Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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The course comprises of six modules further divided into 45 lectures each of 50 minutes duration. The course integrates the skills of reading, writing, vocabulary building and grammar usage and also includes discrete lessons on these topics. The reading and writing lessons incorporate vocabulary building along with description, narration, exposition and argument. Each lesson contains reading passages followed by several exercises to comprehend the passage while utilizing all the above mentioned techniques. The initial passages are based on factual texts on computers and their characteristics with the focus on organization of information and description. The imaginative texts show how writers utilize various descriptions to convey different meanings. Thus the course aims at improving students’ skills required for learning English as a second language.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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At the end of this course, the students would be able to:
- Define and identify grammatical terms and their usage.
- Identify and predict unknown words using a variety of strategies including reading, context clues, knowledge of word structures, letter-sound relationships and inferences.
- Use /apply the skills and strategies of the reading process to comprehend, interpret, and evaluate what they have read.
- Recognize the usage of reading to develop fluency and understanding of appropriate material.
- Produce an analytical approach to recognize grammatical errors in sentences.
- Evaluate and assess different texts and make inferences.
- Write and speak correctly using conventions of standard written and spoken English. The knowledge of language structure and conventions (e.g., spelling, punctuation, level of formality) is used to critique, discuss, and present print and nonprint texts.
- Express their feelings, thought and ideas by writing essays including personal essays: the personal essay is often a free-wheeling device of self-expression.
- Precis writing and summarizing of unfamiliar comprehension passages.
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Course Calendar
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1
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Reading and Dictionarnary
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4
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Reading: Topic, Main Idea
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6
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Reading: Locating Information by Scanning, Synonyms & Antonyms
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7
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Reading & Vocabulary: Focus on Vocabulary: Word Formation - Suffixes.
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8
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Word Formation - Prefixes
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9
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Reading: Description, Locating Information, Organizing Information
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Quiz 1
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10
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Reading: Word Forms, Contextual References & Organization
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11
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Reading: UnderstandingReading,Imaginative & Practical Texts, Signposting
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12
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Reading: Making Inferences
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GDB
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13
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Reading: Assessing the Text: Distinguishing Facts From Opinions
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14
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Reading: Assessing Texts: Imaginative Texts
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15
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Evaluating Texts:Interpreting Visual Data
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16
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Reading: Evaluating Texts: Writer's Tone & Intention
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17
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Reading:Cloze for Comprehension
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Quiz 2
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18
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Reading: Skimming & Scanning for Overall Information
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Mid Term
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19
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Reading: Scanning & Language Functions
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20
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Reading: Classifying, Cause& Effect Relationships
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21
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Reading: Presenrting Information Graphically: Flow Charts
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22
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Writing:Sentence Types
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23
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Writing: Effective Sentences: Unity,Coherence,Emphasis
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24
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Writing: Identifying Sentence Errors
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25
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Writing: Revising Sentence Errors
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26
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Subject Verb Agreement
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27
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Writing: Pronouns:Agreement, Reference
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28
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Writing: Effective Word Choice
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Quiz 3
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29
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Punctuation: Comma & Apostrophe
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30
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Writing:Paragraphs:Structural Parts: Topic Sentence
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31
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Writing:Paragraph:Unity & Coherence
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32
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Writing:Paragraphs:Unity Coherhence & Organisation
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35
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Writing:Essay Outlines
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36
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Writing:Selecting And Researching An Essay Topic
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37
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Writing:Ways Of Organizing Texts :Linear
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38
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Writing:Ways Of Organizing Texts:Cycle,Cause & Effect
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Quiz 4
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39
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Writing:Ways Of Organizing Texts:Spatial, Classification
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41
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Writing:Summary Writing
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42
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Grammar & Usage:Tenses & Passive Sentences
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43
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Grammar & Usage:Word Order:Adverbs
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44
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Grammar & Usage: Articles
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45
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Language Functions: Language Forms & Functions
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Final Term
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