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English for Academic Purposes: a MOVE-ME Project Course (FutureLearn)

Offered by The Open University, Università per Stranieri di Siena - UniStraSi, NUI Galway,

Develop the language skills you need to study in English and make the most of European student mobility programmes. Each year thousands of students travel across Europe and the world to follow university courses through English. This can be daunting, even for those who are fluent. This online course, developed within the MOVE-ME project by UniStraSi, NUI Galway, The Open University and CTI will guide you through the features of academic discourse in English, and enable you to understand and produce written and aural academic texts.

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1 ECTS credit is awarded by completing the course, taking the final test and obtaining the Certificate of Achievement.

What will you achieve?

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

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5-12 Weeks

1-4 Hours/Week

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English

Paid Certificate

89.00 EUR

Laura McLoughlin

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Languages & Literature

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English English Language Academic

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