In this course, you will learn how to get in touch with all the people in your life by phone, email, text, and even social media. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language learning platform that automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills so that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement.
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Each week is made up of engaging, short, task-based lessons that can be done anywhere, anytime. Lessons include content from the real world, so you will learn from real conversations and emails between friends and colleagues. By the end of the course you’ll have the confidence to call, message, and email in any situation!
What You Will Learn
- Talk to your network through social media.
- Call and text friends and family.
- Make professional phone calls to colleagues.
- Write professional emails.
Course 2 of 7 in the English Language Skills A2-B1 CEFR: Low-Intermediate Specialization.
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Course Introduction & Voxy Orientation
This week, you will learn about this course and understand how to use Voxy's innovative platform.
WEEK 2
Using Social Media
This week, you will learn how to use social media to connect to people, get help, network, and tell stories.
WEEK 3
Staying in Touch
This week, you will practice getting in touch with friends and keeping up the connection over the phone, by text, or by email.
WEEK 4
Phone Calls
This week, you will learn how to make all kinds of professional phone calls at work.
WEEK 5
Emails to Colleagues
This week, you will learn how to write emails of all kinds to your colleagues at work.
WEEK 6
Course Project: Independent Study
This week, you will have the chance to choose the topic you study for your End of Course project.
