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APPLIED ENGLISH
Course Objectives: This course will enable the students to be skilled in verbal and non verbal communication skills.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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Course Title |
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BCS 315 |
Applied English |
CO 127:Exhibit effective written communication skills in the professional context. CO 128:Demonstrate the ability to write & speak error free while making optimum use of correct Business Vocabulary & Grammar. CO 129:Demonstrate written, comprehensive communication ability. CO 130:Analyze Develop a powerful resume with action words. CO 131:Stimulate critical thinking by designing and developing clean and lucid writing skills. CO 132:Contribute effectively in course specific interaction. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, PPT presentation, case study discussions, Group Discussions, Sharing web links,
Learning activities for the students: Effective questions |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Individual and group projects |
- Synonyms & Antonyms
- Word Formation : Prefix & Suffix
- Word-stress (marking stress in words written in normal orthography)
- Transformation of Sentences:
(i) Direct & Indirect Narration
(ii) Interchange of Degrees of Comparison
- Modals
- Sequence of Tenses
- Comprehension of an unseen passage (including interpreting visual material, eg: graphics, etc.)
- Letters: Formal & Informal
- CVs & Job-Applications
- Précis–Writing
- Dialogue-Writing
- Editing a Short Text (focusing on grammar, coherence & cohesion)
ESSENTIAL READINGS:
- A University Grammar of English by Quirk & Greenbaum (O.Longman, 1973)
SUGGESTED READINGS
- A Foundation English Course for Undergraduates (Ed. Gunashekar, Book 1, CIEFL, Hyderabad)
