English. Develop your command of the English language with us.

For many people in the workplace, and for students involved in TAFE and university studies, success depends on achieving a satisfactory standard in writing in English. This course increases skills in basic writing in English and is designed for people from a wide range of occupations, as well as students involved in tertiary preparation, TAFE and tertiary education.

The course begins with revision of practical grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling, and progresses to more complicated sentences, paragraphs and vocabulary enrichment for different kinds of writing. It functions as a reading and discussion group about selected texts, chosen mainly from current newspapers, magazines and selected social media, in order to extend writing through reading. Class discussion is a main feature. There is also a focus on weekly written exercises, including detailed feedback from the facilitator. You will gain a lot from writing practice and feedback. The course works to improve communication skills through a combination of grammar and sentence structure study, writing and reading.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• write with enhanced skills in basic formal English
• communicate in written English with improved skills in grammar, sentence structure, paragraphing and punctuation
• communicate with increased skills across a range of writing that includes workplace emails, formal workplace