Exploring English: Language and Culture

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Exploring English: Language and Culture
  1. What is the course about?
  2. Prerequisites & Facts
  3. Cost, Certificate & Degree
  4. Reviews & Experiences

What is the course about?

Exploring English: Language and Culture
The course Exploring English: Language and Culture is an online class provided by British Council through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

This English language course looks at British culture and examines English in use to help improve your English language skills.

Course description
  • 4 weeks
  • On this online English course, you will learn about British life and culture, and improve your English language skills and knowledge.
  • Through short videos, you will learn about different popular culture topics as well as ways of life in the UK, including English as a global language, the countryside, music, and literature. Filmed in Great Britain, these videos will help you to develop your listening skills as you watch authentic examples of people speaking English. You will also examine some of the language used in the videos and analyse its use and learn how to use it again in practice.
  • This English language course draws on the British Council’s expertise in online learning. It is one of two courses from its Exploring English course collection.
  • You can find out more about this course in Chris Cavey’s post for the FutureLearn blog: 3 tips for getting the most out of Exploring English.
  • Why is English so widely used?
  • How does technology help you learn?
  • Language focus: passives
  • Useful expressions
  • What does British music mean to you?
  • Music and society
  • Language focus: clauses
  • What do people think about the British countryside?
  • A visit to the Lake District in north-west England
  • A look at the different parts of the UK
  • Language focus: description
  • British literature
  • Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre
  • Anniversaries in British literature
  • Language focus: comparatives and superlatives
  • This course is for non-native English speakers who have studied English to around intermediate level (approximately B1 on the CEFR).
  • British Council
  • The British Council is on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries connecting the best of UK culture with a global audience and providing high-quality English language courses.
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Prerequisites & Facts

Exploring English: Language and Culture

Course Topic

Personal Development, Personal Transformation

University, College, Institution

British Council

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Exploring English: Language and Culture

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / British Council you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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