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Conversational English Skills | 生活英语听说
4.6128 ratings at edXOverview
Learn how to effectively communicate in English and improve your conversational language skills. Do you want to communicate with native speakers without any barriers? Let Chinese and foreign teachers and more than 50 friends from the United States, Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and Colombia take you on a different English learning journey.
What you'll learn
- Develop conversational English skills
- Listen to dialogues and group discussions to better understand spoken English and cultural norms
- Learn key words and expressions
- Engage in activities to help you better understand the meaning of conversations
- Learn to initiate your own conversations in English on a variety of topics
Skills you'll practise
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
- A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
- Taught by Tsinghua University, one of the strongest names in its field.
- 388,249 learners have taken it, so help and notes are easy to find.
- Self-paced: start any time.
Disadvantages
- Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
- Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
- Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
- Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.
Some points apply to every course of this kind; see how we rank.
Free to audit
- Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
- Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate $219). Audit access may end after the course closes.
Before you start
None
Taught by
- Fang YangAssociate Professor, Language Center
- Wenxia ZhangProfessor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
- John OlbrichLanguage Center
- Glenn M. Davis
- Jason DriskillLanguage Center
- Thomas H. Piachaud
Tsinghua University is in Tier 1: world-leading universities and India's top institutes of our institution ranking (92/100).
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