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Language & Communication learning and practice
Explore grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking and communication. Practise how meaning changes with structure, context, tone and purpose.
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Start learning Language & CommunicationGrammar Basics
The rules a sentence follows: the parts of speech, sentence structure, tenses, punctuation, and the mistakes people make most.
- Common Grammar Mistakes
- Parts of Speech
- Punctuation Rules
- Sentence Structure
- Tenses Basics
Linguistics Basics
Language studied as a system: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.
- Morphology
- Phonetics & Phonology
- Semantics & Meaning
- Syntax Basics
- What Is Linguistics
Listening Skills
Listening well — active listening, hearing the context, picking out the key points and the details, and what gets in the way.
- Active Listening
- Identifying Key Points
- Listening Barriers
- Listening for Details
- Understanding Context
Literary Analysis
Reading a text closely — genres, themes and motifs, characters, symbolism, and what the author is doing.
- Author’s Purpose
- Characters & Development
- Literary Genres
- Symbolism
- Themes & Motifs
Pragmatics
Meaning beyond the words — context, formality, what is implied rather than said, politeness, and speech acts.
- Ambiguity & Interpretation
- Cultural Context in Language
- Formality Levels
- Intent vs Expression
- Literal vs Implied Meaning
- Meaning in Context
- Politeness & Social Norms
- Pragmatics in Real Life
- Speech Acts
- What Is Pragmatics
Reading Comprehension
Getting the meaning off the page: the main idea, supporting details, inference, summarising, and reading critically.
- Critical Reading
- Inference Skills
- Main Idea Identification
- Summarization
- Supporting Details
Rhetoric
Persuasion as a craft: audience, the techniques, ethos, pathos and logos, argument structure, fallacies and debate.
- Argument Structure
- Audience Awareness
- Debate Fundamentals
- Ethos, Pathos, Logos
- Logical Fallacies
- Persuasive Techniques
- Rhetoric in Media & Society
- Tone & Style in Persuasion
- What Is Rhetoric
- Written Persuasion
Speaking Skills
Speaking so you are understood — articulation, tone and intonation, public speaking, conversation, and what the body says.
- Clear Articulation
- Conversation Skills
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Public Speaking Basics
- Tone & Intonation
Vocabulary Building
Building a wider vocabulary — word meanings, synonyms and antonyms, reading meaning from context, word formation and idioms.
- Common Idioms
- Contextual Vocabulary
- Synonyms & Antonyms
- Word Formation
- Word Meanings
Writing Skills
Writing clearly: sentences, paragraph structure, clarity, editing and revising, and writing for a particular purpose.
- Editing & Revising
- Paragraph Structure
- Sentence Writing
- Writing Clarity
- Writing for Purpose
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