Use Grammar with Confidence

Using grammar correctly projects a professional image for you - it shows that you care enough about your work to write grammatically correct messages. Poor grammar, on the other hand, may project a sloppy, ignorant or indifferent image.

Although some grammatical mistakes are minor and can be overlooked, others could be serious enough to distort your message, and you need to know how to avoid them. This workshop builds upon the foundations of grammar - the parts of speech. You will learn how each part of speech should be used correctly, and how people usually make mistakes with these parts of speech. More importantly, you will learn how to avoid these common errors.

This workshop also discusses grammar technicalities like the use of punctuation and sentence constructions. You will test your own understanding of the learning points through exercises, peer-teaching activities and grammar games. 

Outline | Facilitators | Methodology | Who Should Attend | Testimonials | Objectives

Detail

Date: 14 Aug 2012 - 15 Aug 2012
Duration: 2, day(s)
9:00AM - 5:00AM
Fee: $680.00
Venue:

TBA

Fees are subjected to prevailing GST of 7%

For more information, please contact JobsDB Learning at 65788111 or email to learning@jobsdb.com.sg

Payment must be made before the commencement of the workshop. No cancellation is allowed 7 days prior to workshop.

Includes course materials, lunch and light refreshments

Outline

The Parts of Speech

  • A preview of the parts of speech

Nouns

  • Proper and common nouns
  • Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Determiners
  • Common errors with nouns

Pronouns

  • Subjective and objective case pronouns
  • Reflective case pronouns
  • Common errors with pronouns

Adjectives

  • Comparative forms of adjectives
  • Compound adjectives
  • Common errors with adjectives

Verbs

  • Subject-verb agreement
  • Transitive & intransitive verbs
  • Commonly confused tenses - Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect
  • Modal verbs
  • Conditional clauses
  • Common errors with verbs

Adverbs

  • Adverbs in use
  • Common errors with adverbs

Prepositions

  • The role of prepositions
  • Inconsequential mistakes with prepositions
  • Serious mistakes with prepositions

Conjunctions

  • Coordinating conjunctions
  • Subordinating conjunctions

Interjections

  • The use of interjections in business writing

Punctuation

  • The comma
  • The semicolon
  • The colon

Writing a Simple Sentence

  • The simple sentence
  • A sentence fragment
  • The four sentence structures

Facilitators

Jolynn Chow

 

Jolynn has over 25 years of operational experience in areas like banking and finance, publication and distribution, import and marketing of packaging products, as well as training and education.

She has designed and delivered programmes on minute writing, report writing, business and technical writing, phonetics and spoken English, presentation skills, and customer service skills.

Jolynn holds a Master of Arts in Human Resource Development (MAHRD) awarded by the George Washington University, a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBBA) majoring in Marketing awarded by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics awarded by the RELC.

Jolynn also holds a Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) awarded by Cambridge University.

Methodology

The workshop is highly interactive, and it engages participants through the use of grammar games and activities, group discussions, presentations, exercises, peer teaching and feedback.
Real case scenarios and writing samples will be used during the workshop, so that the learning is relevant and applicable to work situations.

Who Should Attend

This workshop will benefit executives and managers who want to write grammatically correct and polished messages and documents.

Testimonials

“After the course, I know how to use grammar correctly. I will be more confident at work.”

(Corporate Support Officer, Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports)

“I have realised some of the common mistakes I have made. Now I am able to communicate more appropriately and effectively in my line of work.”

(Finance Officer, Raffles Institution)

“This workshop has helped me to improve and perfect my business letters, minutes and report writing with fewer grammatical errors.”

(Administrative Assistant, AWWA ReadyCare Centre)

“I have enhanced my basic grammar foundation which is useful when I write business proposals. Very good!”

(Senior Information Technology Officer, Building and Construction Authority)

Objectives

1. Understand the foundations of grammar.
2. Know pertinent points in the use of each part of speech.
3. Be aware of the common errors made in grammar, and how to avoid these errors.
4. Be aware of serious grammatical errors that will distort the meaning of messages, and how to avoid these errors.
5. Understanding the principles of sentence construction, and how to write clear and concise sentences.

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