C2: Near-Native
C2: Near-Native – Mastery-level English with nuanced, sophisticated, culturally fluent, near-native communication. Full immersion. For students who completed C1.
UNIT 1 - Idioms and Colloquial English
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UNIT 1 - ObjectiveIdioms and colloquial English: native expressions, phrasal verbs, and formal vs. informal register. -
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L1 - Idiom Vocabulary15 idioms: break the ice, piece of cake, hit the nail on the head, under the weather. -
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L2 - Common MistakesCommon mistakes: in the same page vs. on the same page, adding words to fixed idioms, and changing prepositions.
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L3 - 10 Useful Phrases10 phrases with idioms: cut to the chase, on the same page, piece of cake, hit the nail on the head.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Advanced InversionGrammar: Advanced inversion. No sooner...than, seldom, hardly...when, not until.
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Quiz. Idioms and Colloquial EnglishComplete with the correct word. -
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Office conversation with idiomsDialogue: an office conversation with idioms—break the ice, cold shoulder, cut to the chase.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPronunciation: colleague, colloquial, expression, inversion, fluency.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself: idioms (easy, agreement, expensive) and inversion (no sooner, seldom).
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UNIT 1 ChecklistCan you now use idioms naturally and handle advanced inversion?
UNIT 2 - Humor, Irony, and Sarcasm
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UNIT 2 - ObjectiveHumor: irony, sarcasm, wordplay, cultural references, and the social function of humor.
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L1 - Humor Vocabulary15 words: irony, sarcasm, puns, wordplay, deadpan, satire, banter. Humor.
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L2 - Common MistakesCommon mistakes: joking you vs. kidding, good sense very vs. great, and of bad taste vs. in poor taste.
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L3 - 10 Useful Phrases10 sarcastic and ironic phrases: oh great, sure because, if the shoe fits, do not mind me.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Participle ClausesGrammar: Participle clauses. Having finished, being told, walking down, given the circumstances.
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Quiz. Humor and IronyComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Banter at workDialogue: workplace banter, sarcasm, dry humor, self-deprecation, and participle clauses.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPronunciation: irony, sarcasm, satire, deadpan, hyperbole.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself: sarcasm, self-deprecation, a participle clause, if the shoe fits, and deadpan delivery.
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UNIT 2 ChecklistCan you now understand and use humor, irony, and sarcasm in English?
UNIT 3 - Advanced Academic Discourse
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UNIT 3 - ObjectiveAdvanced academic discourse: synthesis, methodology, critique, and philosophical argumentation.
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L1 - Advanced Academic Vocabulary15 words: synthesis, methodology, paradigm, correlation, causation, epistemology. Advanced academic English.
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L2 - Common MistakesCommon mistakes: proves vs. suggests, I think vs. the author, and because of vs. attributed to.
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L3 - 10 Useful Phrases10 phrases: synthesis, methodology, correlation vs. causation, paradigm shift, meta-analysis.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Subjunctive MoodGrammar: The subjunctive mood. It is essential that he be; I suggest that the study be replicated.
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Quiz. Advanced Academic DiscourseComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Academic seminarDialogue: an academic seminar, methodology, correlation vs. causation, paradigm shifts, and the subjunctive.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPronunciation: synthesis, methodology, epistemology, paradigm (silent g), anomaly.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself: synthesis, methodological critique, correlation vs. causation, the subjunctive, and paradigm shifts.
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UNIT 3 ChecklistCan you now handle advanced academic discourse: synthesis, methodology, and the subjunctive?
UNIT 4 - Political and Policy Discourse
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UNIT 4 - ObjectivePolitical discourse: rhetoric, public-policy language, analysis, and debate.
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L1 - Political Discourse Vocabulary15 words: rhetoric, policy, constituency, bipartisan, polarization, spin. Political discourse.
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L2 - Common MistakesCommon mistakes: said good things vs. used rhetoric, is bad vs. has drawbacks, and manipulated vs. employed spin.
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L3 - 10 Useful Phrases10 phrases: framing, rhetorical devices, bipartisan, polarization, spin, status quo, executive order.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Ellipsis and SubstitutionGrammar: Ellipsis and substitution. So did I, neither do they, the one, so I do.
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Quiz. Political DiscourseComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Analyzing a political speechDialogue: analyzing a political speech, framing, rhetorical devices, bipartisan support, spin, and polarization.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPronunciation: rhetoric, bipartisan, polarization, constituency, filibuster.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself: framing, rhetorical devices, bipartisan support, ellipsis, and the status quo.
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UNIT 4 ChecklistCan you now analyze political discourse: rhetoric, framing, spin, and bipartisan support?
UNIT 5 - Scientific and Technical Communication
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UNIT 5 - ObjectiveScientific communication: papers, technical writing, data interpretation, and research presentations.
