Issued 13th November 2017. futurelearn.

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Certificate of Achievement

Olga Shankar
has completed the following course:

LEARNING ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES: FIRST STEPS

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

This online course introduced you to the academic language and skills you need in order to study at a
university where the teaching is done in English.

6 weeks, 4 hours per week

Mr Keith Zimmerman
University Secretary
The Open University

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 Olga Shankar
has completed the following course: 86%
AVERAGE TEST
LEARNING ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES: FIRST STEPS SCORE

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

This online course introduced you to the • Building on language skills to describe problems
academic language and skills needed to study at and cause-and-effect.
a university where the teaching is done in • Gathering a range of information, using the skills
English. Covering four key skills (listening, learned, to integrate into your written report.
speaking, reading and writing) and using • Engaging in peer-to-peer feedback before
activities such as listening to lectures, taking finalising your report.
notes, spoken presentations and reading
academic texts, as well as peer-to-peer
feedback, the course concluded with the
creation of a written piece of academic work.
STUDY REQUIREMENT
6 weeks, 4 hours per week
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Apply strategies for reading academic texts
• Assess the relevance of information for an
academic purpose
• Describe problems and cause-and-effect using
academic language
• Develop your academic vocabulary and
vocabulary skills
• Produce effective notes from a spoken
presentation
• Collaborate with other learners by engaging in
peer-to-peer feedback
• Synthesise information and use it to begin
writing a short piece of academic work
• Produce a final written piece of academic work
using the skills learned
SYLLABUS
• Developing strategies and vocabulary for
reading and understanding academic texts.
• Finding, understanding, describing and
evaluating information for academic purposes.
• Developing active listening and effective note-
making skills.

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