Is a limited vocabulary holding you down?
Have you found yourself using a word in a conversation, only to humiliate yourself by mispronouncing the word, or using it incorrectly?
If you're ready to sway your five cent words for "fifty cent words", then this course may be the perfect prescription for success.
This class consists of 20 interactive lessons that will add an additional 200 words or phrases to your vocabulary repertoire. This is an intermediate vocabulary course, and demands at least a ninth grade English reading aptitude.
By the time you’ve completed the course, not only will you have boosted your vocabulary, you’ll know how to pronounce, understand AND use the words in both written sentences and general conversation. More than that, though, you’ll have gained a long-lasting ability to commit words of interest to memory--as needed!
All of the lessons are broken down into relevant categories, such as:
All reading materials and lesson supplements are conveniently attached to each lesson, so there's no need to purchase additional books or riffle through notes and papers to find what you're looking for.
Discussion and interaction are encouraged, and several methods are available to make communication simple and effective.
Improving your vocabulary can, literally, spell success. Failing to do so can spell disaster. There are any number of reasons that boosting your word power can pay off, with benefits both large and small:
- To position yourself for a promotion
- To showcase your personal expertise
- To gain comfort and confidence in new subjects and fields
- To be a better Scrabble™ player
- To breeze through crossword puzzles
- Or, simply to "Wow!" your friends and loved ones
Regardless of your motivation for revving up your vocabulary, Instructor Cathleen Glenn has come up with a proven, step-by-step method for not only memorizing hew vocabulary words, but also using them flawlessly and confidently.
There's an old saying: "Once you use a word three times, it's yours." This class utilizes the truth of this statement to the max. Over the course of each lesson, you'll use each new word a total of at least three different times...
- You'll read and uncover the origins of each word, including examples
- You'll practice using each of the words in an assignment sentence and in the forums
- Additionally, you’ll be able to test your knowledge in end of lesson quizzes, mid-term tests and your final exam.
The course contains a total of 20 comprehensive lessons, each focusing on a different category or topic:
Lesson 1: Introduction to Increasing Your Vocabulary
Lesson 2: Some Words Rooted in Foreign Languages
Lesson 3: Suffixes
Lesson 4: Words with Punctuation Pitfalls
Lesson 5: Having to do with Food Preparation
Lesson 6: Literary Terms
Lesson 7: Words Describing Human Traits
Lesson 8: Words Used in Testing
Lesson 10: Technology Words
Lesson 11: Words the May Deceive You
Lesson 12: Expanding your Description Vocabulary
Lesson 13: Roots
Lesson 14: Descriptive Adjectives and Human Traits
Lesson 15: Legal Vocabulary
Lesson 16: Words from Many Cultures
Lesson 17: Business & Economic Terms
Lesson 18: Words for Human Abnormalities
Lesson 19: Human Behavior
Lesson 20: Philosophy and Theory
Each lesson must be completed sequentially. In order to progress to Lesson 2, you must first fully complete Lesson 1, and so on. This course will be graded on a total of 185 points. End of lesson quizzes are worth 6-8 points (there are a total of 19). The mid-term is worth 20 points, and so are you final exams and classroom participation.
While the primary objective of this course is to improve your vocabulary, there are some fringe benefits included in the package. One of them is the positive impact this coursework will make on your writing skills as well.
Not only will assignments require that you create sentences using the new vocabulary word, you'll also be responsible for crafting short paragraphs using the words. Decades of educational experience clearly indicates that learning retention is boosted when multiple methods are employed. Instructor Glenn knows and understands this principle, and used it as the foundation the lessons and materials were built upon.
Best of all, this class gives you the freedom to work at your own pace.
There's no need to juggle your schedule around to make it to class on set days or times. This flexibility extends to classroom communications as well, and there are a host of ways that you can get (and stay) in touch with both the instructor and the rest of your classmates.
Enrollment is open 24/7, so register today to take your vocabulary to dizzying new heights.
