I strongly believe that taking part in an online
course in English can bring benefits also in English learning. I participated
in some online courses and my experiences can confirm this. I think it can be
possible because you do something interesting in English what is very motivating,
what let you immerse in English as well. Of course it’s not easy, and you have
to choose a course carefully to be sure that it suits both your interest and
your level of English. Another very important advantage of learning this way is
that you can kill two birds in one stone – improve your English and learn something new.
Where you can find some interesting, stimulating and
free courses? Usually I choose MOOCs (Massive open online courses) – the access
for them is open and they give wide range of subjects. Which one to choose? All
depend on your English level and interests.
For more advanced English learners:
One of the best places when you can look for a course
is https://www.coursera.org
I would recommend you to check also here http://moocs.wisc.edu/?source=emailbigred
or here http://www.mooc-ed.org/
For less advanced learners I would choose courses from
this page https://www.futurelearn.com/
especially because you can find English learning courses there as well.
And now good news – you can try how one of the MOOCs works. Futurelearn is releasing at least
two courses for English language learners:
- A Beginner's Guide to Writing in English for University Study – this course’s already begun – but you can still join it, as I did – it seems very interesting. If you choose to attend it you need to hurry.
- And a not only based on writing, and less difficult course Exploring English: Language and Culture which I failed to finish last time but definitely am going to try ones again because it’s worth it. The course starts 2 Feb so you have some time to decide.
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