Language Awareness Course
The IH Cairo Language Awareness Course is an intensive grammar course that helps develop overall knowledge and understanding of English grammar.
2 Modules
Module 1 must be completed before progressing to Module 2 unless you pass a placement test allowing direct entry to Module 2.
Availability
Sessions are available both in person and online, led by professional tutors.


Who is it for?
Course Objecties
- Gaining insight into key sentence elements.
- Learning to logically link sentences and sentence parts.
- Understanding the form and function of various sentence components.
- Improving their grasp of English grammar terminology.
- Enhancing their understanding of fundamental English grammar principles and patterns.
Course Content
Module one: Basic sentence structure: 36 Hours
Module one includes:
Basic sentence unit form and function: 12 hours
Advanced sentence structure: 24 Hours
- Basic sentence
- Advanced sentence
Part 1 | 6 hrs |
Noun phrases | 3 hrs |
Verb phrases | |
Adverbials | 3 hrs |
Direct and indirect objects | |
Part one test | |
Part 2 | 6 hrs |
Complements and complement verbs | 3 hrs |
Complement vs object | |
Dummy subjects | 3 hrs |
Part two test |
Part 1 | 6 hrs |
Fronting (adverbials, complements and direct object) | 3 hrs |
Clefting and Pseudo clefting | 3 hrs |
Part one test | |
Part 2 | 9 hrs |
Passive and active | 3 hrs |
Causative and passive | 3 hrs |
Conditionals | 3 hrs |
Part two test | |
Part 3 | 9 hrs |
Discourse markers | 6 hrs (2 sessions) |
Ellipsis and substitution | 3 hrs (session) |
Part three test | |
Module 1 test- must be taken before studying module two |
- Structure 1
- Structure 2
Part 1 | 9 hrs |
Finite adverbial clauses | 3 hrs |
Noun clauses | 3 hrs |
Relative clauses | 3 hrs |
Part one test |
Part 2 | 9 hrs |
Nonfinite clauses | 3 hrs |
Defining and non-defining clauses and phrases I | 3 hrs |
Defining and non-defining clauses and phrases II | 3 hrs |
Part two test | |
End of COURSE test (for 2 modules) |
Module two: complex sentence structure: 18 Hours
Module two includes:
Complex and advanced sentence structure 1
Complex and advanced sentence structure 2