Speaking and Writing Strategies
Speaking and Writing Strategies
We offer a short 10-week course focussed on key speaking and writing strategies that will equip you with the tools needed to improve your English skills for daily life and for the workplace. Macao Residents aged 15 or above are now eligible to enrol using their Continuing Education Development Plan (CEDP) funding.
2020 – 2023 CEDP timetable for Adults (Apr. - Jun 2021) (500 KB)
Curriculum
Curriculum
The key language skills taught on this course are summarised below:
| Lesson | Key Skill | Speaking Strategy |
| 1 | Engaging in Conversation | You will learn turn-taking techniques and phrases to interrupt politely, hold the listener’s attention, give your opinion and show interest in what others are saying. |
| 2 | Expanding Vocabulary | We will teach you methods to learn new words and phrases, and techniques to help you retain them. |
| 3 | Improving Pronunciation | We will review the 44 sounds used in English and help you understand how and where sounds are formed, which will help improve your pronunciation of the sounds you find difficult. |
| 4 | Negotiating Skills | You will be taught how to express agreement, disagreement and to use persuasive language. |
| 5 | Personal Expression | You will learn ways to start and end conversations, respond to unfamiliar phrases, and to ask and answer questions. |
| Lesson | Key Skill | Writing Strategy |
| 6 | Planning | We will teach you the process proficient writers go through to structure their writing, from planning to drafting and re-drafting, before it’s turned into a final piece. |
| 7 | Applying Style and Tone | We will teach you how to compose different types of formal and informal writing, and help you to choose the appropriate vocabulary. |
| 8 | Fluency and Clarity | We will teach you how to order your writing step-by-step to make it logical and easy to follow. |
| 9 | Punctuation | We will review punctuation conventions used in English, teach you key techniques and how to apply them to various texts so you stand out as a good writer. |
| 10 | Proofreading and Editing | We will teach you techniques to check inconsistencies, spelling, grammar and punctuation, plus help you polish the readability, clarity and tone of your writing. |
Details
Details
| Course Name | Speaking and Writing Strategies |
| Level | Pre-Intermediate |
| Dates |
6, 13, 20, 27 April 2021 4, 11, 18, 25 May 2021 1, 8 June 2021 |
| Timetable* | Speaking & Writing Strategies Course Timetable |
| Additional Services | Certificate |
| Curriculum | Materials prepared by the EfA curriculum development team |
* Course Schedules are subject to DSEDJ approval