Woman writing in an English writing course for adults, British Council Thailand

Save big on your English learning journey! Sign up for the English writing course and get up to 30% discount off the British Council English course (20 credits). Bundle offer available until 31 March 2025. Terms and conditions apply.*

Start in January, May, July, or November
Siam Square (Bangkok)
40 hours: 4 hours a week.
Course fee: 30,000 THB

Improve your English writing with expert teaching

Our English writing course is for adults who want to improve their English writing skills for study or work. You will learn all aspects of writing in English, from brainstorming ideas and creating outlines to structuring paragraphs, and writing essays and reports. Because this course is face to face, you get immediate and personalised feedback on your writing, and improve quickly.

What you will get from this English writing course:

You will build your English writing skills for study and work by doing practical writing tasks. These include writing a business letter, various types of email, essays and reports.
You will learn how to write different types of paragraphs suited academic and professional topics.
You will be able to express your ideas and opinions clearly and professionally in written English.
You will expand your English vocabulary and improve your grammatical accuracy in your English writing.

What you will study in 10 weeks:

Weeks 1-2: Writing Foundations

Structure and development of academic paragraphs, including paragraphs in opinion-based "for and against" essays.
Structure and outline of an essay, focusing on writing effective introductions and conclusions.

Weeks 3-5: Analytical Writing

Comparison and contrast paragraphs in data analysis, including comparative grammatical structures, transitional phrases, comparative adjectives, and adverbs.
Writing about cause and effect, focusing on structure and clarity.
Writing about processes, using the passive voice, time sequencers, and appropriate present and past tenses.

Weeks 6-10: Professional Communication

Emails – Writing introductions, giving and requesting information.
Emails – Handling complaints effectively.
Writing proposals – Structure, content, and functional language.
Writing memos – Format and purpose.
Business reports – Organisation, overviews, executive summaries, findings, recommendations, and conclusions.

Level requirement:

Pre-intermediate level and above

Find out about our English levels for adults and how they help us find the best course to suit you.