diff --git a/packages/core/src/metadata/resource_loading.ts b/packages/core/src/metadata/resource_loading.ts
index 1870d997c0..aac59fdc94 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/metadata/resource_loading.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/metadata/resource_loading.ts
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ import {Component} from './directives';
  *   selector: 'my-comp',
  *   templateUrl: 'my-comp.html', // This requires asynchronous resolution
  * })
- * class MyComponnent{
+ * class MyComponent{
  * }
  *
- * // Calling `renderComponent` will fail because `MyComponent`'s `@Compenent.templateUrl`
- * // needs to be resolved because `renderComponent` is synchronous process.
- * // renderComponent(MyComponent);
+ * // Calling `renderComponent` will fail because `renderComponent` is a synchronous process
+ * // and `MyComponent`'s `@Component.templateUrl` needs to be resolved asynchronously.
  *
- * // Calling `resolveComponentResources` will resolve `@Compenent.templateUrl` into
- * // `@Compenent.template`, which would allow `renderComponent` to proceed in synchronous manner.
- * // Use browser's `fetch` function as the default resource resolution strategy.
+ * // Calling `resolveComponentResources()` will resolve `@Component.templateUrl` into
+ * // `@Component.template`, which allows `renderComponent` to proceed in a synchronous manner.
+ *
+ * // Use browser's `fetch()` function as the default resource resolution strategy.
  * resolveComponentResources(fetch).then(() => {
- *   // After resolution all URLs have been converted into strings.
+ *   // After resolution all URLs have been converted into `template` strings.
  *   renderComponent(MyComponent);
  * });
  *
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ import {Component} from './directives';
  * NOTE: In AOT the resolution happens during compilation, and so there should be no need
  * to call this method outside JIT mode.
  *
- * @param resourceResolver a function which is responsible to returning a `Promise` of the resolved
- * URL. Browser's `fetch` method is a good default implementation.
+ * @param resourceResolver a function which is responsible for returning a `Promise` to the
+ * contents of the resolved URL. Browser's `fetch()` method is a good default implementation.
  */
 export function resolveComponentResources(
     resourceResolver: (url: string) => (Promise<string|{text(): Promise<string>}>)): Promise<null> {