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Writing in Plain English

Overview

he purpose of this course is to help you improve your writing skills. The core of plain English is that it is simple, to the point, and is not distracted by unnecessary detail.

By the end of this course, you will be able to comfortably write in plain English. It will also give you the skills to critique and edit existing writing to make it easier to read.

Objectives

By the end of this course you will have learned about:

  • The purpose of plain English
  • When to use plain English
  • Sentence size and structure
  • Nominalisations
  • Lists bullet points
  • Flexing grammatical rules