ESL Writing Fundamentals AWR101

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ESL Writing Fundamentals AWR101

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Improve your English writing skills. This course will develop your knowledge of English grammar and your ability to write in English for business and study. The course is aimed at students who can write and speak basic English and wish to strengthen their English language skills, particularly their writing skills. Students will learn by reading the course notes, completing written and spoken exercises for each lesson, and submitting them for comment and correction.

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:

  1. Parts …

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Improve your English writing skills. This course will develop your knowledge of English grammar and your ability to write in English for business and study. The course is aimed at students who can write and speak basic English and wish to strengthen their English language skills, particularly their writing skills. Students will learn by reading the course notes, completing written and spoken exercises for each lesson, and submitting them for comment and correction.

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:

  1. Parts of speech - parts of speech, singular & plural forms, and subject-verb agreement
  2. Verbs - verb tense, infinitives, participles, phrasal verbs
  3. Parts of a sentence - subject & predicate, object, clauses and phrases
  4. Building and combining sentences - structure and meaning, sentence variety, linking words
  5. Vocabulary - related words, word origins, prefixes, suffixes, word combinations
  6. Developing vocabulary - context, formal & informal language, connotative & denotative language
  7. Writing for different purposes Part 1 - writing to obtain and clarify information
  8. Writing for different purposes Part 2 - writing to provide information
  9. Writing for business - writing letters, short reports, submissions
  10. Study skills - understanding concepts, essay structure, addressing all parts of a topic, understanding what is required, referencing
  11. Proof reading and editing - correcting and refining your document, targeting the intended reader
  12. 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
  • to proof read a piece of writing to eliminate errors- what to consider when planning a piece of writing
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