Have an adventure...
Sometimes to the bemusement of those who write letters to newspapers, the English language is not a fixed thing; time and society shapes and changes the words we use. Find out how...
Exploring the English language
Learning Space 
Used with permission
How has the English language changed over the course of the last 500 years? What are the social and political contexts that have affected how... Read more : Exploring the English language
Grapple with grammar...
Do parts of speech leave you in pieces? Does the thought of tenses make you tense up? Grammar might be complex, but could it be easier to understand than you think?
English grammar in context
Learning Space 
Used with permission
The use of grammar is more complex than it appears. This unit looks at the way grammar can be used as a tool for adapting... Read more : English grammar in context
Cut to the point...
Need help boiling down a long piece of text into its key points? Dump the yadda yadda and the blah blah blah with our guide to smart paraphrasing.
Paraphrasing text
Learning Space 
Used with permission
In this unit you will focus on paraphrasing text. This is really a process of turning what you are reading into ‘your own words’, which... Read more : Paraphrasing text
incurable_hippie under CC-BY-NC licence
Playing with language: A wordsearch puzzle
![Polling Station signage [Image: kagey b under CC-BY-NC-ND licence]](/openlearn/files/ole/ole_images/places/general-urban-scenes/polling-station-sign/polling station sign_0_0.jpg)
Be the first to post a comment.
Login or Register to post comments