Essential & Applied Language Skills

Paper Code: 
EEN/EJD/VEN100
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Hours: 
00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

EEN/EJD/

VEN100

Essential & Applied Language Skills

The students will:

CO1.  Evaluate the nuances of pronunciation and word stress through phonetics

CO2.  Analyse grammatical structures meaningfully and appropriately in language-use

CO3.  Display compositional skills over a variety of written tasks

CO4.  Demonstrate effective vocabulary skills for written and verbal communication

CO5.  Develop editing skills for broad-based applications in content writing, journalism, etc.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Writing assignments

Quizzes

Learning activities for the students:

Self- learning assignments, practice exercises ‚ Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks

 

Class test, Semester end examinations Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

6.00
Unit I: 
Vocabulary and Phonetics

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Formation : Prefix & Suffix

Word-stress (marking stress)

 

 

10.00
Unit II: 
Grammar and Usage

Transformation of Sentences:

  • Direct & Indirect Narration
  • Interchange of Degrees of Comparison

Modals

Sequence of Tenses

 

 

2.00
Unit III: 
Comprehension

Comprehension of an unseen passage

 

 

6.00
Unit IV: 
Compositional Skills

Letter : Formal & Informal        

Resumé, CV& Job-Application

 

Précis–Writing

6.00
Unit V: 
Professional Writing Skills

 

Dialogue-Writing

Editing a Short Text

(focussing on grammar, coherence & cohesion)

 

Essential Readings: 

 

Quirk, Randolph and Sidney Greenbaum. A University Grammar of English. Longman, 1986.

Seely, John. The Oxford Guide to Writing and Speaking. OUP, 2005.

Singh, Vandana R. The Written Word. OUP, 2009.

 

References: 

Adams, Valerie. An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation. Longman, 1973.

Leigh, Judith. CVs and Job Applications. OUP, 2004.

 

*Compulsory

E-Resources:

https://www.slideshare.net/19gammans64/synonyms-and-antonyms-23238054

https://www.slideshare.net/widyakurniaarizonasan/prefix-and-suffix-46984985

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