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For ages: 13 and above
Writing in English - Foundation Course
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Course Introduction Video
Course Details
Course overview: Comprehensive step-by-step guide to better writing in English including sentence structure, pronunciation, forming compound and complex sentences through use of different types of clauses and phrases and more.
Aims & objectives: to understand the basic components of writing in English so that the student can:
- write different sentence types correctly and accurately
- understand and form different types of clauses and phrases
- punctuate sentences correctly
- organise longer passages of writing into sensible and meaningful paragraphs
Suitable for: students of all ages who want to improve their English writing, including test preparation, school and college students, business English users, those returning to study after a period of absence, and people who want to learn more about creative or academic writing.
Possible benefits: for your career: the course allows you to improve basic writing skills so that you can write more correctly and fluidly which can be useful when applying for jobs at international companies or to improve your performance if you need to communicate in written English.
For students: the course provides a foundation of understanding of basic writing principles to help you progress more quickly in your studies; useful for examination and test preparation and for general college/university written work.
generally: improve your writing levels in order to communicate better and/or to give you a foundation from which to move forward to more advanced study.
Study time: this course involves approximately 15 – 20 hours of study.
Premium: this is a signature premium course so you need to subscribe to our premium membership.
Certificate: A certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the optional final assessment; the final assessment involves submission of written work for tutor evaluation.
Lessons Plan
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Course Introduction
Course Introduction
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Lesson 1
The complete sentence -
Lesson 2
Complete idea: the independent clause -
Lesson 3
The object noun -
Lesson 4
Subject-verb agreement -
Lesson 5
Types of sentences
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Lesson 1
Punctuation & Capitalisation -
Lesson 2
Punctuation marks at the end of sentences -
Lesson 3
Using commas -
Lesson 4
Colons and Semi-colons -
Lesson 5
Apostrophes -
Lesson 6
Inverted commas
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Introduction
Introduction -
Lesson 1
Compound sentences -
Lesson 2
Subordinate Clauses -
Lesson 3
Relative clauses -
Lesson 4
Phrases within sentences -
Lesson 5
Adverbials & Adverbial phrases
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Lesson 1
The importance of paragraphs -
Lesson 2
Length & Structure of Paragraphs -
Lesson 3
Types of Paragraphs