Course Description

Acquiring and developing the fundamentals of English composition is a vital skill that can be used in a variety of settings and situations. Being able to competently compose an essay and organize a thesis is not only useful in academic environments, but is also useful for business and personal applications. Learning and practicing the basic components introduced in this course will assist those in high school and college; it will help those who will be taking college and/or graduate school entrance exams. It will also assist anyone who is currently job hunting by helping them create coherent, concise written material during the interview process. For those already in the business world, this course will help you create written presentations and other materials required on the job. It will enhance and expand your writing ability and thinking process in the world of business. This course will also benefit those in supervisory positions where a great deal of writing is required. Lastly, it will help anyone enhance their personal written communication skills. 

  • Completely Online
  • Self-Paced
  • Printable Lessons
  • Full HD Video  
  • 6 Months to Complete
  • 24/7 Availability
  • Start Anytime
  • PC & Mac Compatible
  • Android & iOS Friendly
  • Accredited CEUs
Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider
 

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Define some words rooted in foreign languages.
  • Define suffixes.
  • Recognize words with pronunciation pitfalls.
  • Define word having to do with food preparation.
  • Recognize literary terms.
  • Define words describing human traits.
  • Identify words often interchanged.
  • Recognize words used on standardized tests.
  • Identify words that may deceive you.
  • Define and recognize word roots.
  • Define adjectives for human behavior and human abnormalities.
  • Recognize words from many cultures.
  • Define common legal terms.
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
 
 

Assessment Guide

Assessment Points
Introduce Yourself 1 points
Lesson 2 Assignment: Some Words Rooted in Foreign Languages 10 points
Lesson 2: Quiz 6 points
Lesson 3 Assignment: Suffixes 10 points
Lesson 3: Quiz 7 points
Lesson 4: Assignment Words with Pronunciation Pitfalls 10 points
Lesson 4: Quiz 5 points
Lesson 5 Assignment: Having to do with Food Preparation 10 points
Lesson 5: Quiz 4 points
Lesson 6 Assignment: Literary Terms 10 points
Lesson 6: Quiz 4 points
Lesson 7 Assignment: Words Describing Human Traits 10 points
Lesson 7: Quiz 5 points
Lesson 8 Assignment: Words Often Interchanged 10 points
Lesson 8: Quiz 3 points
Lesson 9 Assignment: Words Used in Testing 10 points
Lesson 9: Quiz 6 points
Lesson 10: Assignment: Technology Words 10 points
Lesson 10: Quiz 4 points
Midterm 18 points
Lesson 11 Assignment: Words That May Deceive You 10 points
Lesson 11: Quiz 5 points
Lesson 12 Assignment: Expanding Your Description Vocabulary 10 points
Lesson 12: Quiz 4 points
Lesson 13 Assignment- Roots 10 points
Lesson 13: Quiz 2 points
Lesson 14 Assignment- Descriptive Adjectives and Human Traits 10 points
Lesson 14: Quiz 6 points
Lesson 15 Assignment - Legal Vocabulary 10 points
Lesson 15: Quiz 4 points
Lesson 16 Assignment: Words from Many Cultures 10 points
Lesson 16: Quiz 4 points
Lesson 17 Assignment - Business and Economic Terms 10 points
Lesson 17: Quiz 5 points
Lesson 18 Assignment- Words for Human Abnormalities 10 points
Lesson 18: Quiz 5 points
Lesson 19 Assignment- Human Behavior 10 points
Lesson 19: Quiz 4 points
Lesson 20 Assignment - Philosophy and Theory 10 points
Lesson 20: Quiz 4 points
Final 20 points
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Critical Thinking
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