English writing skills course subjects

This English writing skills course is spread over 11 comprehensive lessons. Each lesson includes a practical assignment which is designed to help you improve your writing. All assignments are personally marked and graded by your tutor, so you’ll be receiving expert feedback at each stage of the course.

We have recently added a brand new topic to lesson 1, which focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence, how it is affecting the market, and how writers can integrate it into their roles.

  • How to write attractive and effective text.
  • Write with your reader in mind.
  • Using artificial intelligence to improve your writing.

  • Use techniques and resources to improve your spelling, punctuation and grammar.
  • Use appropriate and adaptable English grammar in your writing.

  • Analyse words and phrases to convey the correct meaning.
  • Apply techniques to ensure written content is accurate.

  • Define what jargon is and how to avoid it.
  • Identify appropriate and inappropriate uses of jargon.
  • Write words, phrases and sentences to eliminate jargon.

  • Learn skills that make web content relevant, focused and easy to read.
  • Write effective web content.

  • Explain the problems that emerge when writing and handling emails.
  • Apply email etiquette.
  • Use techniques that will make emails consistent, effective and readable.

  • State why etiquette is important when writing business letters.
  • List the main points of etiquette needed for business letters.
  • Build the content of a letter from a skeleton.
  • Write an effective covering letter for a job application.

  • Identify when summaries are useful.
  • Prepare a document for summarising.
  • Reduce the number of words and prioritise the facts in a summary.

  • Explain when persuasive writing skills are needed.
  • Apply effective persuasive writing techniques.

  • Discuss why reports are used.
  • Identify what most reports contain.
  • Plan, structure and write an effective report.

  • Learn effective techniques for checking your work.
  • Proofread your work onscreen.