Tell Your Story in English: Reading & Writing Skills for Language Learners

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Welcome to Tell Your Story in English.  We are so glad to see you here! 

This course is designed for non-native speakers of English who wish to improve their language skills through reading and writing stories.  

In this course, you will:

  • Read stories in English.
  • Learn about elements of a story.
  • Write an original story about an event in your life. 
  • Give and get comments on your story.
  • Learn about grammar points such as past tense, adverbs of time, and complete sentences.
  • Increase your vocabulary.
  • Learn about resources for independent study of English.

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Start by clicking Course Introduction here, or in the photo/link below. As we continue with the course, you will be able to access each week's activities by clicking on the links below, or by clicking Modules in the left menu bar. 

 

Two students look at a laptop screen. One is pointing at something on the screen.
Getting Started: Course Introduction
Opens February 27th, 2017

 

 

A young woman reads a novel on the grass, surrounded by stacks of other books. Two sitting students smile at the camera. One has a notebook open on his lap.
Week 1: Story Structure Week 2: Story Outline 
Opens February 27th, 2017 Opens March 6th, 2017

 

 

 
Fingers typing on a keyboard. Two students look at the camera. Both are holding papers they have been working on together.
Week 3: Writing Your Story Week 4: Improving Your Story
Opens March 13th, 2017 Opens March 20th, 2017

 

 

Help with the course:

For general help with Canvas, please see the Canvas User Orientation and the Canvas Learner Guide Links to an external site..

For more details about this course, see the Course Overview page.

For help with specific issues in this course please post your question or comment in the Course Issues discussion forum. The instructors will monitor this discussion actively.

Happy learning!

An additional option is to sign up for personal eTutor conversation partners from UO. These fee-based private or small-group Skype sessions are a great opportunity to practice and strengthen your language skills. Please see details at  Links to an external site.https://aeiweb.uoregon.edu/aei/ecourses/mooc/ Links to an external site.

Photo credits: UO AEI Links to an external site. (weeks 0, 2, and 4), Martina K Photography via flickr Links to an external site. (week 1), Adikos via flickr Links to an external site. (week 3)

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