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Instructor: Mark Glanville.Course DescriptionLet’s face it – English is one of the most difficult languages to master on Earth! I’ve used it all of my life and I still find out new things all of the time!If you have had better things to do since leaving school than remembering what a semi-colon is, then you’re in good company. This course takes a fresh look at punctuation, grammar, sentence structure and even a little bit of spelling. It’s a great reminder of the things that you probably knew once but have long since forgotten about.The course is broken down into a series of bite-sized videos that you can refer back to time and time again. So if you want to brush up on your written English and remember what a pronoun is once and for all, then this course is for you! If you want to confidently help your kids with their homework, then this course is for you!English is the second most widely used language on the planet. This means that English skills are incredibly important to employers – in fact, the English skills of the workforce can have a direct impact on the growth of that business. Employers can see your English skills from the moment you create your resume or fill out an application form – so the better your skills, the more employable you are making yourself.What are the requirements?You’ll need to already be a fluent English speakerSome of the jokes are written for the UK market. Sorry about that.What am I going to get from this course?Over 19 lectures and 1 hour of content!Understand English sentence structuresDemonstrate how to use verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns and pronounsIdentify and use punctuation including: colons, semi-colons, apostrophes, commas and full stopsUnderstand how to use paragraphsDemonstrate how to create different types of text including blogs, letters and emailsIdentify and use the correct spelling for plurals and homophones such as ‘their, there and they’re’What is the target audience?This course is great for anyone who wants to improve their written English. It has been created based on the Entry Level and Level 1 framework for UK English Functional Skills. What does that mean? Well, it’s a great recap on some of the things that you learned at school. It’s also a grown up approach to some of the things that you either weren’t taught or can’t remember from school. It might not be so great if you consider yourself to already be at an advanced level of English writing, or if you are just starting to learn English.