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Course Overview

In this course, you will learn the spelling differences between American and British English, in particular in academic writing. Other differences such as those in pronunciation are beyond the scope of this course.

This course focusses more on the differences between American English and British English even though other variants are also prevalent, such as Canadian English and Australian/New Zealand English. You will also learn how all these other variants are simply a mix and match of the styles prevalent in American and British English.

The course is divided into three lessons. The first lesson is preparatory in nature and contains a background to how the English language evolved. The second lesson is all about the variations. The third, final lesson is comprised on passage editing assignments.

Duration: 15 hours

Topics: 10

Quizzes: 14

Editing assignments: 2

What you’ll get from this course:

At the end of the course, you will

    • understand how American English and British English act as a reference point
    • learn the spelling differences between American English and British English
    • know how to use the spell-checker and Word add-ins to standardize spelling.

Course Instructor

Murugaraj Shanmugam

Founder, Editor’s Essentials

Murugaraj Shanmugam has been a copyeditor for nearly 20 years, in most part of which he trained and set up copyediting teams for typesetting companies in India. He has been an independent trainer since 2018 when he founded Editor’s Essentials.

Duration: 15 hours

Topics: 10

Quizzes: 14

Editing assignments: 2