Applied English

Paper Code: 
BCS 516
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
9.00

(Vocabulary and Phonetics)   

  • Synonyms & Antonyms
  • Word Formation : Prefix & Suffix
  • Word-stress (marking stress in words written in
  • normal orthography)

 

9.00
  • Transformation of Sentences:

       (i)  Direct & Indirect Narration

       (ii) Interchange of Degrees of Comparison

  • Modals
  • Sequence of Tenses

 

9.00

( Comprehension)  .)

Comprehension of an unseen passage (including interpreting visual material, eg. graphics, etc.)

 

9.00

(Compositional Skills)

  • Letters     :  Formal & Informal                                                 
  • CVs  & Job-Applications
  • Précis–Writing

 

9.00

( Professional Writing Skills)    

Dialogue-Writing

Editing a Short Text (focusing on grammar, coherence & cohesion)

 

References: 

Reference Books 1. 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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