The Principles of a Good Sentence

Structure: helping you connect with your reader

The beauty in clear communication comes from order, and sentences are foundational. Whether short or long, complex or simple, sentences showcase our message.

Our course takes you through guided independent study and assessed tasks, making use of online practice elements to produce written tasks.

Your personal mentor is available to answer questions and alleviate doubts. They also assess your tasks, advising and illustrating, helping you learn more effectively,

Who is this course for?

This course has been designed for those who:

  • want a mentor to provide guidance and advice, whether it’s for grammar, word use or sentence rephrasing.

  • wish to strengthen their core written English communication skills.

  • would benefit from assessed tasks with comments and examples on how to improve and strengthen writing.

  • would like to understand sentence structure, balance and function and how to use them to better communicate.

  • require flexibility: you decide how much time you are able to invest each week.

  • prefer to work under their own steam.

If you would like to know if this course meets your specific needs, please contact us.

Language level

B2 | IELTS 5.5-6.5

Course type

Writing

Course delivery

Mentor

Yes

Online

Yes

50 hours

Assessed tasks

Duration

Content

Core knowledge and course material is provided through this website:

  • explore our online pages which explain and illustrate what is and how to write cohesive, coherent and clear text

We look at the following:

  • word sequence and why order is important

  • sentence functionality

  • phrases and clauses, and the making of a good sentence

  • sentence type and common errors

  • creating sentence variety

  • sentence pattern, rhythm and flow

  • creating balanced sentences

  • pruning or how to eliminate the unnecessary

Assessment

We believe practising is essential. Understanding where we are doing well and where we can improve is crucial:

  • when you submit your writing, your mentor appraises it, helping you improve style, vocabulary choice and structure

  • you will receive comments and suggestions from your mentor

  • your mentor is available for any questions or queries you may have

Objective

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • understand different sentence types, their form, and uses.

  • write confidently and clearly, creating a text using a variety of styles

  • appreciate sentence flow, how it improves the reader experience, but also how it improves your credibility.

  • know what makes bad writing bad and what makes good writing enjoyable.

  • understand where one can eliminate the unnecessary while enhancing the essential.

Coming soon

Complete the form and we will inform you when the The Principles of a Good Sentence course becomes available.