English Language Courses
Further your understanding of English in these courses that are designed to strengthen your grasp of the rules that govern one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. English grammar is understood as the body of rules that describe the properties of the English language and we offer a variety of courses to assist you in sharpening up your grammatical skills. These courses are ideal for anyone who wishes to revisit or further their understanding of English Grammar and are extremely useful for any individual.
Travel Writing: Sun, Sea and Script
Pack your passport and pen and come to along to this class, which is ideal for anyone who has ever wanted to turn their travel stories into saleable tales. The goal of this course is to reveal the varied possibilities available for the aspiring travel writer. Whether the journey is far or near, this workshop will enable you to travel. Where the journey takes you is up to you! Content London Publishing Opportunities, Types of Travel Stories (Newspapers & Magazines, Electronic Publish...
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Understanding English Grammar - Level 2
From a finite set of grammatical patterns, syntactic and morphological, we can express an infinite set of sentences. This second level course studies more detailed aspects of sentence construction, particularly at the phrase and clause levels, while continuing to examine questions of formality and informality in grammar, of acceptability and the concept of a standard dialect. It will also cover the conventions of punctuation in written English today. Course Content Review – word and...
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Grammar and Punctuation Advanced
Use this two-day advanced workshop to continue understanding and applying English grammar and punctuation. You will discover and apply ways to solve common problems in written English and learn some of the trade secrets of professional editors. Using a list of the standard ‘hard-copy editing’ marks, you will work with other participants to identify errors, correct sentences, justify your corrections and understand when more than one solution is acceptable. Make yourself indispensabl...
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Grammar and Punctuation Fundamentals
Do you have a feeling for grammar that looks and sounds right but you’re not quite sure? In this course, you’ll spend a day learning all the basic concepts and principles of grammar that you were probably never formally taught. What do ‘subject’, ‘verb/s’ and ‘predicate’ mean? What are the nine parts of speech? How do you use phrases, clauses, sentences and paragraphs to construct effective English? What is the purpose of the punctuation marks, and how do you set up bulleted lists? ...
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English Pronunciation for Overseas-Born Professionals
It’s surprising and sometimes discouraging, how often we are judged by the way we speak. Overseas-born professionals can find it difficult to have their skills recognised in a new environment because of the way their accent is interpreted. Through interactive workshops focusing on speech sounds, intonation and social context, you’ll identify your own trouble spots and learn techniques to enhance your spoken English in order to reinforce your professional capabilities. Course Content...
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English Pronunciation for Overseas-Born Professionals
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English Pronunciation for Overseas-Born Professionals
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Understanding English Grammar - Level 3
This third level will cover a more detailed analysis of clause structure, and go on to examine variations in information packaging and derived structures which give the English speaker and writer alternative methods of communicating their thoughts, involving sometimes complex variations of grammar. A special study of the sometimes vexed question of adjectives and adverbs will be undertaken. Course Content English as an analytic language The sentence: clause constituent structure, in...
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Understanding English Grammar - Level 1
Those who speak English fluently know the grammar of the language – or most of it anyway – but they may not know much about the grammar or how to talk about it or how to analyse their own use of it. This course aims to establish an understanding of the basic ways in which the rules of our grammar work as they allow us to construct sentences that are comprehensible to other speakers of the language. If there are uncertainties in the ways the rules are supposed to work (do we say ‘bet...
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The Story of the English Language
What has happened to make the English language of a thousand or more years ago largely unintelligible to English speakers today? Why is our grammar so different from that of some otherwise closely related European languages? Why is our vocabulary so large? We will trace the influences that were at work over time to alter the language, spoken and written, and that have brought about such huge changes from Old English to the language of Chaucer; from then to the Early Modern English o...
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Enhancing Your English: Steps Toward Better Writing
For many students and people in the workplace success depends on achieving a satisfactory standard in written English. This course increases skills in basic written English. It services students involved in University Preparation Courses, tertiary education, HSC courses and those already engaged in the workplace. It begins with revision of practical English grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling and progresses to more complicated sentences, paragraphs, vocabulary enri...
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Enhancing Your English: Steps Toward Better Writing
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