Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Writing) (Entry 3)
Course details
Course code
Q00017409Course date
Fee range
How you'll learn
Venue
The Salvation Army Church & Community Ce13 Church Street
Louth
LN11 9BS
Level of study
Entry Levels 1,2,3: If you have never studied this subject before and you’re not confident in your skills, Entry levels are a good starting point.
Level 1: Covers basic skills and knowledge needed for this subject
Level 2: Building on basic knowledge or experience. Similar to Grade 4/ C at GCSE or O level in England or Standards in Scotland.
Level 3: Learn about the topic in-depth and have a broad range of skills. Independent working Equivalent to an A level in England or Higher in Scotland.
Beginners: A perfect introduction if you have no experience and skills in this subject.
Improvers: The next step if you have basic skills or knowledge but want to progress them further.
Advanced: Build on the solid experience and skills you have in this subject, applying your skills and knowledge in a more complex way.
Course overview
Course description
What we’ll cover
Learn to plan and write a text using a structure
Understand how to order a short text using paragraphs
Improve your writing style by using conjunctions to create compound sentences
Understand prefixes and suffixes and how word families are built from one root
Understand the difference between adverbs, nouns, and verbs when exploring word families
Learn to identify and correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes in a text.
This is an ESOL skills for life entry 3 course for adults. You will continue to develop your writing skills.
You need prior writing skills to take this course, that’s why you’ll do a skills check to enrol. Don’t worry, this isn’t an exam. It’s for us to make sure you get on the right course for you.
Our friendly team will contact you to start your skills check as part of your booking.
When you complete this module, you can continue with other ESOL courses at entry 3 level. Once you finish the reading, writing, and speaking & listening courses, you can progress to level 1 courses.
There are also “Get Ready” courses between each module to prepare you for the next course.
What to expect
This entry 3 ESOL writing course takes around 110 hours to complete.
Please note that you’ll need an internet connection to study this English course. This is so you can access our digital learning platform, Canvas.
If you’d like to learn digital skills for online learning, you can take our Canvas course for ESOL learners.
The WEA is an experienced ESOL course provider. We want you to get the most out of your studies and open doors to opportunities. Our tutors and staff will help you with any language needs you might have.
The WEA is committed to providing accessible adult education. Please let us know if you have any special requirements to take these ESOL classes and we will try to help you.
Most of our courses are free for most of our learners. Please note that you need to get to the end of the enrolment process to see the discounts.
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What financial support is available?
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We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need alternative financial help to access them then let us know.
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What other support is available?
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All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.