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Module 1 : Features of English Language
Module 1 : Features of English Language
Different forms of English (Standard to patois)
South Asian Students and cultural prejudices
Module 2: Speaking Publicly
Module 2: Speaking Publicly
Homework:
Listen to the following speeches:
Tharoor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXTUgSu59MA
Tom Hanks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1ibDPPHMKc
CJI Chandrachud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R3czR1nKRE
Jaishankar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6qN3bm2RYo
Sudha Murthy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vacGRuHDtO0
Module 3: Note Taking
Module 3: Note Taking
Take notes: Bloom's Taxonomy
https://openpress.usask.ca/rcm200/chapter/chapter-34-speech-structure/
Activity : Prepare your speech
Module 4: Reading Poetry
Module 4: Reading Poetry
Tone, rhythm, pause, music
Figures of speech
Pronunciations
Writing about poetry
Grammar: Poetic Language vs prosaic language
Resources
The Schwa sound, www.poetryfoundation.org, Tongue twisters
Macavity the Mystery Cat, The Tyger, A smile Always Heals, Anthem for my belly, Old man and the beard, Old man on the border, About standing , The professor , Hippo. To a small boy
Module 5: Sentences, Clauses, Verbs
Module 5: Sentences, Clauses, Verbs
(Regular verbs, Irregular Verbs ) (State verbs vs action verbs), (Causatives), (Gerunds and Infinitives)
Past tense (Simple Past, Past Continuous)
Texts: An Astrologer's Day by R K Narayan
Grammar: Sentences, Clauses, Relative clauses, verbs: past tense
Reference
Chapters 91 - 96 - Intermediate English Grammar (Relative Clauses)
Chapters 52 - 67, Intermediate English Grammar (verbs)
Module 6: Journeys to the moon
Module 6: Journeys to the moon
Compound, Complex and Compound-Complex sentences
Texts: Appollo 8 by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Grammar: Agreement of the Verb with the Subject, Agreement of the Verb 2 , Walden Univ page on sub verb
Resources
References
Chapters 1 - 18, Intermediate English Grammar (present tense)
Chapters 48 - 51, Intermediate English Grammar (Question tags)
weightage of marks: midsem 30%, class test 20%, end sem 50%.
Syllabus for MIDSEM EXAMINATION
Grammar: Verbs (Different kinds of verbs, Subject-verb agreement, gerund, infinitive, sentences, clauses and question tags.
Chapters 1 - 18, Intermediate English Grammar (present tense)
Chapters 48 - 51, Intermediate English Grammar (Question tags)
Chapters 91 - 96 - Intermediate English Grammar (Relative Clauses)
Chapters 52 - 67, Intermediate English Grammar (verbs)
Texts: An Astrologer's Day, Apollo 8,
Topics: Public Speaking, (Chapter 2 from Effective Professional Communication), Formal and Informal English. phonemes.
Module 7: Vocabulary - phrasal verbs
Module 7: Vocabulary - phrasal verbs
Pilgrimage to Tawang - Collocations and Prepositions
Resources: Elephant and the Cassowary by Ruskin Bond
Module 8 : Professional English/Business Writing
Module 8 : Professional English/Business Writing
Discussion: Details of writing styles, tones and punctuation, mechanics of writing
Text: Handbook to Technical writing , AN AWS Letter, Letters PPT
Composition: Hands on Writing: Parts of technical letters, writing etiquette.
Letter to My Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru
Module 10 : College Writing
Module 10 : College Writing
Writing Answers - Text based comprehension
Kunwar Singh from My India ,
Writing your CV and cover letters
https://openpress.usask.ca/rcm200/chapter/technical-writing-as-problem-solving/
Technical Writing and Revision
Syllabus for ENDSEM EXAMINATION
Grammar: Verbs
Texts:
Topics:
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