In this Specialization, you build English skills for academic and professional thinking through vocabulary, reading, video, note-taking, and structured communication. You begin with foundational strategies for engaging with content, then practice identifying main ideas, causes and effects, predictions, inferences, tone, and purpose. Across topics such as art, health, travel, recreation, and famous people, you strengthen how you understand information and express ideas clearly.
What you'll learn
improving vocabulary
analyzing main ideas
making predictions and inferences
understanding tone and purpose in texts
Course objectives
build foundational strategies for engaging with content