With the convenience and the technology of the Internet, when you want to learn to speak, read and write English you no longer have to take regular classes or travel to an English speaking country to do so. You can stay at home and take English online and study at you own pace without paying the costly tuition and other expenses that would otherwise be involved. The courses are designed to be very comprehensive and include listening passages, reading materials and games in addition to instruction, grammar exercises and quizzes.
The beginning course consists of lessons on:
- subject pronouns
- asking questions
- using the negative in sentences
- contractions
- prepositions of place
- nouns
- articles
- pronouns
- singular and plural
As you take this course, you will also have access to an instructor if you need any help other than that provided in the lessons. You are able to communicate with others taking the same course and these may be people in another country, which gives you a chance to make new friends online. In this way you are able to communicate in English to enhance your learning. You also have a study buddy with whom you can learn from and with each other.
The main focus on learning English is to learn the spelling rules , which include where and when to use capital letters, the different forms of punctuation and how to add suffixes and prefixes. The use of double consonants in English is different than in other languages because there are no double letters in the English language alphabet. You will learn which letters must be doubled when you add endings onto words. such as added ing to hit ?hitting.
The next sections on the online English course will take you further into your learning with easy introductory lessons to a wide variety of concepts. Each of these lessons starts with a dialogue based on the concept that you can listen to and read along with the printed version of the dialogue. The lesson also contains key vocabulary words that will increase your level of English vocabulary.
For students English as a second language, when they first start the course they find it slow going because they have to try to translate the English words into their native language. For this reason, they have access to a dictionary in which they can look up English words and find what that word is in just about any language, including Chinese and Korean.
There is also an audio course offered online in which you listen to short passages at first and answer comprehension questions to make sure you understand what the passage is about. These start off with very simple topics and gradually increase in length and the complexity of the topic.
In order to attend college or university in English speaking countries or to immigrate to take a job, you do have to show that you are proficient in the language by taking a test in the basic skills required in speaking, reading, writing and listening. This type of course will prepare you to take this test and give you study tips as well as tips to help you write the required essay.
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