ESL WRITING FUNDAMENTALS
This course will develop your knowledge of English grammar and your
ability to write in English for business and study. Students will learn by
reading the course notes, completing written and spoken exercises for each
lesson, and submitting them for comment and correction.
COURSE STRUCTURE
There are 12 lessons in this module. They are:
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
-
how to proof read a piece of writing to eliminate errors
- what to
consider when planning a piece of writing.
