Enhance Your Everyday Vocabulary

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Course Description
Have you ever been reading a newspaper or listening to a commentary and been confronted with a word you didn't know -- like for instance, plethora? Over the years, you've seen and heard this word a dozen times but you don't quite remember the definition or use the word yourself when writing or speaking. You were supposed to have learned all this vocabulary stuff in high school or college but maybe you were absent that day? Well, this online class is just what you need!
Increase your vocabulary at your own pace! Memorize just 10 words a day - or a week - whatever works for your schedule. In some cases it's not really memory work - it's just 'refreshing'. Amaze your business associates, family, friends, and (more importantly) yourself by enhancing your conversational skills. Not only will you avoid the embarrassment of misusing or mispronouncing words, but also with the right vocabulary you may impress others with your dexterous and inventive handling of important concepts without being considered a show-off. Plus vocabulary enrichment does wonders for your self-esteem and certainly has the added benefits of helping with crossword puzzles and Trivial Pursuit.
Through these interactive lessons, which have divided up ten different words in twenty lessons, you will learn interesting and relevant vocabulary. Words used frequently by "experts" to describe various cultures, words used in restaurants, words used in economics and business, legal words, technology terms, psychological jargon and much more. You'll not only practice using the words in a sentence you create, you'll also be writing short paragraphs with some of the words. Although the course emphasis is on vocabulary building, you'll have the added bonus of receiving some general writing assistance. So join the class and retain some of those words you once learned and promptly forgot.
- Words used by experts
- Words from the restaurant industry
- Business and economics lingo
- Legal phrases
- Technology terminology,
- And more!
- 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
- 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.
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
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Introduction to Increasing Your Vocabulary
Lesson 1 Video
Review Article: Most Looked-Up Words
Take Poll: Reasons behind taking this course
Take Survey: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete Assignment: Introduce Yourself
Lesson 2: Some Words Rooted in Foreign Languages
Lesson 2 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7016.pdf
Review Article: Foreign Words in English
Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment: Some Words Rooted in Foreign Languages
Complete: Lesson 2: Quiz
Lesson 3: Suffixes
Lesson 3 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7017.pdf
Complete: Lesson 3 Assignment: Suffixes
Complete: Lesson 3: Quiz
Lesson 4: Words with Pronunciation Pitfalls
Lesson 4 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7018.pdf
Review Article: Links to Etymology Dictionaries
Take Poll: Dictionary Usage
Complete: Lesson 4: Assignment Words with Pronunciation Pitfalls
Complete: Lesson 4: Quiz
Lesson 5: Having to do with Food Preparation
Lesson 5 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7019.pdf
Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment: Having to do with Food Preparation
Complete: Lesson 5: Quiz
Lesson 6: Literary Terms
Lesson 6 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7020.pdf
Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment: Literary Terms
Complete: Lesson 6: Quiz
Lesson 7: Words Describing Human Traits
Lesson 7 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7021.pdf
Take Poll: Everyday Usage
Complete: Lesson 7 Assignment: Words Describing Human Traits
Complete: Lesson 7: Quiz
Lesson 8: Words Often Interchanged
Lesson 8 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7022.pdf
Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment: Words Often Interchanged
Complete: Lesson 8: Quiz
Lesson 9: Words Used in Testing
Lesson 9 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7023.pdf
Review Article: Improve Your Vocabulary
Complete: Lesson 9 Assignment: Words Used in Testing
Complete: Lesson 9: Quiz
Lesson 10: Technology Words
Lesson 10 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7024.pdf
Review Article: Computing Dictionary
Complete: Lesson 10: Assignment: Technology Words
Complete: Lesson 10: Quiz
Complete Exam: Midterm
Lesson 11: Words That May Deceive You
Lesson 11 Video
Take Poll: New Vocabulary
Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment: Words That May Deceive You
Complete: Lesson 11: Quiz
Lesson 12: Expanding Your Description Vocabulary
Lesson 12 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7026.pdf
Complete: Lesson 12 Assignment: Expanding Your Description Vocabulary
Complete: Lesson 12: Quiz
Lesson 13: Roots
Lesson 13 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7027.pdf
Complete: Lesson 13 Assignment- Roots
Complete: Lesson 13: Quiz
Lesson 14: Descriptive Adjectives and Human Traits
Lesson 14 Video
Review 2 Articles: Character Trait Descriptive Adjectives; Negative Personality Adjectives List
Complete: Lesson 14 Assignment- Descriptive Adjectives and Human Traits
Complete: Lesson 14: Quiz
Lesson 15: Legal Vocabulary
Lesson 15 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7029.pdf
Review 2 Articles: Legal Terms Vocabulary Word List; Legal Terminology Quiz
Complete: Lesson 15 Assignment - Legal Vocabulary
Complete: Lesson 15: Quiz
Lesson 16: Words from Many Cultures
Lesson 16 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7030.pdf
Complete: Lesson 16 Assignment: Words from Many Cultures
Complete: Lesson 16: Quiz
Lesson 17: Business and Economic Terms
Lesson 17 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7031.pdf
Review Article: Dictionary of Financial, Economic, and Business Terms
Complete: Lesson 17 Assignment - Business and Economic Terms
Complete: Lesson 17: Quiz
Lesson 18: Words for Human Abnormalities
Lesson 18 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7032.pdf
Complete: Lesson 18 Assignment- Words for Human Abnormalities
Complete: Lesson 18: Quiz
Lesson 19: Human Behavior
Lesson 19 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7033.pdf
Review 2 Articles: Human Behavior Vocabulary Quiz; Human Behavior Glossary
Take Poll: Other Vocabulary Builders
Complete: Lesson 19 Assignment- Human Behavior
Complete: Lesson 19: Quiz
Lesson 20: Philosophy and Theory
Lesson 20 Video
Take Poll: Let us know what you think of this course
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete: Lesson 20 Assignment - Philosophy and Theory
Complete: Lesson 20: Quiz
Complete Exam: Final
Learning Outcomes
- Define some words rooted in foreign languages.
- Define suffixes.
- Recognize words with pronunciation pitfalls.
- Define word having to do with food preparation.
- Recognize literary terms.
- Define words describing human traits.
- Identify words often interchanged.
- Recognize words used on standardized tests.
- Identify words that may deceive you.
- Define and recognize word roots.
- Define adjectives for human behavior and human abnormalities.
- Recognize words from many cultures.
- Define common legal terms, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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Student Testimonials
- "The instructor was proficient and very able." -- Michael K.
- "Course is very helpful and the instructor seems to be have good command in English. Good collection of words for enhancing the vocabulary." -- Neha B.
- "The instructor was extremely helpful and answered my questions almost immediately. This course was so much fun!" -- Donna N.
- "I enjoyed expanding my vocabulary in general, particularly with regards to more specific adjectives than I typically have at my command." -- Diana L.