Online Class: Enhance Your Everyday Vocabulary
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with CEU Certificate*
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20Lessons
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8,800Students
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15Hours
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1.5CEUs
Course Description
Master the Art of Language: Elevate Your Vocabulary Online Course
Imagine being in the middle of an engaging discussion, and suddenly, a word pops up that you're not familiar with. Perhaps it's a word you've encountered multiple times, such as 'plethora'. While you vaguely recall its meaning, you aren't confident enough to use it in your conversations or writings. Whether you missed out on certain vocabulary lessons in school or simply need a refresher, our comprehensive online course is here to bridge that gap.
Why Enhance Your Vocabulary?
A robust vocabulary not only bolsters your communication skills but also elevates your self-confidence. Engaging in business meetings, social gatherings, or academic discussions becomes more enriching when you can articulate your thoughts succinctly and compellingly. Beyond professional and social interactions, having a vast vocabulary also aids in solving puzzles like crosswords and triumphing in games like Trivial Pursuit.
Course Structure and Features
Our course offers a flexible learning approach, allowing you to assimilate new words at a pace that suits you – be it 10 words a day or even a week. The course encompasses 20 meticulously crafted lessons, each focusing on ten distinct words relevant to various contexts. These range from words rooted in foreign languages, culinary terminologies, and literary terms to those used in technology, business, and even philosophy.
Here's a glimpse of what to expect:
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Interactive Sessions: Dive deep into the origin, meaning, and application of each word. You won't just be memorizing; you'll understand the context, ensuring long-term retention.
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Practical Applications: Practice makes perfect. Use the newly learned words in sentences and paragraphs, ensuring that they become a part of your active vocabulary.
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Comprehensive Coverage: From words with tricky pronunciations and those often interchanged mistakenly to descriptors for human traits and words from various cultures, our course covers a broad spectrum.
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Bonus Writing Assistance: While the primary focus is vocabulary enhancement, we also provide guidance on effective writing, helping you craft impeccable content.
Sample Lessons Include:
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Lesson 4: Words with Pronunciation Pitfalls - Delve into words that are often mispronounced and learn the correct way to articulate them.
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Lesson 10: Technology Words - In an era of rapid digital advancement, stay updated with terms that dominate tech discussions.
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Lesson 15: Legal Vocabulary - Understand the jargon used in legal circles, ensuring clarity in legal discussions or documentations.
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Lesson 20: Philosophy and Theory - Grasp complex philosophical terms that can make scholarly discussions more insightful.
Enrich Your Conversations and Writings
Gone are the days when you would feel out of place in a conversation or hesitate to pen down your thoughts. By the end of this course, you'll find yourself wielding words with precision, impressing peers, and feeling a renewed sense of confidence. So, embark on this linguistic journey and rediscover the joy of learning and using a diverse range of words. Join us and invest in a skill that will benefit you for a lifetime.
Course Motivation
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Words used by experts
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Words from the restaurant industry
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Business and economics lingo
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Legal phrases
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Technology terminology,
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And more!
- To position yourself for a promotion
- To showcase your personal expertise
- To gain comfort and confidence in new subjects and fields
- To be a better Scrabble™ player
- To breeze through crossword puzzles
- Or, simply to "Wow!" your friends and loved ones
- You'll read and uncover the origins of each word, including examples
- You'll practice using each of the words in an assignment sentence and in the forums
- Additionally, you’ll be able to test your knowledge in end of lesson quizzes, mid-term tests and your final exam.
