Course Code:HU-110 Course Title: English

Course Code:HU-110
Course Title: English

 COURSE CODE: HU- 100
 COURSE NAME: ENGLISH
 CREDIT HOURS: Theory =2
 Total =2
 CONTACT HOURS: Theory = 32
 Total = 32
 PREREQUISITE: NONE
 MODE OF TEACHING:
 Lectures: Two hours of lecture per week

 COURSE DESCRIPTION:
 The course is designed to develop all four skills --
listening, speaking, reading and writing for the purpose
of gaining an accredited qualification required for
engineers. This course will provide opportunity to
students to recognize everyday text and take part in
group discussions. Students will learn that effective
communication involves trust, respect for others,
cooperation and tolerance. They will communicate
information, ideas and opinions using specified forms
and contexts.
Students are encouraged to develop the skills associated
with planning and organizing work activities and
interacting with others as a part of team. This course will
help the students in further development of their basic
literacy skills. These skills are required to participate
confidently and constructively when interacting with
others, and to use language clearly and effectively to
achieve purposes and convey meanings.

 COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 The program is intended to:
 Develop students’ language, academic literacy and study

skills
 Apply current linguistic skills in a range of different
academic contexts
 Write clearly and effectively
 Comprehend various pieces of text
 Become proficient in listening critically
 Speak effectively in individual, pair or group settings
 Present information with fluency, accuracy and with

appropriate pronunciation, intonation and stress
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Taxonomy
S.No CLO Domain PLO
Level
Construct well-formed grammatical sentences to

1 write in an academic style with cohesion and Cognitive 3 10
coherence
Demonstrate understanding of facts & ideas by

2 organizing, comparing, interpreting, giving Cognitive 2 10
descriptions and stating main ideas
Initiate and present ideas independently or in

groups during public speaking, active listening,
3 Affective 3 12
discussions or seminars, with fluency, accuracy,
appropriate pronunciation, intonation and stress.
 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS:
 Effective communication is integral part of our society.
New technologies, the influences of globalization and
the restructured workplace require students to be able to
interpret, construct and make judgments about meanings
in text in preparation for life-long learning. Whether
presenting one to one or to an audience of one thousand,
conveying information to a project team or delivering a
difficult message, communicating effectively is one of
the most powerful skills achieving your objectives.
Course Outline:
Week no. 1
 Introduction to the course
 Week 2
 Grammar Review-I
 Phrase, Clause, Sentence, Sentence structures
 Week 3
 Grammar Review-I
Types of sentences (Simple, compound, compound-

complex), Analysis of sentences, Punctuation marks,
Modifiers
 Week 4
 Advanced Sentence Structures-I
 Principles of writing grammatically and structurally
effective sentences (Misplaced modifiers, Dangling
modifiers, non-parallel structures, sentence fragments,
run-on sentences and others)
 Chap 10 of Mike Markel, Technical Communication
Week 5
 Enhancing Comprehension Skills-I
 Previewing, Reading for main ideas, using context for
vocabulary, scanning for details, making inferences,
identifying exceptions and referring to the passage
 Week 6
 Enhancing Comprehension Skills-II
 Classroom Activities
Topics for public Speaking will be assigned to students
 Week 7
 Public Speaking
 How to crack GD
 Week 8
 Public Speaking by the students
 Week 9
 Group Discussions by students
 Week 10
 Pre-writing Techniques
 Paragraph Writing techniques
 Week 11
 Essay Writing Definition, Characteristics, Types,
Organization, common methods of beginning, cohesion,
coherence, Practice activities
 Week 12
 Message Composition
Memo-writing, CV/Resume Writing, Cover Letter
 Week 13
 Word Skills Vocabulary building, synonyms, antonyms,
effective use of thesaurus, dictionary skills
 Topics for the students for final presentation
 Week 14
 Presentation Skills Assessing the Reason and
Receivers, Delivering the presentation, Gathering
material, Organization of data, Use of appropriate
language, Use of graphs, figures and visual aids,
Involving the audience
 Rubrics for presentation
 Week 15
 Student’s Presentations-I &
 Students Presentations-II
 Week 16
 Problem Solving Session and Critique

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Course Title: English

 Lectures: Two hours of lecture per week

 Develop students’ language, academic literacy and study

 Comprehend various pieces of text

 Become proficient in listening critically

 Speak effectively in individual, pair or group settings

 Present information with fluency, accuracy and with

Construct well-formed grammatical sentences to

Demonstrate understanding of facts & ideas by

Initiate and present ideas independently or in

 Phrase, Clause, Sentence, Sentence structures

Types of sentences (Simple, compound, compound-

 Paragraph Writing techniques

Memo-writing, CV/Resume Writing, Cover Letter

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