This accessible evening course led by Katherine Fry and Rowena Kirton, co-authors of Grammar For Grown-ups, can help anyone overcome their problems with syntax and semantics. As well as covering the basics of grammar and punctuation, the course provides an easy-to-follow guide to some of the more advanced rules that can commonly cause confusion.
During the course, you’ll get involved in practical exercises and discussions that will make a real difference to your writing. You’ll learn the grammatical rules you need to remember – and the ones you can safely forget – and leave feeling more confident to write freely and share your work with the world.
Course content
- A re-introduction to basic grammar
- Beyond the basics: what you need to know (and what you don’t)
- Punctuation – part one: the essential rules
- Punctuation – part two: apostrophes and quotation marks
- Common spelling mistakes, and rules to remember
- Divided by a common language: UK English and US English
- Practical exercises to help you improve your grammar and punctuation
- Q&A and group discussion
This course is for you if...
- You struggle to remember the rules of grammar you were taught at school, or simply weren’t taught any
- You want to improve your command of the technical aspects of written English
- You write reports or emails as part of your job and want to ensure your language is professional and understandable
Tutor profiles
Katherine Fry has been a freelance literary editor for 15 years. She was previously a drama editor and, before that, an actor. She is the co-author with Rowena Kirton of Grammar for Grown-Ups (published in 2012), which has sold nearly 20,000 copies.
Rowena Kirton (under the name Rowena Skelton-Wallace) has worked in publishing for 26 years. She is the managing editorial director of the literary Vintage Publishing division of Penguin Random House, which publishes innumerable prize-winning authors, dead and living, from Amis to Woolf, via Nigella and Schama and beyond, and includes the latest Man Booker Prize-winner, Richard Flanagan.
Details
Date: Tuesday 8 September 2015
Times: 6.30pm-9.30pm
Location: The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU
Price: £99 (includes VAT, booking fee and drinks)
Event capacity: 24
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Returns policy
Tickets may be refunded if you contact us at least 14 days before the course start date. Please see our terms and conditions for more information on our refund policy.
