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Having Knowledge of English Has Changed from Being Optional to Being Practically Mandatory Nowadays. This Is Because the Language Has Become a Kind of Universal Language.
In this sense, it is observed that not everyone currently has the means to enroll in an English course and bear the often high tuition fees.
As a result, renowned institutions are, as published by Click Petroleum and Gas, opening spots for free English courses. One of these entities is University of São Paulo (USP).
According to USP, the university, through its project called English@USP, has over six thousand spots for English courses. According to the institution, these spots are intended for all staff and undergraduate and graduate students of the institution.
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In this regard, USP reports that, in total, there are 6,750 spots focusing on the following skills: reading, listening comprehension, writing, and speaking. Additionally, the institution states that registration does not guarantee a spot in the course.
This happens because enrollments are conducted on a first-come, first-served basis and only for those with an USP number who meet the pre-established requirements.
On the course’s website, the institution explains that “in all four courses, we seek to reconcile the teaching and learning of English for academic purposes, English for technical purposes, and everyday English.”
How to Enroll
Anyone interested in taking the free English course at USP must visit the English@USP website by clicking here. There, they can find more information about the classes, which will occur twice a week online and will be produced by a team of coordinators, teachers, and technical staff.
The selected participants will receive supplementary materials in all classes and will also have access to synchronous doubt sessions (weekly), assistance for questions, as well as extra guidance videos for studies.
Registration can be completed until February 15, with the results being announced on the 22nd of this month. Classes are expected to start in March of this year.
The Free English Courses at USP
The free English course at USP is divided into four. One focused on reading, one on listening comprehension, one on writing, and the last on speaking. Check it out:
Focus on Reading: 3,000 Spots.
Here, the focus will be on learning to read, at an initial level, academic texts and everyday texts in English.
Focus on Listening: 3,000 Spots.
In this course, the ability to understand spoken English will be developed, at an initial level, through the practice of listening to simple conversations, podcasts, and videos.
Focus on Writing: 500 Spots.
On the other hand, here, the intention will be to learn writing at an initial level of short academic texts and everyday texts in English. For this course (Focus on Writing), the student must have a certificate in Focus on Reading or Focus on Listening.
Focus on Speaking: 250 Spots.
Finally, the last course, with fewer spots, will focus on developing, at an initial level, the oral communication skills in English through simple conversational activities and oral presentations. Focus on Speaking is a pilot course only for those who have already completed and passed the Focus on Writing.
