The course includes the vocabulary-building handbook, Word Power Made Easy; three study units (Writing Skills, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3); and a study guide, Word Power. There are eight exams, and students are required to write a 750- to 2,500-word essay.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

Express their feelings, thoughts, and ideas more easily

Communicate without being misunderstood

Speak and write with greater confidence, and read more effectively

Learn better, faster, and more easily as their vocabulary improves

Understand more of what other people say, whether they are speaking or writing

Identify basic parts of speech and write effective sentences

Construct effective paragraphs, personal letters, and business letters

Recognize and use both formal and informal English for letter writing

Start a piece of writing and get the most out of the words they use

Describe the difference between a dictionary and a thesaurus, and use both

Use faraway and close-up words when describing something

Use concrete illustrations and comparisons to put abstract ideas into close-up words

Write something that is fun to read, and use tricks to punch-up their writing

Organize their writing time effectively, and plan writing projects from beginning to end

Locate books quickly using the card catalog or on-line catalog at the library

Use their own experience, that of others, and research to provide material for writing

Organize their ideas effectively in an outline before writing

Write their ideas in detail, following a logical order and sticking to the subject

Write essays and other kinds of writing of various lengths—and enjoy doing it


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