Functional Skills English

Price range: £109.00 through £699.00

GLH: 55

TQT: 60

Level: 2

Learning Methods: Online & Face to Face

Assessment Methods: Online, Remote & Paper

Description: This functional skills English course provides an understanding of level 2 knowledge of the following topics: reading, writing, speaking, listening and communicating. Work through all three modules in each area to fully prepare for the functional skills examinations. Each module includes practice assessments, challenging activities and reflective learning to develop the crucial knowledge and skills needed to pass the exams successfully

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SKU: N/A Category: Functional Skills Tags: english, functional-skills, Level 2

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Reading

Unit 1: Identify facts, opinions and bias

Learn to look into how opinions can sometimes be presented as fact and the ways they can differentiate between a fact and an opinion. Also consider how tone and bias can influence a piece of text and how they can check for hidden bias when reading.

Unit 2: Different situations and different purposes of texts

Explore texts with different purposes, including persuasive, informative, descriptive and instructive text. This unit will also cover texts that are used for more than one purpose.

Unit 3: Textual features and devices

Look at different organisational features that can be used in a piece of text and how these can be identified when reading.

Unit 4: Linguistic techniques and devices

Look at language techniques used for different purposes, including rhetorical questions, the rule of three, similes, metaphors, alliteration, imperative verbs and idioms.

Unit 5: Comparing and contrasting different texts

Look at the difference between comparing and contrasting texts and learn how to identify similarities and differences.

Speaking, Listening and Communication

Unit 1: Identifying information and responding to questions

Develop and improve listening skills and consider how crucial these skills are when giving and receiving instructions or holding an important conversation.

Unit 2: Communicate, express opinions and use effective language

Develop and improve speaking skills for different scenarios and purposes. This unit also covers how speaking skills can be used to persuade others.

Unit 3: Contributions and discussions

Learn how to prepare a presentation, research a chosen topic and organise information so it is easier for the audience to understand.

Writing

Unit 1: Punctuation, grammar and sentence structure

Look at commas, apostrophes, colons, semi-colons, conjunctions and clauses, and how they influence sentence structure and the flow of writing.

Unit 2: Spelling and word formation

Look at the importance of correctly spelling common words used in work, study and daily life. Consider singular and plural words, prefixes and suffixes, nouns and verbs, and how these influence spelling techniques.

Unit 3: Formal and informal language

Explore formal and informal language in different situations, including producing a CV.

Unit 4: Layout, format, structure and writing of various texts

Explore organisational features and layouts for letters, emails and other forms of writing.

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