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New MOOC - "Spoken Communication: English/Spanish in Tandem"

30 October 2014 (Tandem MOOC)

For everyone who wants to improve their speaking skills in Spanish or English. This course is the result of collaborative work between the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona and Universitat Rovira i Virgili and it will run on the SpeakApps project platform.

This MOOC is a free six-week course, starting 3 November, based on the principles of tandem language learning (two students learning each others' native language to help each other to improve their language skills). Intermediate, advanced or proficient learners of Spanish or English as a Foreign Language will be able to improve their oral skills in Spanish or in English with native speakers and will be able to develop learning and communicative strategies.

For more information about the course and ro register, visit the Tandem MOOC website.

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