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Teaching & Academics Language English Writing

English Writing Skills

Improve your English Writing by building the skills you need for business, academic, or personal use
Rating: 4.2 out of 54.2 (768 ratings)
2,852 students
Created by David Boughton
Last updated 2/2021
English
English [Auto]
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Write effectively in English
  • Construct a complete and correct English sentence
  • Use English grammar correctly in writing
  • Use English punctuation properly
  • Build your vocabulary and choose the best words when writing
  • Save time when planning your writing

Requirements

  • You should have an English level of B1 or higher.
  • You need to write in English for school, work, or personal reasons.

Description

Writing in English is difficult, especially if you are still learning the language. Yet, we now write more than ever, whether at work, school, or in life. This course will help you improve your writing by giving you video lessons, downloadable resources, quizzes, and assignments.

This English writing course will help you improve in all the forms of writing. Do you use English at work? You can improve your emails, reports, and written communication. Are you using English at school? Better writing can help with essays and other assignments. You can improve in any type of English writing with this course.

Each section reviews language and writing rules, including grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, and structure. You will also see strategies and tips to write more clearly. You can practice all these rules and strategies with the exercises and assignments.

Students in this course are now better writers, and you can be too! Here are reviews from happy students:

  • "The course is quite helpful for me. It is well-organized and easy to follow."

  • "This course is a well-detailed and an overall good course."

  • "That was an excellent course, very helpful for me to utilize in writing."

I invite you to watch the preview videos so you can get an idea of how this course can help you. I believe the 25+ video lessons cover all the key skills you need to improve your writing. When you combine them with the hundreds of quiz questions and the practice exercises, you have everything you need to become a great writer.

With Udemy's money-back guarantee, you have have nothing to lose. But you have everything to gain. This is your chance to take your writing to the next level.


Who this course is for:

  • English language learners
  • English students who need to write
  • English writing students

Featured review

George Immanuel
George Immanuel
43 courses
10 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
It is an impeccable course for those who want to improve their grammar skills, concise writing, formal writing, etc. A perfect toolkit for an amateur writer. These skills would prove useful in their writing profession.

Course content

7 sections • 39 lectures • 3h 30m total length

  • Preview05:24
  • Diagnostic Writing Test
    20 questions
  • Preview03:13
  • Explanation Video -- Assignments in this Course
    02:11
  • Assignment -- Introduction Writing Piece
    1 question

  • Section Intro (30-second video)
    00:32
  • Preview07:50
  • Quiz -- Part of Speech and Suffixes
    10 questions
  • PDF Resource -- English Suffixes Chart
    00:02
  • Capital Letters
    06:26
  • Quiz -- Capital Letters
    10 questions
  • Vocabulary Building
    08:04
  • Building Vocabulary Sample
    03:01

  • Section Intro (30-second video)
    00:32
  • Preview12:08
  • Quiz -- Run-on Sentences
    10 questions
  • PDF Resource - Run-On Sentences
    00:00
  • Sentence Clauses and Fragments
    09:47
  • Quiz - Sentence Fragments
    10 questions
  • Quiz -- Fragments and Run-On Sentences
    5 questions
  • Transitional Words
    08:28
  • Quiz -- Transitional Words
    10 questions
  • PDF Lesson -- Transitional Words
    00:02
  • Assignment -- Paragraph
    1 question

  • Section Intro (30-second video)
    00:30
  • Parallel Structure
    09:30
  • Quiz -- Parallel Structure
    10 questions
  • Active and Passive Voice
    07:16
  • Active and Passive Voice Samples
    03:51
  • Quiz -- Active and Passive Voice
    5 questions
  • Subject-Verb Agreement
    10:23
  • Quiz -- Subject-Verb Agreement
    10 questions
  • PDF Lesson - Subject-Verb Agreement
    00:02
  • Articles
    12:03
  • Quiz -- Articles
    10 questions
  • PDF Lesson - Articles
    00:02
  • Section Test -- Structure and Grammar
    10 questions

  • Section Intro (30-second video)
    00:24
  • Ending Punctuation
    08:20
  • Quiz - Ending Punctuation
    10 questions
  • Apostrophes
    11:02
  • Commas
    13:50
  • Colons
    07:12
  • Semicolons
    08:06
  • PDF Lesson - Punctuation
    00:08
  • Section Test -- Punctuation
    10 questions

  • Section Intro (30-second video)
    00:34
  • The Writing Process
    09:38
  • Concise Writing
    17:38
  • Sample -- Concise Writing
    03:09
  • Assignment -- Concise Writing
    1 question
  • Formal Writing
    07:22
  • PDF Resource -- Formal Language List
    00:02
  • Visual Writing Techniques
    08:12
  • Writing Sample - Visual Techniques
    02:54

  • Section Intro (30-second video)
    00:36
  • Final Exam
    15 questions
  • Final Assignment (Self Assessment)
    1 question

Instructor

David Boughton
Language Trainer
David Boughton
  • 4.3 Instructor Rating
  • 1,395 Reviews
  • 10,560 Students
  • 6 Courses

15 years teaching English and business communication, M.Ed in second language education

I help students reach their language and communication goals. 

After helping thousands of students, I know the challenges you face to improve your English skills. I give you the functional language you can immediately start using at work, school, or home. 

I am currently the Director of Simcoe Learning, where I develop content, curriculum, and e-learning for schools and learners. In the past, I was Principal of an Ontario high school and Director of Studies for a language training company in Toronto. I have developed courses and content for schools and companies all over the world. 


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