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Goal
Learn to speak and write
English with greater grammatical accuracy and confidence. Review
troublesome grammar rules and complex sentence structure, and
learn to monitor your speech and writing for persistent errors.
Objectives
- Identify persistent errors
that can interfere with communication
- Develop self-monitoring
techniques to catch and correct errors
- Monitor speech for correct
word endings (plurals and verb forms)
- Become more proficient in applying grammar rules in everyday
speech and writing
- Use appropriate verb tenses
and complex sentences to express relationships
- Improve sentence structure
to convey ideas more clearly
Methodology
Pre- and post-course evaluation, lecture, discussion,
verbal and written exercises, error analysis
Enrollment
Up to 12 participants
Scheduling
24 hours of group instruction delivered in a 12-week program.
Materials
LinguaTec Accurate Grammar for Speaking and Writing training
manual plus two texts: a self-study workbook and a reference book
What You Learn
General
- Subject-verb agreement
(e.g., he walks)
- Plurals
- Past tense endings
Articles (a, an, the)
- Countable and uncountable
nouns (e.g., types is countable; software is uncountable)
- Rules for deciding when
to use articles
- The generic article
Complex Verb Structures
- Verb tenses and sequence of tenses
- Modals (e.g., could go, should have gone)
- Conditionals (e.g., I would have told him if I'd remembered.)
Complex Sentences
- Adverbial clauses that
indicate relationships between ideas
- Tense
structure and word order of noun clauses
- Adjective clauses (e.g.,
The specialist who gave the conference has been working as
a consultant.)
Prepositions
- Prepositions of time and place
- Two-word verbs (e.g.,
take over)
- Phrasal adjectives (e.g.,
eligible for)
What Others Say
"If you would like to be more confident
when writing in English, then this is the class for you."
E.L., Software Quality Engineer, Silicon Valley Group, Inc.
"I'm more confident in my writing skills and my daily
speech. Thanks to LinguaTec!" E.M., ALZA Corporation
"It is so much fun to learn grammar through this class
that you won't believe it." A. C.-M., Software Engineer,
Basys Automation Systems
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