SEMESTER III
Advanced Communicative English 2.1
(4 credits. 60 hours) [ISA: 20 marks. SEE 80 marks]
(4 credits. 60 hours) [ISA: 20 marks. SEE 80 marks]
Course objectives
This advanced course enhances the skills of reading, writing and listening.
It encourages recognition and awareness of different genres of writing.
Topical and social themes form an integral part of the course.
The course teaches the students listening skills in class and tests these
skills for constant monitoring of their proficiency.The course broadens
the horizons of the text by assignments which are flexible, and
can enhance the creativity of the student.The course advocates
a small interdisciplinary component of translation for students,
providing a window to diversity and multiculturalism.
This may be done as a group/individual activity.
1.Oral communication (Debate, discussion and negotiation).........14 hours
Class activity may include a student team designing a sales campaign keeping
in mind negotiating skills or topic specific group/panel discussions.
Pair based activity. E.g. two friends discussing the choice of food available in the
canteen OR a group discussion: should students be allowed to use cell phones
in the classroom?
2. Learning to listen………………………….08 hours
Listening comprehension: A passage/excerpt from a short story is read out,
students identify main points/themes, modify the closing of the narrative and
supply an appropriate title. (ISA 10 marks)
3. Writing at the workplace................……................18 hours
Practical grammar:
a) Parts of Speech--- noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, conjunctions,
b) preposition, interjection
c) Antonyms and synonyms
d) Prefixes and suffixes
e )Abbreviations
3.Writing personnel letters such as Job Applications, Joining/ Job Acceptance
letters and Goodwill letters such as Appreciation, Congratulatory letters and
Sponsorship letters (Request/Acceptance/Regret)
4. Formal e-correspondence: Students are expected to practice writing
effective emails, identifying errors in online correspondence, etc...
· Writing representations to a higher authority
· Drafting notices and writing minutes of meetings
· RTI application format
(SEE – one question on Personnel/Goodwill/ Representation letters and
one question on writing an actual RTI application letter)
5. Analysis and Interpretation of ‘texts’: advertising/art & painting/sculpture &
installation art / religious writing/ speeches. This should cover overt and covert
meanings; symbolic, metaphorical meaning; figures of speech and their effects
(SEE – a prose passage/ poem or picture to be given and the student will have to
analyze the specimen and write their interpretation of the ‘text’ given.).12 hours
6. Translation (from Hindi or Konkani to English) of a text/a recipe or menu/an
advertisement/ a notice/ a poster/an entertainment programme……..8 hours
(ISA of 10 marks)
When the translation component is not feasible, a Slide Presentation may be
prepared on Art/Culture(egs: dance, drama, music, painting, sculpture,
architecture, festivals, folk forms) of a distinct tribe, group, state or country.
(ISA of 10 marks) E.g. a student may make a slide presentation on the
potter community in the village of Soccoro.
potter community in the village of Soccoro.
Scheme of Examination
Intra Semester Assessment [ISA] 20 marks.
(Any two to be selected):
A. Listening comprehension
B. Translation of a classified advertisement or menu or recipe
C. A slide presentation on Art/Culture
Semester End Examination 80 marks
Q.1. Short answer questions on various areas of grammar are to be tested.
(16 marks)
a. Parts of speech
b. Prefix and suffix
c. Abbreviations
d. Antonyms and synonyms
Q 2. Analysis and interpretation of a text (16 marks)
Q 3. Dialogue writing (12 marks)
Q 4. Questions on Personnel/Goodwill/ Representation letters (12 marks)
Q 5. Write an RTI application letter (12 marks)
Q 6. Drafting minutes and/or notices (12 marks)
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