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University of Jyväskylä

E-Learning Module: Academic Vocabulary

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2 cr

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Course description

This independent online course provides opportunities to develop strategies for expanding academic vocabulary and encountering unfamiliar vocabulary. The course introduces topics such as how to use resources and tools for determining register and context of use for unfamiliar vocabulary, and how to use lexical and language awareness in vocabulary learning and for analysing meaning.

Main content
  • What is academic vocabulary.
  • Using tools and resources for analysing the meaning of words and identifying their context of use.
  • How to expand academic and field-specific vocabulary.

viestintä- ja kieliopinnot, viestintäopinnot, englanti, English, vieras kieli, akateeminen sanasto, vocabulary learning strategies, lexical awareness, field-specific vocabulary

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Fields

Humanities

Scope

2 cr

Code

XENX023

Organiser

University of Jyväskylä

University of Jyväskylä

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Society and interaction

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