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General Academic English (Coursera)

Offered by Tsinghua University,

Do you want to read and write better in English? Welcome to our course. The course consists of 6 units with different topics: art, man and nature, social issues, engineering and technology, psychology, economics and management. From this course, you will have a good knowledge of general academic English learning skills. We invite you to learn with our teachers and friends from different countries in the videos.

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Course 4 of 4 in the Learn English Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Art
Art in life

WEEK 2
Man and Nature
human and nature

WEEK 3
Social Issues
Hot issues in society

WEEK 4
Engineering and Technology
engineering and technology

WEEK 5
Psychology
the myth of psychology

WEEK 6
Economics and Management
management and economy

WEEK 7
Final Test

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