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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
English for Academic Purposes: a MOVE-ME Project Course
Università per Stranieri di Siena (UniStraSi) and The Open University
This online course is part of the EU-funded MOVE-ME project. The course raises awareness of learning to learn strategies applied to the understanding and production of academic texts. It encourages reflection on and application of metacognitive skills and strategies needed to approach academic discourse in general and in some discipline-specific contexts in particular: Arts & Humanities, Science & Technology, Law, Economics.
6 weeks, 4 hours per week
Laura McLoughlin
Lecturer above the Bar, School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures
NUI Galway
KAN Qian
Senior Lecturer in Modern Languages, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics
The Open University, UK
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify and discuss features of English for Academic Purposes.
- Explore and apply skills and strategies for understanding aural and written academic texts.
- Develop and integrate different skills and strategies for producing aural and written academic texts.
- Reflect on and deepen your understanding of the features of academic texts
Syllabus
- Week 1 is an introduction to the MOOC itself and to the concept of ‘academic’ discourse.
- Week 2 focuses on developing skills and strategies when listening to academic talks.
- Week 3 concentrates on developing skills and strategies necessary for reading academic texts.
- Week 4 focuses on acquiring and/or enhancing skills and strategies for writing academic texts.
- Week 5 is devoted to speaking in academic contexts such as how to structure and give academic oral presentations.
- Week 6 is a summary of the course with closing remarks, activities and the final test.
Issued on 25th April 2018
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