Lesson 2: Some Words Rooted in Foreign Languages
Lesson 3: Suffixes
Lesson 4: Words with Punctuation Pitfalls
Lesson 5: Having to do with Food Preparation
Lesson 6: Literary Terms
Lesson 7: Words Describing Human Traits
Lesson 8: Words Used in Testing
Lesson 10: Technology Words
Lesson 11: Words the May Deceive You
Lesson 12: Expanding your Description Vocabulary
Lesson 13: Roots
Lesson 14: Descriptive Adjectives and Human Traits
Lesson 15: Legal Vocabulary
Lesson 16: Words from Many Cultures
Lesson 17: Business & Economic Terms
Lesson 18: Words for Human Abnormalities
Lesson 19: Human Behavior
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Introduction to Increasing Your Vocabulary
- Lesson 1 Video
- Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
- Complete Assignment: Introduce Yourself
Lesson 2: Some Words Rooted in Foreign Languages
- Lesson 2 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7016.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment: Some Words Rooted in Foreign Languages
- Assessment: Lesson 2: Quiz
Lesson 3: Suffixes
- Lesson 3 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7017.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 3 Assignment: Suffixes
- Assessment: Lesson 3: Quiz
Lesson 4: Words with Pronunciation Pitfalls
- Lesson 4 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7018.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 4: Assignment Words with Pronunciation Pitfalls
- Assessment: Lesson 4: Quiz
Lesson 5: Having to do with Food Preparation
- Lesson 5 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7019.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment: Having to do with Food Preparation
- Assessment: Lesson 5: Quiz
Lesson 6: Literary Terms
- Lesson 6 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7020.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment: Literary Terms
- Assessment: Lesson 6: Quiz
Lesson 7: Words Describing Human Traits
- Lesson 7 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7021.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 7 Assignment: Words Describing Human Traits
- Assessment: Lesson 7: Quiz
Lesson 8: Words Often Interchanged
- Lesson 8 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7022.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment: Words Often Interchanged
- Assessment: Lesson 8: Quiz
Lesson 9: Words Used in Testing
- Lesson 9 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7023.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 9 Assignment: Words Used in Testing
- Assessment: Lesson 9: Quiz
Lesson 10: Technology Words
- Lesson 10 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7024.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 10: Assignment: Technology Words
- Assessment: Lesson 10: Quiz
- Assessment: Midterm
Lesson 11: Words That May Deceive You
- Lesson 11 Video
- Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment: Words That May Deceive You
- Assessment: Lesson 11: Quiz
Lesson 12: Expanding Your Description Vocabulary
- Lesson 12 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7026.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 12 Assignment: Expanding Your Description Vocabulary
- Assessment: Lesson 12: Quiz
Lesson 13: Roots
- Lesson 13 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7027.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 13 Assignment- Roots
- Assessment: Lesson 13: Quiz
Lesson 14: Descriptive Adjectives and Human Traits
- Lesson 14 Video
- Complete: Lesson 14 Assignment- Descriptive Adjectives and Human Traits
- Assessment: Lesson 14: Quiz
Lesson 15: Legal Vocabulary
- Lesson 15 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7029.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 15 Assignment - Legal Vocabulary
- Assessment: Lesson 15: Quiz
Lesson 16: Words from Many Cultures
- Lesson 16 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7030.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 16 Assignment: Words from Many Cultures
- Assessment: Lesson 16: Quiz
Lesson 17: Business and Economic Terms
- Lesson 17 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7031.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 17 Assignment - Business and Economic Terms
- Assessment: Lesson 17: Quiz
Lesson 18: Words for Human Abnormalities
- Lesson 18 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7032.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 18 Assignment- Words for Human Abnormalities
- Assessment: Lesson 18: Quiz
Lesson 19: Human Behavior
- Lesson 19 Video
- Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7033.pdf
- Complete: Lesson 19 Assignment- Human Behavior
- Assessment: Lesson 19: Quiz
Lesson 20: Philosophy and Theory
- Lesson 20 Video
- Lesson discussions: Course Comments; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
- Complete: Lesson 20 Assignment - Philosophy and Theory
- Assessment: Lesson 20: Quiz
- Assessment: Final
Learning Outcomes
- Define some words rooted in foreign languages.
- Define suffixes.
- Recognize words with pronunciation pitfalls.
- Define word having to do with food preparation.
- Recognize literary terms.
- Define words describing human traits.
- Identify words often interchanged.
- Recognize words used on standardized tests.
- Identify words that may deceive you.
- Define and recognize word roots.
- Define adjectives for human behavior and human abnormalities.
- Recognize words from many cultures.
- Define common legal terms.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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Student Testimonials
- "Thank you for allowing me to do this course. I Loved it so much and now I know more words and new meanings for them." -- Nissa F.
- "The instructor was very helpful and explained the lessons well in her course materials. She is positive which is good for student's progress." -- Danna A.
- "My instructor was positive and encouraging in her feedback to my lesson assignments." -- Cathy J.
- "Daphnee is a wonderful instructor! The vocabulary exercises were very helpful." -- Nancy F.
- "The course was very helpful but difficult. I enjoyed it, and also learned a lot from it. Thank you." -- Fatema S.
- "The instructor was proficient and very able." -- Michael K.
- "Course is very helpful and the instructor seems to be have good command in English. Good collection of words for enhancing the vocabulary." -- Neha B.
- "The instructor was extremely helpful and answered my questions almost immediately. This course was so much fun!" -- Donna N.
- "I enjoyed expanding my vocabulary in general, particularly with regards to more specific adjectives than I typically have at my command." -- Diana L.
- "Enlightening course, very thorough instructor." -- Bonnie V.
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