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COM-3711BR Advanced Academic Vocabulary
If your goal is to read academic texts and to write academic essays and papers, this advanced-level course is what you need. Learning the most frequently used academic words in English will, not only improve your ability to understand textbooks and university-level lectures, but it will also help you achieve higher scores on tests like TOEFL iBT, IELTS, SAT, GMAT, or GRE. Through repeated exposure and by using vocabulary learning strategies, you will be exposed to materials containing the most frequently used English academic words.