Course Syllabus

Course Description

Are you interested in building your vocabulary? Do you feel that your writing or your speaking vocabulary is below average? The purpose of "Vocabulary Building" is to beef up your everyday vocabulary with words that you could use in everyday conversation.

A strong vocabulary will not only give you the tools to say and write exactly what you mean it can also help you on a job interview, communicate better with a doctor or your lawyer and certainly help you with school work. A good vocabulary makes you sound smarter, feel more assured and practically guarantees you'll be a better writer and speaker. The purpose of this vocabulary class is to beef up your everyday vocabulary with words that you could use in everyday conversation.

The larger our vocabularies the more clearly we can communicate with others and understand what others are trying to communicate to us. This course will introduce some simple ways to learn new vocabulary words by practicing reading in context, by writing sentences using the words and by doing practice exercises and quizzes.

The class is not a beginning or advanced vocabulary course. It's that "in between" course where so many people's vocabulary skills fit. So if you're interested in expanding your vocabulary skills in a self-paced, no stress format where an instructor actually reviews and corrects your sentence writing, why not give it a try? Enrich your life by enriching your vocabulary.

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:

Describe the best practices to build vocabulary.
Define and use synonyms.
Define and use homonyms and homographs.
Define and use words of foreign origin.
Recognize misleading words.
Define and use power words.
Define and use antonyms.
Define and use verbal analogies.
Summarize vocabulary building exercises to use daily.
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

Assessment Guide

Assessment	Points
Introduction Assignment 1	1 points
Assignment for Lesson 2	10 points
Word Context	75 points
Lesson 3 Assignment: Synonyms	20 points
Finding Synonyms	95 points
Lesson 4 Assignment A: Synonym Fill in the Blanks	12 points
Lesson 4 Assignment B: More Synonyms	25 points
Synonyms Continued	60 points
Lesson 5 Assignment: Homonym Writing	25 points
Homonym Questions	50 points
More Practice with Homonyms	60 points
Lesson 6 Assignment: Foreign Phrases	25 points
Using Terms of Foreign Origin	50 points
Lesson 7 Assignment: Misleading Words	10 points
Misleading Words Exam	55 points
Lesson 8 Assignment: Power Words	25 points
Power Words Exam	45 points
Lesson 9 Assignment: Antonyms	10 points
Antonyms (Opposites)	11 points
Verbal Analogies Exam	5 points
More Verbal Analogies	50 points
Lesson 11 Assignment A	20 points
Lesson 11 Assignment B: Final Writing	20 points
More Practice- Quiz 11	70 points
Additional Vocabulary Words - Quiz 11	50 points