English

Certificate Course
Duration of Course: 4 Months
Classes per Week: 2
Duration of each Class: 1.30 hours
Hours per Week: 3
Total Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Secondary or Higher Secondary

The following courses are offered to complete the Certificate.
 English Fundamentals
 Common Errors
 Vocabulary
 Public Speaking

Course Contents
English Fundamentals
 Articles & Determiners, Numbers & Quantifiers, Subject
(Number, Gender, Person), Verb (Tenses), Parts of Speech,
Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases, Subject- Verb Agreement,
Identification of Phrase, Clause and Sentence, Sentence
Completion, Questions, Modals, Conditionals, Transformation
of Sentences: Active-Passive Transformations, Reported
Speech.

Text Books

 John Eastwood: Oxford Practice Grammar

 Reference Books:

 Liz and John Soars : Headway Pre-Intermediate & Intermediate
 Raymond Murphy: Intermediate English Grammar
 Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

Course Contents
2. Public Speaking
 A course to improve the students’ ability to communicate
with
Proficiency, self‑confidence and poise in public speaking
situations, with emphasis on speaking with grammatical
precision in an organized fashion.
Text Book:
 Hamilton Gregory: Public Speaking
 Reference Book:
 Stephen E. Lucas: The Art of Public Speaking

Advanced Certificate
Duration of Course: 8 Months
Classes per Week: 2
Hours per Week: 3
Total Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Secondary or Higher Secondary

The following courses are offered to complete the Advanced
Certificate.
 English Fundamentals
 Business English
 Advanced Conversation
 Reading & Composition

Course Contents
Course Title: English Fundamentals
Objectives:
 The course seeks to provide contextual grammar with a learner
focus. The grammatical components will be covered in an
integrative and holistic way.
Course Content:
 Articles & Determiners, Numbers & Quantifiers, Subject (Number,
Gender, Person), Verb (Tenses), Parts of Speech, Prepositions &
Prepositional Phrases, Subject- Verb Agreement, Identification of
Phrase, Clause and Sentence, Sentence Completion, Questions,
Modals, Conditionals, Transformation of Sentences: Active-
Passive Transformations, Reported Speech.

Text Books
John Eastwood: Oxford Practice Grammar

Reference Books:
Liz and John Soars : Headway Pre-Intermediate &
Intermediate
Raymond Murphy: Intermediate English Grammar
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

Course Contents
Advanced Reading Strategies and Writing

 Intensive and Extensive Reading: Critical Analysis and
Interpretation of Texts, Essays, Report Writing, Book Reviews,
Research Papers.

4. English for Professional Purposes/ Business English

 CV Writing, Business Reports, Business Letters, Job Applications,
International Memorandums, Translation, Editing, Developing
Press Copies, Writing effective emails and reports,
Presentations, Meetings, Telephoning.

Course Materials and Resources
Sasikumar and Dhamija. Spoken English: A
Self-Learning Guide to Conversation Practice
Gary Rybold. Speaking, Listening and
Understanding
Various DVD’s and CD’s might be used for
lessons. Information from the internet will be
used for some lessons. Additional handouts,
photocopies, etc. will be used for most
lessons.

Diploma
Duration of Course: 1 Year
Classes per Week: 2
Hours per Week: 3
Total Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Higher Secondary

The following courses are offered to complete the Diploma.
 IELTS/TOEFL
 Listening & Speaking
 Advanced English Communication
 Advanced Writing Strategies & Reading
 Practical Phonetics

Course Contents
Speaking and Listening
Course Description
 This course is classroom based. Students are expected to
attend and participate in every lesson. In this course, Speaking
has two main priorities. Firstly, the lessons will review basic
speaking skills which will give the students more confidence to
speak. Secondly, the students will be taught Spoken English, to
develop their ability to communicate in English. Through
Listening activities, students will improve their sound
recognition, word recognition and comprehension of different
accent which in turn will boost their speaking skills as well.
 The content of the lessons will be adjusted throughout each
semester according to students’ abilities in different classes.

Course Objectives
This course is designed to enable students to:
 Gain confidence to speak English.
 Identify areas of weakness in speaking.
 Improve Pronunciation, Intonation, Fluency, Tone, Volume, and
Speed.
 Learn how to use “small talk”, discussion, debate etc.
 Understanding how to summerise or paraphrase speech.
 Understanding how grammar is used when speaking.
 Express personal ideas, viewpoints and opinions.
 Recognise and use different language techniques.
 Identify and use idioms, Sayings, etc.
 Listen for specific information.
 Make prediction prior to and during listening.
 Make inference.

