Applied English

Paper Code: 
AAF 117
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
9.00

(Vocabulary and Grammar)
• Synonyms & Antonyms (Business Vocabulary)
• Modals
Interchange of Degrees of Comparison

9.00

• Transformation of Sentences:
(i) Direct & Indirect Narration
• (ii) Active and Passive Voice
• Sequence of Tenses

9.00

( Communicaton Skills)
Group Discussions
Job Interviews
Seminar Presentations

9.00

(Compositional Skills)
• Business Letters & E- mails
• CVs & Job-Applications

9.00

( Professional Writing Skills)
Business Reports & Proposals
Preparing Agendas/ Minutes/ Notices for Meetings

Essential Readings: 

Kumar, Sanjay, Pushpalata. Communication Skills. New Delhi: OUP, 2011.

References: 

A University Grammar of English by Quirk & Greenbaum (O.Longman,1973).
2. A Foundation English Course for Undergraduates (Ed. Gunashekar, Book 1, CIEFL, Hyderabad).
3. Prose for Pleasure and Comprehension by H.G.Suryanarayana Rao (OUP).
4. A Guide to Patterns & Usage by A.S.Hornby.
5. CVs & Job Applications by Judith Leigh(OUP, 2004)
6. English at the Workplace (Eds.Panja Sawhney & Verma, Macmillan, 2006)
7. Professional Communication by R.P. Singh (OUP, 2001)
8. English Made Simply by Arthur Waldhorn & Arthur Zeiger (Made Simple Books, Garden City, New York, 1991)
9. The Written Word by Vandana R. Singh (OUP)
10. The Mind’s Eye by Alan Maley, A. Duff and F. Grellet (CUP, 1980)
11. An Intermediate English Grammar by C.D. Siddhu (O. Longman)

Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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