Active Skills 4
Course Description
🔹 Learning Outcomes 🗣️ Academic Speaking Skills-
Participate in structured academic discussions.
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Express opinions supported by reasons and examples.
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Deliver short academic presentations.
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Use appropriate academic vocabulary and structures.
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Improve fluency and accuracy in spoken academic communication.
👂 Academic Listening Skills
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Understand longer academic lectures at natural speed.
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Identify main ideas and detailed information.
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Follow the organization of academic explanations and arguments.
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Take effective notes while listening.
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Develop analytical listening skills.
📖 Academic Reading Skills
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Read intermediate to advanced academic texts.
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Analyze main and supporting ideas.
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Understand arguments and conclusions in texts.
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Deal with advanced academic vocabulary through context.
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Apply critical reading strategies.
✍️ Academic Writing Skills
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Write well-structured academic paragraphs and essays.
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Develop topic sentences supported by evidence.
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Summarize and paraphrase academic texts effectively.
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Use academic linking devices appropriately.
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Improve grammatical accuracy and academic style.
Course Curriculum
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