Course overview

This is an ESOL course for adults. You will develop basic English language skills. Before you can enrol on this course, you will need to do a skills check. This is for us to make sure you get on the right course for your level. This course is for people working at Entry 3 level ESOL. You may have completed Entry 2 exams before. Please note that you’ll need an internet connection to study this English course in Writing. This is so you can access our digital learning platform, Canvas. We use Canvas for homework, and also for tasks and activities in the classroom.

Course description

This is an ESOL course for adults. Before you can enrol on this course, you will need to do a skills check. This is for us to make sure you get on the right course for your level. This course is for people working at Entry 3 level ESOL.

This course will help you to improve your English in all skills – reading, speaking, listening and writing – but the focus will be on writing.

You must be able to spell most common words, use capital letters and punctuation in sentences correctly.

You must be able to use some common adjectives and join ideas using conjunctions (e.g. and, but, because).

There are 5 learning outcomes on this course. You will need to achieve these outcomes in order to pass the course. You are expected to attend the classes regularly and be punctual. You are expected to participate in class and complete any homework given by the tutor.

On this course you will learn to:

• plan a piece of writing

• organise information into paragraphs

• use conjunctions to write complex sentences

• recognise the use and meaning of prefixes and suffixes

• check a text for spelling, grammar and punctuation and correct mistakes

What financial support is available?

We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need.

What other support is available?

All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.

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