Topic outline

  • Welcome to English grammar online

    Teacher:   Nanna Qvist, Aalto University Language Centre
    Time:         30.10.2020-15.1.2021
                           9.00-10.00 on Fridays:     30 Oct and 4 Dec 2020, and 15 Jan 2021.
    Place:        Participants work independently online.
                       The three face-to-face meetings are on ZOOM (find link below).

    This course is targeted to Aalto staff and faculty who wish to brush up their English grammar in their own time but still benefit from the support of a group and a teacher.      During this course, the participants start by identifying the areas of English grammar which they wish to improve, and then practise those areas through independent work using an online tool for independent grammar practice.

    The course is primarily based on working independently, online, but in addition, the participants write two short texts, on which they receive feedback from the instructor through MyCourses.  MyCourses Forum assignments are used for contact and for sharing questions and comments during the course.

    Course schedule with the meeting dates and deadlines is available below, in Course schedule: meetings and assignment deadlines as well as in section Assignments.

    LEVEL:   intermediate /CEFR B1-B2

    As you will be working online, on your own, it is especially important to dedicate regular, weekly time for working with the grammar tool. Although you will have some checkpoints or small assignments to submit during the courses, your own personal determination is essentially important to make the course fun,  useful and rewarding!

    To familiarise yourself with the online grammar tool used on this course, take a look at the introduction video at  MyGrammarLab.