Course Contents

Advanced English Communication
Course Description: This course is designed to
improve students’ communication skills to
enable them to meet their academic as well
as professional needs. Students develop their
communication skills by exploring the various
tools and elements used in and types of
communication. They develop a significant
awareness of communication strategies
necessary for their professional life.

Learning Objectives

This course aims to:
Improve students’ understanding of
communication strategies in different aspects of
life
Develop their skills necessary for effective
correspondence in their professional field
Make them aware of the necessity of and make
use of non-verbal communication
Improve their public speaking skill leading to
attractive and effective communication

Learning Outcomes
 Successful students will be able to:
 Do effective communication in different aspects of life
 Perform better business communication in professional life
 Use verbal and non-verbal communication strategies suitable
to different situations
 Deliver speech in public with greater confidence and
effectiveness

Course Contents
 Review of sentence elements, basic sentence pattern
 Introduction to Communication: Meaning of communication and
business communication and their nature, scope, and purpose
 Principles, functions and importance of communication and model of
communication
 Media of Communication: Introduction, written communication, oral
communication, face-to-face communication, visual communication,
audio-visual communication, advantages and disadvantages of different
media
 Types of Communication: External and internal, formal and informal, downward
communication, upward communication, horizontal communication, grapevine,
merits and demerits, media used in different types of communication
 Barriers to effective and improvement of communication
 Written Communication: Letters, memos, reports, writing good business letters, style
and structure, pattern and writing techniques of various business letters, important
commercial terms used in office correspondence.

Course Contents
 Office Memos: Meaning, function and format.
 Oral Communication: Speeches, interviews, meetings,
conferences, telephonic conversation, techniques, advantages
and disadvantages of different oral communication.
 Non-verbal Communication: Symbols, gestures, body language,
etc. Visual aid in communication
 Fundamentals of report writing: Basics of report writing, report
writing, report structure, the shorter form, long form.
 Comprehension and Precis Writing: Passage or paragraph related
to business deals, important quotations, bids, etc.
 Art of Addressing: Meeting and Conference-preparing and
presenting seminar papers.
 Technology of Business Communication: Early development of
communication technology, changes resulting from new
technology. A look to the future. Use of computer in Business
Communication: Advantages and limitations.

Course Contents
English Reading and Composition
Course Description: This course has been
designed to improve students’ reading and
writing skills with a view to enabling them to
meet their academic as well as professional
needs. Students will be able to do so as they will
explore the assigned English texts. They will also
develop their writing skill knowing how to
organize and cohere ideas or sentences.

Course Contents
English Phonetics
Phonemes
Consonants
Allophones
Vowels
Reduced Vowels
Allophones
Transcription Variants

Course Contents
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Syllable Structure
Onset
Necleus
Coda
Syllable-level rules
Word-level rules

Text Books
 Interactions Access: A Reading/Writing Book by Pamela Hartman &
James Mentel and handouts.
 Grammar-Step by Step 3
 A Content based Writing Book-Mosaic One by-Blass and Baky
 Beginner’s English Reader by McGraw Hill/Contemporary
 Interactions-2 by Tanka and Baker
 ACTION PLAN for IELTS by Vanessa Jakeman & Clare Mcdowell
 Speaking and Writing Strategies for the TOEFL iBT by Bruce Stirling
 English Phonetics and Phonology by Philip Carr
 English Phonetics and Phonology by Peter Roach

Reference Books & CDs
 Reference Books and CDs:
 Complete Guide to the TOEIC Test (Exam Essentials) Book and CDs by
Bruce Rogers
 600 Essential Words for the TOEIC Test by Lin Lougheed
 Learner English: Audio Cassette
 Learner English: Audio CD
 Phonetics for Learners of English Pronunciation (book and audio CD
by Marianne Jordan
 Longman Pronunciation Dictionary by J.C. Wells
 Cambridge English Pronunciation Dictionary (17th Edition) with CD-
ROM by Daniel Jones, Peter Roach, James Hartman and Jane Setter

Reference Books
The Communicative Value of Intonation in English
Teaching English Pronunciation by Joanne Kenworthy
English Phonetics and Phonology by Peter Roach
A Course in Phonetics by Peter Ladefoget
Gimson’s Pronunciation of English
International English: A Guide to Varieties of
Standard English by Peter Trudgill and Jean Hannah

Course Assessment

 Class attendance : 10
 Quiz : 15
 Midterm : 25
 Assignment : 10
 Final Exam : 40
 Total Marks : 100

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