Build Your Confidence in Written English | Grammar | Vocabulary | Writing | Communication Skills
- Online, self-paced course | Start anytime to suit you.
- Develop a stronger understanding of English grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary and pronunciation | Learn to write accurately and confidently for work, study and business | Study formal and informal language, effective communication and writing for different purposes | Proofreading | Editing | Research | Referencing | Study skills.
- 1:1 Expert Tutor Support and Feedback | 12 lessons | Written questions | Practice exercises | Self-assessment tests | No deadlines.
- This course is ideal for non-native English speakers, those building confidence, and anyone seeking extra English writing practice.
Lesson Structure
There are 12 lessons in this course:
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Introduction
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Parts of speech ... nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, etc
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Gender; noun gender, pronoun gender
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Adjectives; types of adjectives
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Articles; definite and indefinite
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When to Use an article
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Verbs
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Verb phrases
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Auxilary or Helping Verbs
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Subject - Verb Agreement
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Gerunds
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Verb Mood
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Verb Tense
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Present, Past, Mixed, Future Tense
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Verb Voice
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Parts of a sentence
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Object
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Clauses and phrases
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Subject and Predicate
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Roles of a Verb in a Sentence; transitive verbs, Intransitive verbs
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Building and combining sentences
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Sentence Construction
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Basic Sentence Patterns
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Verb Position in a Sentence
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Forming Questions
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Expanding Basic Sentences
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Adding Modifying Words, Clauses or Phrases
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Linking words
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Vocabulary
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Related words
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Word origins
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Prefixes
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Suffixes
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Word combinations
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Developing vocabulary
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Context
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Formal and informal language
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Connotative and denotative language
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Writing for different purposes Part 1
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Writing to obtain and clarify information
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Purpose
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Your Reader
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Content
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Method of Communicating
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Guidelines for Effective Writing in English
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Tips for Requesting and Clarifying Information
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Writing for different purposes Part 2
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Informative Writing Goals
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Writing to provide information
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What Else are You Communicating; Information, attitude, relationship
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Tips for Providing Information; good, neutral or bad news
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Persuasion
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Writing for business
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Writing letters
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Short reports
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Submissions
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Study skills
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Understanding concepts
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Essay structure
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Addressing all parts of a topic
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Understanding what is required
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Referencing
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Proof reading and editing
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Correcting and refining your document
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Targeting the intended reader
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Special project
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Reading
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Researching and writing for three different contexts (work, study, business).
Aims
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Understand the basic rules of grammar
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Apply rules of grammar to construct correct sentences
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Identify word parts - word roots, prefixes and suffixes
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Use word parts to develop vocabulary
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Name the parts of speech
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Understand basic principles of correct sentence construction
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Understand the nature and purpose of a paragraph
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Identify different kinds of language - formal/informal, direct/indirect
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Identify appropriate language for different writing contexts
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Use correct formats for business writing
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Use correct formats for writing for study
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Improve pronunciation
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