About this course: This is the second course in the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation specialty. In this course, you will learn about a lot of different ways to join ideas to make more complex and interesting sentences. You'll learn about two types of conjunctions, many other types of connectives, and adverb clauses. You'll also learn about how to punctuate all of these expressions and the types of sentences they create. All of this is grammar you must know to have a high fluency in English. Please note that the free version of this class gives you access to all of the instructional videos and handouts. The peer feedback and quizzes are only available in the paid version.
Created by: University of California, Irvine
Taught by: Tamy Chapman, Instructor, International Programs
University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Taught by: Emily Ellis, Instructor, International Programs
University of California Irvine Extension
Taught by: Brad Gilpin
| Basic Info | Course 2 of 4 in the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation Specialization |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Commitment | 4-5 hours/week for 4 weeks |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Conjunctions and Punctuation
In this first week, you will learn about the different types of conjunctions in English. You'll learn the meaning of each one and how to use them in sentences. You'll also learn how to punctuate sentences with conjunctions correctly.
7 videos, 3 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Video: Meet Your Teachers
- Revisión por el compañero: Introduce Yourself
- Video: Week 1 Introduction
- Video: Coordinate Conjunctions Lecture
- Cuestionario de práctica: Coordinate Conjunctions Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Conjunctions Practice
- Video: Parallel Structure Lecture
- Cuestionario de práctica: Parallel Structure Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Parallel Structure Practice
- Video: Correlative Conjunctions Part 1 Lecture
- Video: Correlative Conjunctions Part 2 Lecture
- Cuestionario de práctica: Correlative Conjunctions Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Correlative Conjunctions Practice
Graded: Conjunctions Assignment
Graded: Graded Quiz
WEEK 2
Connectives and Punctuation
This week, you'll continue learning how to join ideas with correct grammar and punctuation. You'll learn about transition words and prepositional phrases and how to punctuate them correctly.
5 videos, 4 readings, 4 practice quizzes
- Video: Transitions: Meaning
- Cuestionario de práctica: Transition Meaning Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Transitions Practice
- Video: Transitions: Punctuation and Placement
- Cuestionario de práctica: Transition Punctuation and Placement Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Transitions: Punctuation and Placement Practice
- Video: Prepositional Phrases
- Cuestionario de práctica: Prepositional Phrases Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Prepositional Phrases Practice
- Video: Avoiding Common Mistakes
- Cuestionario de práctica: Avoiding Common Mistakes Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Avoiding Common Mistakes Practice
Graded: Transitions and Prepositional Phrases Assignment
Graded: Graded Quiz
WEEK 3
Subordinating Conjunctions and Punctuation
This week, you'll start learning about writing complex sentences. Adding complex sentences to your skills will make your sentences have more variety. To learn about complex sentences, you'll find out what adverb clauses are and how to punctuate them in your sentences. Have fun!
4 videos, 3 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Video: Introduction to Adverb Clauses
- Cuestionario de práctica: Adverb Clauses Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Introduction to Adverb Clauses Practice
- Video: Adverb Clauses: Punctuation and Use
- Cuestionario de práctica: Adverb Clause Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Adverb Clause Practice
- Video: Avoiding Common Mistakes
- Cuestionario de práctica: Avoiding Common Mistakes Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Avoiding Common Mistakes Practice
Graded: Adverb Clauses Assignment
Graded: Graded Quiz
WEEK 4
Reduced Adverb Clauses and Punctuation
In the final week, you will learn a more advanced way to write complex sentences. You will do this by reducing the adverb clauses. Again, learning to do this will add variety to your speaking and writing. Enjoy the last week of the course!
5 videos, 4 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Video: Introduction to Reduced Adverb Clauses
- Video: Adverbials Type 1
- Cuestionario de práctica: Adverbials Type 1 Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Adverbials Type 1 Practice
- Video: Adverbials Type 2
- Cuestionario de práctica: Adverbials Type 2 Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Adverbials Type 2 Practice
- Video: Adverbials Type 3
- Cuestionario de práctica: Adverbials Type 3 Practice Quiz
- Leyendo: Adverbials Type 3 Practice
- Leyendo: Learn More
Graded: Adverbials Assignment
Graded: Graded Quiz
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How It Works
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Pricing
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| Access to course materials | Available |
| Access to graded materials | Available |
| Receive a final grade | Available |
| Earn a shareable Course Certificate | Available |
Ratings and Reviews
Awesome
The teachers are very good! They teach using very funny examples and give us excellent tips.I recommend it!
An excellent course, it helped me a lot in improving my English.
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It is a perfect course. Tough grammar rules were taught in an easy way. Now I can write concise sentences.