Online Class: ESL Basic Writing Skills
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 Course Description Communication is vital in today's society. It is not enough to merely be able to speak and understand spoken English. In the United States, writing English is often a necessary skill in many job industries and fields. In order to develop practical writing skills, one must understand the basics of English grammar and sentence structure. Learning essential vocabulary and continually expanding knowledge is one of the best ways to succeed, both in personal and professional lives. Learning how to write English may be difficult for many individuals, and takes much practice and patience. ESL students as well as native English speakers who wish to improve their writing skills need to have a basic understanding of grammar structure, tense usage, vocabulary, and how to commit thought processes and ideas onto paper. This ESL basic writing course will help you improve your writing skills through lesson plans and samples that explain many grammatical style rules and functions in easy-to-understand examples and skill-building usage. This course will also help students learn to write natural and clear sentences, as well as help in composing personal and business letters to better increase job skills and communication. In today's modern world, increasing proficiency and clarity of the written language is fundamental in all human communication. In order to write well, you must practice concepts that involve grammatical structure, voice, style, and vocabulary usage. This course will carefully guide you through the basic structures and rules of the English language and focus on improving skills that are necessary in order to write clearly and accurately. Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Prepare thoughts before writing.
- Demonstrate reading comprehension.
- Demonstrate methods for increasing vocabulary.
- Define basic sentence structure.
- Master subject-verb agreement.
- Demonstrate writing with clarity.
- Compare and contract effective writing techniques.
- Demonstrate writing personal and business letters.
- Describe methods for organizing thoughts, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: Introduction to ESL Basic WritingLearning to create and write basic English is a requirement for many job skills and careers. Nearly every job industry in the United States requires some English-speaking and writing skills. | Lesson 2: Beginning to WriteThis lesson will cover the basics of English grammar that will help to increase reading comprehension and writing ability. | Lesson 3: Increasing Reading ComprehensionReading comprehension enables a person who is learning a language or one who wishes to improve their language skills to be able to gain more from reading in a variety of subject matters. | Lesson 4: Increasing Your Vocabulary PowerIncreasing vocabulary power is an excellent way to increase not only reading comprehension but also to increase writing capabilities and understanding. | Lesson 5: Basic Sentence StructureWhile there are many different ways a sentence may be constructed, this lesson will focus on the basics in order to help students learning English or native English speakers to improve their writing capabilities in order to produce cohesive thoughts on pa | Lesson 6: Mastering Subject-Verb AgreementThis lesson will help to show students of English as well as native English speakers the importance of mastering subject-verb agreement in order to enhance speaking as well as writing English. | Lesson 7: Bonding BasicsConjunctions link words, phrases, sentences made up of both dependent and independent clauses. There are several different kinds of conjunctions, all of which will be explained and explored in this lesson. | Lesson 8: Writing For ClaritySometimes, it takes more than an understanding of subjects, nouns, and verbs to create clear and consistent writing. This lesson will help to illustrate common problem areas when it comes to writing and putting thought processes down on paper. | Lesson 9: Writing EffectivelyStudents of English must learn how to put their thoughts on paper and to develop concepts and ideas while at the same time observing basic structure and grammar guidelines. | Lesson 10: Writing Personal and Business LettersUnderstanding the difference between a personal and business letter and how to create each of them is the focus of this lesson. | Lesson 11: Organizing Your ThoughtsNo matter what type of document you want to write, one of the most important writing necessities is to organize your thoughts. This lesson will explore various elements of style, as well as the importance of keeping any written content fresh and up-to-dat |
Additional Information | Course Title | : | ESL Basic Writing Skills | | CEU Value | : | | | Standard | : | Course Adheres to the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard | | Accreditation | : | | | Languages | : | English - United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and other English speaking countries | | Course Number | : | 7550408 | | Course Type | : | General Education | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Grading Policy | : | Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive a CEU Certificate documenting CEUs earned | | Assessment Method | : | Lesson assignments and review exams | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Requirements | : | View Technical Requirements | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $40.00 (no CEU Certificate) | | | | | NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.
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