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L1 - Scientific Vocabulary15 words: hypothesis, variable, control group, statistical significance, peer review. Science.
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L2 - Common MistakesCommon mistakes: proves vs. suggests, big difference vs. statistically significant, and made vs. conducted.
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L3 - 10 Useful Phrases10 phrases: findings suggest, statistically significant, methodology, limitations, peer review.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Fronting and Advanced CleftsGrammar: Fronting and advanced clefts. What I mean is, the one who, all I am saying is.
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Quiz. Scientific CommunicationComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Presenting research findingsDialogue: presenting research, sample size, control group, limitations, replication, and clefts.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPronunciation: hypothesis, statistical, methodology, replication, implications.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself: findings suggest, methodology, limitations, a cleft sentence, and further research.
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UNIT 5 ChecklistCan you now communicate science: papers, data, methodology, and statistical significance?
UNIT 6 - Literary Analysis and Criticism
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UNIT 6 - ObjectiveLiterary analysis: literary devices, themes, and criticism of prose and poetry.
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L1 - Literary Analysis Vocabulary15 words: metaphor, simile, allegory, motif, theme, symbolism, foreshadowing. Literature.
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L2 - Common MistakesCommon mistakes: is about vs. explores the theme, metaphor of vs. metaphor for, and felt sad vs. the mood evokes.
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L3 - 10 Useful Phrases10 phrases: explores the theme, employs imagery, symbolizes, foreshadowing, allegory, narrative structure.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Discourse MarkersGrammar: Discourse markers. Be that as it may, on balance, that said, by the same token.
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Quiz. Literary AnalysisComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Book club discussionDialogue: a book-club discussion, explores the theme, imagery, motifs, symbolizes, and discourse markers.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPronunciation: allegory, foreshadowing, personification, alliteration, melancholic.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself: theme, metaphor, imagery, be that as it may, and on balance.
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UNIT 6 ChecklistCan you now analyze literature: themes, metaphors, and literary discourse?
UNIT 7 - Pragmatics and Register Shifting
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UNIT 7 - ObjectivePragmatics: implied meaning, code-switching, implicature, hedging, and register.
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L1 - Pragmatics Vocabulary15 words: pragmatics, implicature, register, code-switching, hedging.
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L2 - Common MistakesCommon mistakes: said bad vs. utterance, read between the lines vs. infer the implicature, and speaks differently vs. code-switches.
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L3 - 10 Useful Phrases10 phrases: implicature, code-switched, hedging, face-saving, inference, presupposition, speech act.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Mixed Conditional ChainsGrammar: Mixed conditional chains. Combining time frames and expressing complex causal reasoning.
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Quiz. Pragmatics and RegisterComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Misunderstanding implicatureDialogue: misunderstanding implicature, face-saving, hedging, code-switching, and mixed conditionals.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPronunciation: pragmatics, implicature, presupposition, deixis, felicity.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself: implicature, hedging, code-switching, a mixed conditional, and a speech act.
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UNIT 7 ChecklistCan you now read between the lines: implicature, code-switching, hedging, and register?
UNIT 8 - Philosophical and Ethical Debate
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UNIT 8 - ObjectivePhilosophical debate: ethics, thought experiments, argumentation, and moral frameworks.
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L1 - Philosophy Vocabulary15 words: ethics, dilemma, utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, categorical imperative. Philosophy.
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L2 - Common MistakesCommon mistakes: I think vs. from a deontological perspective, and you should vs. utilitarianism advocates.
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L3 - 10 Useful Phrases10 phrases: utilitarian perspective, deontological ethics, thought experiment, categorical imperative, virtue ethics.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Advanced Passive and Impersonal StructuresGrammar: Advanced passive and impersonal structures. It is argued that, one might argue that, there is believed to be.
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Quiz. Philosophical DebateComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Ethics seminarDialogue: an ethics seminar, the trolley problem, utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, and the categorical imperative.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPronunciation: ethics, utilitarianism, deontological, consequentialism, imperative.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself: utilitarian and deontological arguments, a thought experiment, impersonal structures, and one might argue.
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UNIT 8 ChecklistCan you now debate philosophy and ethics? Congratulations—you completed C2 and the entire A1–C2 curriculum!
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Información básica
Mastery-level English: idioms, humor and irony, advanced academic discourse, political analysis, scientific communication, literary criticism, pragmatics, philosophical debate.
Requisitos del curso
Completed C1: Professional Fluency or equivalent near-native English proficiency.
Público objetivo
Spanish speakers who have near-native English proficiency and want to master nuance, humor, and sophisticated discourse.
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Estudiantes
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Profesor
Hablo Inglés
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Detalles del curso
Clases
72
Concursos
8
Nivel
Professional