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Welcome to ESL002 Intermediate English as a Second Language
My name is Ela Lynn, I’m one of the professors that helped develop this course. Developing skills in a second language involves understanding how the language works and taking the time to practice using it. This course encourages you to work with new grammar ideas and word choices and practice using those topics to write about yourself and develop your writing skills.In Unit 1, you will learn how past and present tenses change the meaning of what you read and write. Unit 2 improves your ability to read actively as you skim, scan, and read intensively. In Unit 3, you will read more to collect new vocabulary and learn strategies to develop it more with synonyms, antonyms, and suffixes. Unit 4 brings these skills together as you write a narrative paragraph about something you learned in the past. By the end of this course, you will be able to use different tenses to describe past experiences and explain to a reader how you best learn. You can start by reviewing the course learning outcomes and the syllabus, you can find both on the left navigation panel. Let’s get started!
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Source and License: This work is licensed by Saylor Academy under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This content was created using Genially and Synthesia. AI-generated avatars and voices in this video were created using Synthesia and remain subject to Synthesia’s Terms of Service; these elements are not covered by the Creative Commons license. Synthesia trademarks and services remain the property of Synthesia. All Genially proprietary elements such as templates, themes, built-in assets, stock media, and other “Genially Content” remain subject to Genially’s Terms of Service and are not covered by this Creative Commons license. These elements must remain embedded in the course and cannot be reused or redistributed independently.
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This course helps you develop your English skills by exploring grammar, vocabulary, reading strategies, and writing techniques. You will practice using English to describe yourself, explain ideas, and communicate clearly.Here are some key takeaways:
- Work with past and present tenses to show when actions happen and explain ideas.
- Apply active reading strategies to understand and analyze texts.
- Expand vocabulary using synonyms, antonyms, and suffixes.
- Write cohesive narratives about past experiences using proper grammar and paragraph structure.
You can start by reviewing the course learning outcomes and the syllabus on the left navigation panel.
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Welcome to ESL002 Intermediate English as a Second Language
My name is Ela Lynn, I’m one of the professors that helped develop this course. Developing skills in a second language involves understanding how the language works and taking the time to practice using it. This course encourages you to work with new grammar ideas and word choices and practice using those topics to write about yourself and develop your writing skills.In Unit 1, you will learn how past and present tenses change the meaning of what you read and write. Unit 2 improves your ability to read actively as you skim, scan, and read intensively. In Unit 3, you will read more to collect new vocabulary and learn strategies to develop it more with synonyms, antonyms, and suffixes. Unit 4 brings these skills together as you write a narrative paragraph about something you learned in the past. By the end of this course, you will be able to use different tenses to describe past experiences and explain to a reader how you best learn. You can start by reviewing the course learning outcomes and the syllabus, you can find both on the left navigation panel. Let’s get started!
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Source and License: This work is licensed by Saylor Academy under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This content was created using Genially and Synthesia. AI-generated avatars and voices in this video were created using Synthesia and remain subject to Synthesia’s Terms of Service; these elements are not covered by the Creative Commons license. Synthesia trademarks and services remain the property of Synthesia. All Genially proprietary elements such as templates, themes, built-in assets, stock media, and other “Genially Content” remain subject to Genially’s Terms of Service and are not covered by this Creative Commons license. These elements must remain embedded in the course and cannot be reused or redistributed independently.
Source and License: This work is licensed by Saylor Academy under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This content was created using Genially and Synthesia. AI-generated avatars and voices in this video were created using Synthesia and remain subject to Synthesia’s Terms of Service; these elements are not covered by the Creative Commons license. Synthesia trademarks and services remain the property of Synthesia. All Genially proprietary elements such as templates, themes, built-in assets, stock media, and other “Genially Content” remain subject to Genially’s Terms of Service and are not covered by this Creative Commons license. These elements must remain embedded in the course and cannot be reused or redistributed independently.
AI Summary
This course helps you develop your English skills by exploring grammar, vocabulary, reading strategies, and writing techniques. You will practice using English to describe yourself, explain ideas, and communicate clearly.Here are some key takeaways:
- Work with past and present tenses to show when actions happen and explain ideas.
- Apply active reading strategies to understand and analyze texts.
- Expand vocabulary using synonyms, antonyms, and suffixes.
- Write cohesive narratives about past experiences using proper grammar and paragraph structure.
You can start by reviewing the course learning outcomes and the syllabus on the left navigation panel.