B.A/B.Com/B.Sc.
General English
Semester I
Course Objective: To build vocabulary and develop ability to communicate by using grammatical structures and patterns with accuracy and fluency
Unit I (Basic Language Skills I) [6 hrs]
Listening Skills: Process and Types of Listening, Listening Comprehension
Speaking Skills-(Pronunciation and Intonation)
Unit II(Vocabulary) [6 hrs]
Use of Dictionary
Synonyms and Antonyms
One Word Substitution
Unit III (Grammar Usage I) [8 hrs]
Tenses
Conjunctions
Modal Auxiliaries
Unit IV (Grammar Usage II) [6 hrs]
Subject-Verb Agreement
Active Passive Voice
Direct-Indirect Speech
Unit V(Compositional Skills) [4 hrs]
Letter Writing-Official/Business and Social
Paragraph Writing
Essential Reading(s)
Essential English by E. Suresh Kumar, P.
Sreehari and J.Savithri
Suggested Readings
Practical Usage by Michael Swan
Letter Writing in English by Brian Deakin
A Course in Listening and Speaking-I by Sasikumar V. Dutta and Rajeevan
A University Grammar of English by Quirk and Greenbaum
B.A/B.Com/B.Sc.
General English
Semester II
Course Objective: To improve the communication skills of the students and their ability to comprehend texts while also focusing on vocabulary and grammar usage
Unit I (Basic Language Skills II) [8 hrs]
Reading Skills: Process and Methodologies, Reading Comprehension Writing Skills-(Spelling and Punctuation)
Unit II (Communication Skills I) [4 hrs]
CV
Job Application Letter
Unit III (Communication Skills II) [4 hrs]
E mail
Notice
Unit IV (Comprehension Skills -Poetry) [6 hrs]
Daffodils-William Wordsworth
Where the Mind is without Fear - Rabindranath Tagore
Unit V(Comprehension Skills -Prose) [8 hrs]
Barack Obama: A Trendsetter
Rendezvous with Indra Nooyi
Muthyala Raju Revu: An Engineer Turned IAS officer
R. Madhavan: Engineering to Farming
Essential Reading(s)
Essential English by E. Suresh Kumar, P. Sreehari and J.Savithri
Suggested Readings
The Written Word by Vandana R. Singh
The Oxford Guide to Writing & Speaking by John Seely
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