Improve Your English Grammar Short Course

Learn How To Improve Your Grammar Skills:

Enhance your writing and communication abilities. We all use language in some form and we combine words to effectively communicate with others, both in the written and spoken forms. This course will help to improve the way you communicate in English, by strengthening your grammar and punctuation and introducing you to concepts of style and purpose; how your writing can and should change to ensure your meaning is clear in any context.

We rely on punctuation and grammar to enhance the way that our words are received by others and to reduce misunderstandings.
Grammar provides a coherent structure for the expression of thoughts and ideas. By following grammatical rules, we are able to compile logical sentences that make sense to the receiver. Punctuation is used to create sense within the correct grammar, indicating such things as start and end of sentences, spaces, groupings, questions and so on.

This course can help English speakers to improve their grammar, punctuation and control of language elements, particularly in written communication. For speakers of English as a second language, it will help to clarify some of the rules to follow in both written and spoken language.  

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Lesson 1: Introduction

• The Components of Language
• Root Words
• Prefixes and Suffixes
• Clauses
  

Lesson 2: Types of Words

• Pronouns
• Adjectives and Adverbs, with rules and examples
  

Lesson 3: Punctuation

• Commas
• Colons
• Semi colons
• Quotation marks, and more
  

Lesson 4: Upper and Lower Case, Abbreviations, Numbers, Bullet points

• Rules and Guidelines for their use.
  

Lesson 5: Using Words Together

• Clauses and Phrases
• Sentence types and construction
• Writing clearly and appropriately in different contexts (books, periodicals, online etc)
• Language styles- persuasive, imaginative, formal, colloquial and more.
• Language for purpose - narratives, recounts, expositions, reports and more.

COURSE ASSESSMENT:

This course is completed entirely online, including lessons, self-assessment tests, plus obtaining your certificate at the end, which is immediately downloadable after successful completion. Please note that there is no tutor support, as it is not required. The assessment breakdown is as follows:

1. Study lesson 1.
2. When you are ready, take the self-assessment test. Retake until you reach the required level of learning.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the following lessons.
4. Take the final assessment.
5. Download your certificate of completion, with your name on it.
   

Now you are ready to stand out at a job interview, or put your newly acquired knowledge to use straightaway.