9. Summary•2 minutes
4 assignments•Total 12 minutes
  • Test 4-2•2 minutes
  • Test 4-3•3 minutes
  • Test 4-6•2 minutes
  • Test 4-8•5 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 3 minutes
  • Discussion questions•3 minutes

the myth of psychology

What's included

10 videos4 assignments1 discussion prompt

10 videos•Total 67 minutes
  • 1. Introduction•2 minutes
  • 2. Listening•4 minutes
  • 3. Group Discussion•4 minutes
  • 4. Topic and Text 1•12 minutes
  • 4. Topic and Text 2•14 minutes
  • 5. Vocabulary•15 minutes
  • 6. Academic Writing•4 minutes
  • 7. Skills Power Station•4 minutes
  • 8. Student Research Project•7 minutes
  • 9. Summary•2 minutes
4 assignments•Total 12 minutes
  • Test 5-2•3 minutes
  • Test 5-3•2 minutes
  • Test 5-6•3 minutes
  • Test 5-8•4 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 3 minutes
  • Discussion questions•3 minutes

management and economy

What's included

10 videos4 assignments1 discussion prompt

10 videos•Total 61 minutes
  • 1. Introduction•3 minutes
  • 2. Listening•5 minutes
  • 3. Group Discussion•4 minutes
  • 4. Topic and Text 1•8 minutes
  • 4. Topic and Text 2•11 minutes
  • 5. Vocabulary•10 minutes
  • 6. Academic Writing•6 minutes
  • 7. Skills Power Station•3 minutes
  • 8. Student Research Project•8 minutes
  • 9. Summary•2 minutes
4 assignments•Total 14 minutes
  • Test 6-2•3 minutes
  • Test 6-3•3 minutes
  • Test 6-6•3 minutes
  • Test 6-8•5 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 3 minutes
  • Discussion questions•3 minutes

What's included

2 assignments1 peer review

2 assignments•Total 20 minutes
  • Vocabulary and Structure 1•10 minutes
  • Vocabulary and Structure 2•10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 45 minutes
  • Video your interview•45 minutes

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Instructors

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4.5 (19 ratings)
Tsinghua University
4 Courses•153,038 learners
Tsinghua University
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Reviewed on Apr 1, 2021

i like this course very much, because i have learned new topics from this course. and this course will help me to be fluent in english. And instructor was very clear in conversation.

MT
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Reviewed on Oct 24, 2020

Thanks to coursera team and Tsinghua University for providing such course. I appreciate your effort by taking education seriously. Thanks

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