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Intermediate English: The Media

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Read and react to current events  and news reports, and talk about your news consumption.

  • Engage with other people on social media and discuss concerns and controversies regarding social media.

  • Read professional articles and blogs on a variety of topics.

  • Follow interviews and Q&As, both spoken and written.

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Assessments

24 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the English Language Skills B1-B2 CEFR: Intermediate 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
  • Earn a shareable career certificate

There are 6 modules in this course

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 news articles, social media posts, professional development content, and conversations about current issues and controversies regarding the media. By the end of the course, you will feel confident navigating and reacting to all kinds of media in English, whether mainstream news reports, social media, or professional articles and blogs.

This week, you will learn about this course and understand how to use Voxy's innovative platform.

What's included

4 videos4 readings2 assignments1 app item

4 videos•Total 10 minutes
  • Welcome to the Intermediate English Specialization•4 minutes
  • Sample Voxy Lesson•4 minutes
  • Studying with Real World Content•1 minute
  • Introduction to 'Intermediate English: The Media'•1 minute
4 readings•Total 45 minutes
  • Do You Need the Voxy App?•10 minutes
  • About Voxy Lessons•10 minutes
  • Needs Analysis & Voxy Orientation•5 minutes
  • Introduction to 'Intermediate English: The Media'•20 minutes
2 assignments•Total 25 minutes
  • Is This Course The Right Level For You?•15 minutes
  • Learning Goals•10 minutes
1 app item•Total 60 minutes
  • Needs Analysis & Voxy Orientation•60 minutes

This week, you will learn about different ways to follow the news and where people look to find out what's happening in the world. You will also learn how to discuss your feelings about what you see or hear in the news.

What's included

4 readings4 assignments4 app items

4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Reading News Articles•5 minutes
  • Watching News Reports•5 minutes
  • Where You Get Your News•5 minutes
  • Reacting to the News•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 40 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
4 app items•Total 220 minutes
  • Reading News Articles•55 minutes
  • Watching News Reports•55 minutes
  • Where You Get Your News•55 minutes
  • Reacting to the News•55 minutes

In this module, you will explore the world of social media and how it can impact our lives beyond the screen. In addition to the different uses of it, you'll also learn about some of the risks associated with sharing information online.

What's included

4 readings4 assignments4 app items

4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Engaging With Other Users•5 minutes
  • Managing Usage•5 minutes
  • Privacy and Security•5 minutes
  • Social Media and Society•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 40 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
4 app items•Total 220 minutes
  • Engaging With Other Users•55 minutes
  • Managing Usage•55 minutes
  • Privacy and Security•55 minutes
  • Social Media and Society•55 minutes

This week, you will learn how to grow your hard and soft skills to advance your career. You'll also learn how to make yourself stand out in a crowded job market by maintaining an online presence.

What's included

4 readings4 assignments4 app items

4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Online Presence and Personal Brand•5 minutes
  • Motivation and Productivity•5 minutes
  • Professional Development•5 minutes
  • Integrity and Empowerment in the Workplace•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 40 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
4 app items•Total 220 minutes
  • Online Presence and Personal Brand•55 minutes
  • Motivation and Productivity•55 minutes
  • Professional Development•55 minutes
  • Integrity and Empowerment in the Workplace•55 minutes

In this module, you will see, read about, and hear people being interviewed. Along with hearing about diverse perspectives and getting advice from successful people, you'll learn how to promote products and services and make predictions about the future in an interview context.

What's included

4 readings4 assignments4 app items

4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • What Advice Would You Give?•5 minutes
  • Promoting Products and Services•5 minutes
  • Change and Looking to the Future•5 minutes
  • Identity and Representation•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 40 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
4 app items•Total 220 minutes
  • What Advice Would You Give?•55 minutes
  • Promoting Products and Services•55 minutes
  • Change and Looking to the Future•55 minutes
  • Identity and Representation•55 minutes

This week, you will use everything you learned to use both written and spoken forms of media.

What's included

5 readings6 assignments3 discussion prompts

5 readings•Total 70 minutes
  • About the Writing Task•10 minutes
  • Self-Evaluation and Example•30 minutes
  • About the Speaking Task•10 minutes
  • How to Hedge (When You're Not Sure)•10 minutes
  • Congratulations!•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 185 minutes
  • How to Write a Personal Brand Message•30 minutes
  • Task: Your Personal Brand•60 minutes
  • Reflection •15 minutes
  • How to Hedge (When You're Not Sure)•20 minutes
  • Task: Did You See the News?•30 minutes
  • Self-Evaluation, Example, and Reflection•30 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 90 minutes
  • Discuss With Your Peers•30 minutes
  • Discuss With Your Peers•30 minutes
  • Reflect On Your Progress•30 minutes

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