This course is designed to improve your English language abilities, including listening, speaking, reading and writing, with a special emphasis on listening fluency and comprehension development. You will become familiar with major English-language media and develop critical thinking and communication skills by exploring the issues and perspectives presented in the media. You will also improve your academic listening by taking a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and learn how to combine subject-related learning and English learning effectively. To achieve these goals, you need to complete all the assignments and participate actively in class discussions, group exercises, presentations, online learning, etc.