Comment from one of our ESL students: “Studying with Warnborough College was a wonderful experience. I have learnt a lot and will take a new course soon.” M. Khaovong
COURSE STRUCTURE
There are 12 lessons in this module. They are:
- Parts of speech – parts of speech, singular & plural forms, and subject-verb agreement
- Verbs – verb tense, infinitives, participles, phrasal verbs
- Parts of a sentence – subject & predicate, object, clauses and phrases
- Building and combining sentences – structure and meaning, sentence variety, linking words
- Vocabulary – related words, word origins, prefixes, suffixes, word combinations
- Developing vocabulary – context, formal & informal language, connotative & denotative language
- Writing for different purposes Part 1 – writing to obtain and clarify information
- Writing for different purposes Part 2 – writing to provide information
- Writing for business – writing letters, short reports, submissions
- Study skills – understanding concepts, essay structure, addressing all parts of a topic, understanding what is required, referencing
- Proof reading and editing – correcting and refining your document, targeting the intended reader
- Special project – reading, researching and writing for three different contexts – work, study, business.
AIMS
- Understand the basic rules of grammar
- Apply rules of grammar to construct correct sentences
- Identify word parts – word roots, prefixes and suffixes
- Use word parts to develop vocabulary
- Name the parts of speech
- Understand basic principles of correct sentence construction
- Understand the nature and purpose of a paragraph
- Identify different kinds of language – formal/informal, direct/indirect
- Identify appropriate language for different writing contexts
- Use correct formats for business writing
- Use correct formats for writing for study
- Improve pronunciation
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE
Students will learn:
- basic principles and terms of English grammar
- what are the parts of speech in English, and the forms in which they can be used
- how to correctly use parts of speech, including as adverbs and pronouns
- what are the basic building blocks of English sentences
- how to construct correct sentences
- how to vary sentence structure
- what is a paragraph, and how to construct one
- common work roots and how they are used to create different English words
- the role and meanings of suffixes and prefixes
- when and how to use direct (denotative) and indirect (connotative) language in business or study
- how to write correctly for different purposes
- correct business writing
- how to respond appropriately to different study tasks
- different writing formats for workplace and study
- how and why to reference
- how to edit a piece of writing to improve its organisation and readability
- how to proof read a piece of writing to eliminate errors
- what to consider when planning a piece of writing.
