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• To be able to use the Virtual Campus, the Internet, word-processors and other office tools for individual and group assignments.
• To become familiar with academic oral genres and their linguistic and discourse analysis.                                                                    
• To be able to identify key ideas, and to summarize, decode, and evaluate oral texts, so as to develop critical thinking skills.  
• To use bibliographical references, dictionaries and other on-line materials  to contrast with previous knowledge and to learn autonomously.
• To learn how to recognize, paraphrase and cite the works of others.
• To use the techniques of discourse analysis to organize and elaborate oral presentations for specific registers and topics.  
• To work collaboratively in pairs and groups to reach a common goal (e.g., written or oral presentation, a debate, an interview), and to practice leading a group.                                                                                                                                                                  
• To  learn how to present, edit and correct one's own work and that of others, appropriately.
• To use academic English as a tool for communication, for example, in the presentation of projects or topics
• To develop students' communicative competence and skills to the C1.2 level of English according to the Common European Framework Reference of Languages (CEFR).
• To practice using and understanding the distinct varieties of  English in specific social and academic contexts. 
• To take note of pronunciation, intonation, tone and other paralinguistic and extralinguistic aspects (i. e., multimodality) to arrive at mutual understanding between interlocutors and to be able to communicate successfully.
• To learn how to teach what is learned by making use of verbal and non-verbal language, and strategies for interaction.
• To reflect on the components of oral discourse so as to improve communication
• To learn to be creative and interactive in oral communication.