This is an outline of the units. Within each unit you will go into detail, but only in areas that we feel cause the most problems.

Unit 1

1. Grammar: nouns, verbs, participles, conjunctions, pronouns, prepositions … and much more.
2. Punctuation: commas, semi-colons and colons cause the most problems, but we also look at a few others too.
3. Spelling: some basic spelling rules, common spelling errors and spelling myths dispelled.
4. Abbreviations: a look at contractions, acronyms, shortenings etc.
5. Most common mistakes: some of these will be real eye-openers for you.

Unit 2

1. Effective writing: creating the right impact.
2. Sentences: it’s not so simple, we look at complex sentences, not to mention subject-verb agreement, dangling modifiers and faulty predication.
3. Paragraphs: writing effective, purposeful paragraphs.
4. Style: adding emphasis, moods and signposting.
5. Plain English: rewriting and rules for plain English.
6. Written documents: persuasive letters, emails and reports.

Unit 3

Applying for a job and effective CVs and covering letters

View Terms & Conditions