Ron Johnson
Basic English Writing Course
Improve your English writing skills!
Self paced
tests
This course is for anyone who wishes to improve his/her English writing skills. All the basics are included in short, easy to handle lessons. This is an excellent course for those people who wish to improve their writing skills for school, in the workplace, or for their own personal growth and learning.
Added benefits include the fact that improved writing skills lead to improved speaking skills as well.Students include those from English speaking backgrounds who wish to improve their writing skills - young learners to adult and ESL or EFL students who wish to make gains in written English and become more familiar with the English language.
For students with English as their first language the goals would be to remind them of basics and improve their technical writing skills before moving into more complex writing materials.
For ESL and EFL students, the primary goals are to gain insight into the structure of writing in English and to build confidence.
Topics Included:
Parts of Speech
- nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections
Sentence writing
- subject & predicate
- phrases & clauses
- dependent & independent clauses
- four kinds of sentences by form
- four kinds of sentences by purpose
- how to avoid sentence fragments and run-on sentence errors
Paragraphs
- defining a paragraph
- four kinds of paragraphs with a focus on central paragraphs
- topic sentences
- unity - why it is necessary and how your topic sentence guides you
- coherence - what it is and how to achieve it in your writing
- transition
Course Content
- 3 self-paced classes to improve English writing skills
- There are 3 PowerPoint presentations - one for each lesson.
- There are 5 tests for the first lesson and 4 tests for the second lesson. The second and third lessons also contain basic quizzes in the lessons themselves.
Prerequisites
The student requires an intermediate level of spoken and written English in order to understand the instructor and the language within the presentations.
Course Outcome:
- The outcomes for the learner include the ability to write more clearly and more effectively in the English language.
- The step-by-step approach aids the learner in becoming more confident without overwhelming him/her.
- Learning to write well assists learners in their spoken skills as well.
Language of instruction: English
- 3 self-paced classes to improve English writing skills
- Covers topics: parts of speech, sentence writing, and paragraph
- Short quizzes included to help solidify your learning
- Learn with the help of examples
Ron is an honours graduate of the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.His major was English with a minor in psychology. In 1996, he created L.T.L. Tutoring Central - a private tutoring business in Guelph. He teaches students of all ages and abilities, developing individual programs as well as class programs.
Each day, he works with grade school, high school, and adult students, providing guidance to improve their learning skills. He developed and delivered a program for Agriculture and Agrifood in Guelph for scientists and technicians to improve their overall English skills with a focus on speaking. His primary academic focus is on improving one's English skills both in spoken and written forms. His ultimate goal, however, is to help others learn to learn!
Schedule & Syllabus
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