A crash course in English grammar

R5 580

Would you like to work on your grammar skills and improve your understanding of the inner workings of English? Join us in this course and take your communication skills up a notch.

If you are a professional who wants to be better understood, a second-language speaker who would like a reminder for when to use ‘that’ and when to use ‘which’, a writer who might be torn between two tenses, an editor who wants to gain a deeper understanding of their craft, or an English speaker who has questions about the language they use, then this course is just for you.

2025 course dates

26 February – 30 April (apply by 26 February)
23 July – 24 September (apply by 23 July)

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Downloadable documents

– 2025 Info page
– 2025 Infoblad
– 2025 Comms Lab course calendar

Presenters

Dani Favis is a teacher, teacher trainer and learning material designer. She’s happiest when she’s facilitating language courses because it combines her favourite things: the ins and outs of communicating and supporting people in developing new skills. She’s known for her ability to make complex concepts easy to grasp, and for creating an enjoyable and encouraging learning environment.

Cornelia Grobler is passionate about language and language learning and has experience in both academic and business environments. She is an interpreter and presenter with a calm and methodical approach to learning. She is also knowledgeable about blended learning.

Location

Blended learning course

You will improve your understanding of the structure of English to strengthen both your written and spoken communication.
You will have the opportunity to develop confidence in your language use.
Together, we will deconstruct sentences to explore all the ways in which parts of speech and tenses help us to engage meaningfully with others.

Our courses combine live online sessions, facilitated by the course presenter, with self-directed online learning.

The course opens before the first live online session and closes well after the last live online session. This allows enough time for you to activate your SUNOnline presence before the live sessions start.

Live online sessions
(10:00 to 12:00)

Course duration

(opening and closing dates)

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Course 1:

19, 26 March, 2, 9 and 16 April

26 February to 30 April

26 February

Course 2:

13, 20, 27 August, 3 and 10 September

23 July to 24 September

23 July

During this course, you will spend your time as follows (this may vary for individuals):

one live online session per week of two hours each
about six hours per week of self-paced reading and completing tasks, quizzes, activities, and assignments

You will need a computer and reliable web browser to run our online learning platforms (MS Teams and SUNOnline) and you need access to a stable internet connection to connect to the live online sessions. You should be familiar with creating electronic documents.

If your job requires you to communicate clearly and effectively, and/or if language was not the main focus in your studies, then this course is for you. This short course is aimed at people who may not speak English as a first language, but who function in a predominantly English working environment.

Click on the ‘Start application’ button if you are interested in doing this course, and fill in the form. We will then send you a link to enrol for the short course.

You will receive a certificate of competence after successfully completing this course.

After this course, you should feel more confident to use English in your everyday life. This will enable you to communicate better with everyone around you, which will benefit your career and your interpersonal relationships. The course can also help you with personal development, and could be a stepping stone to developing yourself further.

The course fee includes course material, access to our online platform (SUNOnline), downloadable resources, assessments and online activities. You will have access to SUNOnline only if the full course fee has been paid before the course starts.

Any questions?

Contact Michelle Pieters at michellep@sun.ac.za or 021 808 2812 for more details.

You could also discuss your specific short-course and development needs with us. Enquire about our available short courses, course dates and options for tailor-making a course.

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