Preparing for Graduate Study in the U.S.: A course for international students
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Preparing for Graduate Study in the U.S.: A course for international students at Coursera Overview
Duration | 14 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Preparing for Graduate Study in the U.S.: A course for international students at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Intermediate Level
- Approx. 14 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Russian, English, Spanish
Preparing for Graduate Study in the U.S.: A course for international students at Coursera Course details
- This course prepares you to embark upon your future graduate studies in the U.S. with confidence. In this MOOC, you'll have the opportunity to meet other prospective graduate students, hear from experienced international graduate students in the United States, and to practice sharing your own thoughts, stories, and expertise in English. You?ll select a ?target? graduate program at a U.S. college or university to use as a case study throughout the course. You may already be admitted to this program, or it may be an institution you hope to attend in the future. You will identify resources that support international graduate students in your target campus. You will have multiple opportunities to practice your English language skills through practice assignments and through interactions with one another.
- Objectives
- By completing the course, you should enhance your ability to reach the following objectives for the purpose of communicating successfully as a new international graduate student studying in the United States.
- 1. Introduce yourself professionally
- a. Explain your expertise
- b. Begin networking with members of your target institution
- 2. Explore the campus climate of your target institution
- a. Identify the local vocabulary used at your target institution to describe campus climate topics such as diversity, inclusion, or equity
- b. Identify skills and perspectives you can contribute to the diversity of your target institution
- 3. For collaboration
- a. Use English to negotiate group roles
- b. Use English to express opinions
- 4. For academic writing
- a. Identify disciplinary norms in academic writing
- b. Cite source material appropriately in academic writing
- 5. For improving English
- a. Use at least three digital resources to investigate language use
- b. Use at least three digital resources to practice English fluency
- c. Use at least two new daily life opportunities to improve English for academic, social, or teaching purposes
Preparing for Graduate Study in the U.S.: A course for international students at Coursera Curriculum
Week 1: Getting Acquainted
Introducing Yourself
Meet Your Course Instructor
Introducing Your Target Institution
Review Example Introduction to Michigan (From U-M Rackham Graduate School)
Graduate Student Identity
Reflection: Walking in new shoes (From U-M School of Information)
Getting Ready for Graduate School (From the U-M Rackham Graduate School)
Community Guidelines for Participation
Help us learn more about you!
Week 2: Introducing Yourself Professionally
What is an Elevator Pitch?
Language for the Elevator Pitch
Expanding Your Speaking Vocabulary
Introduction to MICASE Transcribed Real Speaking Situations
Introduction to Vocabulary.com to Generate Personalized Lists and Quizzes
Our First and Second Language Selves
Verbs to Describe Your Experience
Language for Introducing Yourself Professionally
Reflect on Your Elevator Pitch
Week 3: English for Interactive Learning & Teamwork
Interaction & Teamwork Overview
How Diverse Groups Can Positively Impact Learning
Tips to Promote Mutual Understanding in Groups
Language for Negotiating One's Group Tasks (Part 1)
Language for Negotiating One's Group Tasks (Part 2)
Strategies for Negotiating One's Group Responsibilities
Week 4: English for Research & Scholarship
Joining an Academic Discipline
Munger Graduate Residences (From U-M Housing)
Introducing Your Research (From U-M Engineering)
Communicating and Collaborating with Faculty
Ownership & Sharing of Scholarship
Using the MICUSP Corpus to Explore Language Use, Organization, and Citations in Academic Writing
Using the MICUSP Corpus to Explore Language Use, Organization, and Citations in Academic Writing
Week 5: English in Campus Life
Getting Connected
Advice from Experienced Graduate Students (From U-M Rackham Graduate School)
Exploration: Work-life Balance (From U-M Rackham Graduate School)
Post-course Survey
Final reflection: Using Your Elevator Pitch in Your Target Institution
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