English Literature

This course is an introduction to reading poetry, with a focus on finding enjoyment and emotional connection in reading by immersing oneself in poems. It is designed for both poetry-lovers and beginners to poetry alike, and may be especially helpful for people who want to start reading poetry, but may find it intimidating or confusing.

Students will learn common ways of approaching and thinking about poetry, as well as reading techniques that can help you understand more about the poem and foster deeper enjoyment. There will be explanations of the typical elements of poetry, poetic devices, rhetorical devices, and the terminology people often use to talk about them – but this isn’t about memorising theory, rather these are useful tools to shape your own interpretation and reaction to any poem. The course will also discuss poetry as a visual form and audial form, exploring how the arrangement of words on a page or the rhythm and tone of spoken words can affect how a poem makes us feel.

After learning about the elements of poetry, students will be introduced to a few popular forms of poetry, such as the sonnet, the haiku, and the ballad. You will be invited to think about the common themes each form explores, and how each form supports the topic and emotion it wants to express.

At the end of the course, students will be able to use their knowledge of poetry and its elements to develop a greater sensitivity to poetry, its emotions, its messages, and its relationship to each of our lives and experiences.

This course is for students and lecturers who want to improve their skills in English for Academic Purposes. Students are required to submit assignments, reports and papers in well written English. Lecturers and academics need to publish papers, prepare teaching content and write reports. There is one key component that will help you meet the demands for high quality written English.

That is vocabulary. This Udemy course helps you to become confident in vocabulary for academic English. The course is based on the academic word list - AWL, which provides a list of the most common words used in academic English. It consists of nearly 30 lessons that focus on practice in understanding and using the vocabulary in this list. This is a list of the most important words in academic English and was developed by scholars in New Zealand. Your course focuses on the major head words from the AWL. You will obtain important practice and meaningful examples to help you master more vocabulary.

By the end of this course, you will have improved your range of vocabulary in academic English and have a greater understanding of the AWL. Join thousands of other students and master your academic English on this course!

This course is for students and lecturers who want to improve their skills in English for Academic Purposes. Students are required to submit assignments, reports and papers in well written English. Lecturers and academics need to publish papers, prepare teaching content and write reports. There is one key component that will help you meet the demands for high quality written English.

That is vocabulary. This Udemy course helps you to become confident in vocabulary for academic English. The course is based on the academic word list - AWL, which provides a list of the most common words used in academic English. It consists of nearly 30 lessons that focus on practice in understanding and using the vocabulary in this list. This is a list of the most important words in academic English and was developed by scholars in New Zealand. Your course focuses on the major head words from the AWL. You will obtain important practice and meaningful examples to help you master more vocabulary.

By the end of this course, you will have improved your range of vocabulary in academic English and have a greater understanding of the AWL. Join thousands of other students and master your academic English on this course!