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Introducing the topic - what does English feel like?

Nicole talks about some of the reasons that people learn English and how they feel about that.

Watch Nicole introduce this week’s topic, English as a global language.

There will not be subtitles on videos in the course, because we encourage you to listen to the language, rather than reading it.

If you find the videos difficult to understand, you can download the transcript PDF at the bottom of the step.

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Exploring English: Language and Culture

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