Study Group Scoop

…Blogging English news flash: introducing EFI Study Group on Scoop.it. I'd say, "check out the resources, " but the page is still unfurnished. Do you have a favorite ESL learning resource to share? Come by the page and submit suggestions. There are alos many other ESL/EFL/ESOL teaching and learning pages on Scoop.it: we'll be "scooping" from those too

Organize Your Writing in English

…here's hoping that posting the entire newsletter won't call for too much html editing once posted…

 ESL

From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to ESL This week features a number of resources to help organize writing in English. There's also a look at the resources on the site dedicated to English for visiting the doctor or dentist. Finally, due to the popularity of last week's article on learning proverbs, there are three new proverb definition pages to help you learn proverbs appropriate for your level.

Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade

Learn to become an effective builder of sentences using the basic tools of grammar, punctuation, and writing. Next Session (5 weeks) starts May 13th 2013

Learn to become an effective builder of sentences using the basic tools of grammar, punctuation, and writing. By dedicating yourself to the craft of writing, you will learn to develop the four basic sentence types into a well-organized, detailed paragraph. This course is designed for anyone who wants to become a better writer. If you need to write more clearly for work, prepare for a placement test for a college, or improve your skills for current writing projects, this class will definitely be beneficial.

Objectives: 

• Students will be able to identify and correct some sentence level grammatical and punctuation errors.
• Students will be able to develop four sentence types: simple, compound, complex and compound-complex.
• Students will be able to combine sentences using all four sentence types.
• Students will be able to develop a clear topic sentence.
• Students will be able to write a well-organized, detailed paragraph.

Why would you want to take this course?  There are a variety of reasons: 

• As a pre-Assessment activity
• As a petition for English placement
• As a brush-up for students while in writing classes
• As a brush-up for students who don’t/can’t enroll in an English class
• As a resource for flipped/blended classrooms
• To become a better writer

Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade | Coursera