E-mails

This 10 weeks course is designed to help learners of English learn and practice the language they need to write effective emails in their workplace. The course covers a range of typical expressions and common vocabulary used in international email communication.

You will have to be online twice a week (about 90 minutes each session) at any time you want.Each module (or each week) has theoretical materials, quizez, audio lectures and e-mail practices which will be available at our on-line educational portal edu.chels.kz . Your level of English should be Pre Intermediate High and above. To know your level of English do our on-line test . Desired score is 28 and above.

Theoretical materials are presented in an easy-to-learn way, and after each lecture you have questions which check how well you understand the material.

Online quizez give you the opportunity to train your grammar and vocabulary. You can do the quizez as many times as you want to improve your result.

Audio materials will not only improve your listening skills but also give you a better understanding of the skill of writing effective e-mails.

E-mail practices  are your hometask exercises which you send to your on-line tutor every week. As your online tutor will regularly check and correct your e-mails with the feedback about grammar, vocabulary and style, you will have real evidence about your strengths and weaknesses in writing emails and progress.

Course plan
Week 1.  E-mail structure. Netiquette. Formal and informal language.
Week 2.   Opening and closing e-mails. Emoticons. Abbreviations.
Week 3.   Reasoning your e-mail. 
Week 4.   Ordering ideas. Clarity.
Week 5.  A letter of complaint and apologies. 
Week 6.  Requesting action. 
Week 7.   Writing reports. Describing trends.
Week 8. Inquiries. Orders.
Week 9. Job application. CV, cover letter.
Week 10. Revision. Test.

The advanced language of the materials used in the course and effective communicative strategies given to you by your on line tutor will have you sounding like an English language professional!

On-line test.