Punctuation in English
A short practical course in punctuating for second language learners of English.
Format
Online
Course
Starting date
Any time
Author
Andy Gayler
Videos
Two (1.47 & 8.19)
Duration
20–30 minutes
Price
Free
Here is what we will cover in
this course
Basic punctuation marks
You will learn about the basic symbols used to punctuate written English.
Quizzes
You will test your knowledge of English punctuation marks with a quick quiz.
Punctuate an English text.
You will practice punctuation by correcting a newly written version of a famous fairytale.
Video
You will watch a video explaining how to punctuate a text using the symbols in the course.
Course Lessons
Andy Gayler
Andy began his teaching career in Australia in the 1990s before working in Thailand and then Japan at universities, vocational colleges, business English schools and conversation schools. After returning to his home country of England, he re-trained to become a newspaper journalist. After eight years working for various publications in the U.K., he moved back to Japan, completed a Masters degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and has since combined his teaching with a freelance writing career.