Free online courseEnglish for Academic Purposes
Duration of the online course: 4 hours and 30 minutes
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Enhance your academic English skills with this comprehensive online course, focusing on effective writing, reading, and advanced language techniques.
Course Description
Embark on a comprehensive educational journey with the English for Academic Purposes course offered by The English Language Arts Gallery. This course is meticulously designed for learners aiming to enhance their academic English skills. It is perfect for individuals preparing for academic environments or wishing to improve their proficiency in key aspects of the English language.
The course initiates with an introduction to academic reading, setting a firm foundation for analytical comprehension. Progress to exploring synonyms and collocations while honing descriptive writing abilities. As you advance, delve into the world of affixes and learn the art of making inferences, culminating in timed essay assessments to test your growing skills.
Further into the course, gain insights into the essential essay structures and develop a keen writer's stance, all while learning to recognize bias in text. Structured learning continues with lessons on text structures, crafting effective outlines, and mastering word formation. These modules are crafted to empower you to create coherent and impactful academic texts.
The curriculum is enriched with sessions on reported and quoted speech, summaries, and the formation of complex and compound sentences. Interactive activities on persuasive writing, counterarguments, and practical use of collocations with prepositions ensure a dynamic learning experience.
As the course nears its conclusion, immerse yourself in comparative essay writing using the point-by-point approach. Explore diverse essay structures, transitions, and the skill of annotating and highlighting texts for effective academic work.
Conteúdo do Curso
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Lesson 1 Introduction to Academic Reading
0h20m
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Exercise: What does the video suggest about the main idea in a text?
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Week 2 Lesson 2 Synonyms, Collocations, Descriptive Writing
0h26m
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Exercise: What was being described using rich descriptive language?
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Week 3 Lesson 1 Affixes, Making Inferences, and Timed Essay Assessment
0h28m
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Exercise: What is the function of prefixes in English words?
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Week 4 Lesson 1 Essay Structure, Writer's Stance, and Recognizing Bias
0h23m
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Exercise: What is the Foundation of English Academic Writing?
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Week 4 Lesson 2 Text Structure, Writing Outlines, and Word Formation
0h17m
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Exercise: What is the Structure of the Example Essay?
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Week 5 Lesson 1 Reported Speech, Summaries, Complex/Compound Sentences
0h20m
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Exercise: What are reporting verbs used for in direct speech?
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Week 5 Let's Walk Through Writing a Summary
0h23m
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Exercise: What are key elements of effective summary writing?
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Week 5 Lesson 2 Quoted Speech and Greek
0h17m
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Exercise: Why should academic writers use direct quotations?
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Week 6 Lesson 1 Counterarguments and Collocations with Prepositions
0h21m
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Exercise: What is a counterargument in academic writing?
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Week 6 Lesson 2 Persuasive Writing
0h20m
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Exercise: What distinguishes a persuasive essay from an opinion essay based on structure and purpose?
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Week 7 Lesson 2 Comparative Essay Writing: The Point-by-Point Approach
0h23m
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Exercise: What is the 'point BYO' method in comparative essay writing?
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Video class: English for Academic Purposes Class: Essay Structure, Transitions, Highlighting, and Annotating
0h27m
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Exercise: What is the first step in the writing process according to the lesson?
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