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In this Specialization, you will build intermediate English communication skills through timely, global topics that move from technology and customs to nature and sustainability, then to psychology and sociology. Across three courses, you will expand topic-specific vocabulary, practice grammar for predictions, past experiences, advice, linking ideas, articles, conditionals, and wishes, and respond to texts, videos, and discussions. By the end, you will be better prepared to share ideas, explain experiences, and participate in thoughtful conversations about contemporary issues and human behavior.
Syllabus
- Course 1: English for Technology and Customs
- Course 2: English for Nature and Sustainability
- Course 3: English for Psychology and Sociology
Courses
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Talk about the planet with clearer, more purposeful English. This course begins with nature, where you will build vocabulary for the natural world, climate change, and environmental issues while practicing forms for future plans and predictions. You will read and discuss how human actions affect the environment, then move into sustainability and learn language for pollution, resource management, and practical sustainable practices. As you work with texts, videos, comprehension checks, discussions, and travelpost activities, you will strengthen your ability to organize ideas with linking words and quantifiers and explain solutions in a more connected way. By the end of the course, you will be able to discuss environmental change and sustainability, describe examples from businesses and communities, and present your views more clearly in speech and writing.
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Explore how people, identity, and communities shape the way you communicate. In this course, you will begin with psychology and learn vocabulary for emotions, immigration, freedom, identity, and personal aspirations while practicing wishes and third conditional sentences. You will analyze texts and videos about human experiences and opportunity, then move into sociology to study community life, urban development, and social challenges with more accurate use of articles. Through readings, discussions, comprehension activities, and travelpost tasks, you will compare perspectives, reflect on cities and social structures, and express complex ideas with greater control. By the end of the course, you will be able to discuss psychological and sociological topics more confidently, connect personal and social themes, and communicate thoughtful opinions in English.
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Take your English into conversations about innovation and culture. In this course, you will explore how technology shapes daily life and the future while building vocabulary for scientific advances, space exploration, and new inventions. You will practice grammar for predictions and possibilities, then shift to customs and traditions as you learn language for describing cultural practices, sharing past experiences, and giving advice. Through readings, videos, comprehension tasks, discussions, and travelpost activities, you will interpret ideas, compare perspectives, and express your own experiences more clearly. By the end of the course, you will be able to discuss technology and customs with greater confidence, support your ideas with relevant language, and communicate more effectively in speaking and writing.
Taught by
John Deal, Director ASU Global Launch