WRITING COURSES (E4T-WRI)
Creative and Business Writing courses

WHO IS IT FOR?

The English4Today Writing Courses are for people who want to improve their creative or business writing skills. Ideal if you have a writing project in the wings but aren't quite sure how to get it going or if you need to improve your writing skills for work.

The courses have been designed by published authors and you are assigned a tutor for the duration of your course who you will be in direct email contact with.

COURSE DELIVERY

• 7 Complete Units of the English4Today Creative Writing Course
  1. Taking the First Steps : Setting the Tone
  2. What to Say and How to Say it : Getting the Language Right
  3. Foundations and Buildings : Knowing Where To Go
  4. Characters: Who are they? Breathing Life into Characters
  5. Writing Descriptive Passages : Painting the Picture
  6. Dynamics: Keeping it all Moving
  7. Who's Talking : Who's Listening - Giving the Reader Space
     
     
     
• 7 Complete Units of the English4Today Business Writing Course
  1. Planning The Route and Identifying Your Readers
  2. Getting Started : Choosing the Right Language For the Job
  3. Foundations and Buildings : Knowing Where To Go Next
  4. Developing Argument and Illustrating Points
  5. Making it Sing : Entertaining Your Readers
  6. Dynamics: Keeping it all Moving
  7. Arriving at The End : Are We Convinced?

INCLUDED IN COURSE

• Full initial assessment of a piece of your written work
• All materials
• Your personal English4Today tutor
• 1 years access to the Online English4Today Club and learning website
• 1 licensed copy of the English4Today Desktop Edition software
• 1 licensed copy of the CourseNavigator software

COURSE FEES

More information required? - contact our Course Regsitration Team

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Cancellation of Personal Tutor lessons will be re-assigned to another time slot or to an extension of the course duration if English4Today receives at least 24 hours notice. If there is no provision of notice then the course will be counted as taken.
• Cancellation of the Course :
  • Software: If the software has already been downloaded we will provide a refund of the full amount less our on-site published price of the software and the equivalent of $25 per Personal Tutor hour used (including the Assessment Test if already taken). If the software has not been downloaded we will provide a full refund less 10% service fee + $25 for any Personal Tutor hours used (including the Assessment Test if already taken). In the case where no Personal Tutor hours have been used, no software downloaded and no Assessment Test has been made we will refund the total amount less 10% service charge.
  • Online Membership and Service accounts will be cancelled if the Module is cancelled by a user.
• Tutor Obligations: English4Today Personal Tutors must provide the client with 24 hours notice if they wish to cancel or re-schedule the lesson due to illness or legitimate absence. The client can decide to request another tutor for the same time and English4Today will attempt to fulfil that request
• Changing Your Tutor: You may request a change of Personal Tutor if you are not satisfied with the Tutor that you have. The request must be made to tutors@english4today.com at least 2 days before your next scheduled course to ensure that we can re-assign another Tutor.
• Personal Tutors and Ongoing Tutoring: on the completion of your course if you wish to continue the Personal Tutoring you must contact English4Today and purchase a new block of Personal Tutoring hours. Personal Tutors may not enter into private agreements with clients as this is in breach of their contractual agreement with English4Today. All administrative matters must go through our central office.
• English4Today Course Materials and Software will be delivered to the student by download or email. If the student requires a CD-ROM copy of the materials a $15.00 USD charge will be made which includes shipping and freight charges.
• Copyright: English4Today Course Materials and Software remain the copyright property of English4Today and the end user agrees to abide by the various EULAs governing English4Today software and materials.

   TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DESKTOP SOFTWARE

• Windows™ 95, ME, XP, 2000 or above (works best on XP)
• Internet Explorer 6 or above required (not required as default browser but must be installed on your machine)
• Internet connection to retrieve updates and downloads + some online activities
• Color monitor minimum 800 x 600 screen
• Sound card (optional)
• linguaPlayer (pronunciation software) requires the free players QuickTime (www.apple.com) and Flash (www.adobe.com) + a microphone for recording your voice