Living in the digital age means not only having a lot of technology, but talking about it a lot too. In this course, we’re going to focus on the technology and devices that we use in our daily lives. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language learning platform that automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills so that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement.
Each week is made up of engaging, short, task-based lessons that can be done anywhere, anytime. Lessons include content from the real world, so you will learn from real conversations and emails between friends and colleagues exchanging information and assistance. By the end of the course, you should feel pretty comfortable discussing technology with friends and colleagues alike!
Overview
Syllabus
- Course Introduction & Voxy Orientation
- This week, you will learn about this course and understand how to use Voxy's innovative platform.
- Tech Preferences & Habits
- This week, you will learn how to talk about the devices, social media, and apps that you use in your daily life, as well as their pros and cons.
- Features & Innovation
- This week, you will learn how to talk about how technology is changing, and the impact it has on the world we live in.
- Tech Tips at Work
- This week, you will listen to people giving advice on how to use technology to keep your data safe at work, to work from home, and to stay healthy.
- IT Issues at Work
- This week, you will learn language to use when asking coworkers and IT professionals for help with tech issues.
- Course Project: Independent Study
Taught by
Rebecca Payne-Passmore and Dr. Katharine Nielson
