Grammar at Work

Course details

This course is mainly targeted for people who need to write in a clear and professional manner but finds that they have difficulties in expressing themselves in conversation and written work. Knowing how to use grammar accurately is essential to success at work. Mistakes are embarrassing, make a poor impression on managers and colleagues, and damage customer relations. If you are preparing a letter, report, proposal, brochure, job application or any other formal document, you can’t afford to make mistakes. The Grammar at work course will fill the holes in your knowledge, boost your confidence and help you to write in a clear and professional manner. We will review the rules in a straight forward and supportive way, it really won’t feel like being back at school. Examples from business documents and newspapers will help you to see why grammar and punctuation matter and how they apply to your everyday work.

Course Outline

1.  Why grammar and punctuation matter?
2. . Why so many people are unsure of the rules?
3. . Is grammar difficult?
4. . Practice in conversational English
5.  Speaking fluently with correct grammar
6.  Nouns
7.  Pronouns
8.  Adjectives
9. Verbs
10. When, where and why
11. ‘Which’ and ‘what’
12. ‘When’ and ‘why’
13. Commonly misused words
14. Commonly misspelt words
15. The role of punctuation
16. How punctuation affects clarity
17. Differentiating errors from personal style
18. Tenses