You can read most English texts (newspapers, books, magazines, online media) with ease, you can contribute to and understand most of the conversations you have with native speakers but you feel you are missing specific vocabulary and eloquent phrases to express yourself more authentically in your written and oral communication? Then this is the perfect course for you. We will go in-depth using current English media texts, book extracts and film on topics of interest (Business Culture/Arts Science for example) to the students to expand and improve speaking and comprehension skills while also improving grammar and written techniques.
Target group
Employees of Freie Universität Berlin and external participants
Requirements
- knowledge of English to at least B2 level
- stable internet connection, headset, camera
Contents
- academic text reading and discussion
- practical training for forming and expressing thoughts and opinions in English on an expert level
- writing exercises
- grammar review
- introduction of nuances of the English language
Learning objectives
The course will help you...
- improve your English skills to a near business fluent level,
- understand demanding texts and communicate with others,
- develop or reactivate a better language routine,
- expand your vocabulary,
- successfully close any grammatical gaps you may have.
Methods
The focus is on communicative exchange within the group, as well as individual and group work. Short input phases are occasionally interwoven to consolidate the grammar.
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