MOOC resources

Highlights

We developed a number of additional resources for two of the University's most popular MOOCs (massive open online courses).

The first set of resources support the massive open online course (MOOC) in Understanding Language: Learning and Teaching, created by the University of Southampton and available through FutureLearn.

The second set of resources support the MOOC in Developing Your Research Project, created by the University of Southampton and available through FutureLearn.

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The six learning objects we created for these courses are available below.

Identifying the roles of an e-tutor
In this activity, you will consider certain aspects of an e-tutor's role.
Features of English as a lingua franca
In these activities you will familiarise yourself with some of the features of the lexicogrammar of ELF.
Recognising book and journal terminology
This activity will help you familiarise yourself with some commonly used terminology related to different kinds of academic reading material you may encounter as a researcher.
Scanning for specific information
This activity will provide you with practice in scanning a text for specific information when researching.
Skim reading for gist
This activity will provide you with practice in skim reading a text to get the main idea of what it contains for research purposes.
Understanding academic argument
This activity will help you understand how academic argument is constructed and the core elements it is likely to contain.

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