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Aprende español académico

¿Estás estudiando en un país hispanohablante? Mejora tu español oral y escrito y tu comprensión en contextos académicos.

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Aprende español académico

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Conoce las características del español académico

En este curso practicarás la comunicación fluida en español en contextos académicos.

Desarrollarás destrezas orales de producción y recepción con audios y videos que te ayudarán a prepararte para elaborar presentaciones orales y ensayos académicos en español.

Aprenderás cómo producir diferentes tipos de textos académicos escritos, desde notas y resúmenes hasta ensayos extendidos.

Practicarás tu expresión escrita usando textos en español académico, y explorarás y compararás el uso de los registros coloquial y académico. Contarás con las explicaciones gramaticales, sintácticas y léxicas en español.

What topics will you cover?

  • Vida universitaria en España
  • Características del español académico
  • Técnicas para mejorar la comprensión auditiva y para tomar notas
  • Recursos para hablar de tendencias y cifras en español y para la presentación de gráficos y tablas
  • Usos inclusivos de la lengua española
  • Herramientas para realizar presentaciones orales en español
  • Estrategias de aprendizaje: práctica distribuida, práctica intercalada, recordar lo aprendido, aprendizaje de conceptos abstractos a partir de ejemplos concretos, codificación dual, elaboración

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What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Objetivos de aprendizaje
  • Al completar el curso, vas a ...
  • Desarrollar habilidades en español para interactuar en situaciones académicas
  • Familiarizarte con las características del registro académico
  • Perfeccionar tus destrezas para escuchar, tomar notas y preparar presentaciones de manera eficaz
  • Adquirir estrategias de aprendizaje eficaces

Who is the course for?

El curso está diseñado principalmente para que los estudiantes universitarios lo estudien de manera independiente como complemento a su estancia de estudios en el extranjero Recomendado a partir del nivel B1.

Who will you learn with?

I'm a lecturer in Spanish at the Open University. I'm fascinated by languages, how they work, and how we learn them.

Profesor de Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura en la Universidad de Alicante.
http://www.literaturainfantilyjuvenileninternet.blogspot.com

I am the Head of Spanish at The Open University. I have taught all levels of Spanish, mainly at Higher Education institutions in Great Britain. More info: http://www.open.ac.uk/people/mfg76

I am a PhD student at The Open University.
I am interested in discovering how people learn in MOOCs related to language education.
More info: http://www.open.ac.uk/people/blcg2

Who developed the course?

The Open University

As the UK’s largest university, The Open University (OU) supports thousands of students to achieve their goals and ambitions via supported distance learning, helping to fit learning around professional and personal life commitments.

  • Established

    1969
  • Location

    Milton Keynes, UK
  • World ranking

    Top 510Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020

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