High-Intermediate Academic Communication
This MIT OpenCourseWare course targets non-native English speakers working to sharpen academic speaking and writing. It reviews grammar systematically and builds vocabulary through strategies aimed at refining oral and written expression. Assignments draw on contemporary media, including newspaper and magazine articles, television clips, and web content, with topics and materials changing each semester to keep the practice current. Speaking exercises and writing tasks are structured to expand communicative competence step by step, moving students toward fluency needed in academic settings. The course includes a syllabus and assignment materials published by MIT, free to access online. No certificate is offered through OpenCourseWare, but all course materials, including sample assignments and topic guides, are available for self-study at no cost.