This course is aimed at those those who are weak in speaking English. Although this is meant for Non-native English speakers (that is, those who speak English as a second language), native users might also consider taking this course, if their English is not good.

This course is structured in 12 weeks, but as it is self-paced, individuals can proceed by choosing their own pace - they can finish the course in a week or take more than 3 months, if they want.

There are plenty of video lectures in the course, coupled with downloadable resources on vocabulary and lecture slides.

There is a Final Exam which needs to be taken at the end of the course in order to complete it.

Some of the topics which are covered in the course are:

• Sentence structure

• Difference between spoken and written English

• How to give self-introduction

• How to give directions

• How to communicate for basic purposes on the phone

• Using adjectives correctly

• Detailed use of present and past tenses

• Infinitives, Gerunds and Participles

• Active and Passive voices

• Syllables and stress

• Intonation in sentences

What you will learn

• Gain the ability to speak in English for basic communication purposes

• Speak in English for basic situations like booking a cab or talking over the phone

• Become more confident while speaking in English

• Have foundation concepts of grammar

• Understand the difference between different types of Communication - written and oral, formal and informal

• Develop a vocabulary needed for making basic communication in English

• Speak in correct intonation

What you will learn each week

• Week 1: Basics of Formal and Informal Communication, types of sentences

• Week 2: Prepositions of time and place, giving directions, linker

• Week 3: Basics of a formal and informal phone call, some polite expressions

• Week 4: Giving self-introductions - formal and informal, body language, adjectives and adverbs

• Week 5: Making conversations - formal and informal, prepositional phrase and phrasal verbs, colloquial expressions

• Week 6: Singular and plural forms, personal pronouns

• Week 7: Talk about your feelings, some idioms and phrases

• Week 8: Question tags

• Week 9: Introduction to tenses, auxiliary verbs

• Week 10: Detailed study about present tense, present participles, gerunds

• Week 11: Detailed study about past tense, past participles, active and passive voice