‘The Netflixization of academia’: is this the end for university lectures?

Level 1 l Pre-intermediate / Intermediate

KEY

2 Key words 4 Word fields

1. lecture (suggested answers)

2. uploaded University: academia, academics, disabled students,
3. academics education officer, lecture theatre, lectures, lecturers,
4. on demand lecturing, presentations, students, students’ union,
5. replace studied, teach, textbook
6. tool
Technology: digital learning environments, filmed,
7. disabled
recorded, (video) recordings, recording technology,
8. revisit
PowerPoint, uploaded
9. lecturer
10. interaction
11. spontaneous
5 Using the key words
12. shift
1. spontaneous
3 Comprehension check 2. uploaded
3. replace
1. b 4. revisit
2. a 5. disabled
3. a 6. on-demand
4. a
5. a
6. b

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