Course Outline
Course Code EN-111
Course Title English 1: Functional
English
Resource Person(s) Ms. Muniba Saeed
Semester Fall 2024
Program BS —
Credit Hours 3
Counseling Hours
Course Description
The course is designed to equip students with essential language skills for effective
communication in diverse real-world scenarios. It focuses on developing proficiency in English
language usage: word, choices, grammar, and sentence structure. In addition, the course will
enable students to grasp nuanced messages and tailor their communication effectively through
the application of comprehension and analytical skills in listening and reading. Moreover, the
course encompasses a range of practical communication aspects including professional writing,
public speaking, and everyday conversation, ensuring that students are equipped for both
academic and professional spheres. An integral part of the course is fostering a deeper
understanding of the impact of the language on diverse audiences.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
C1. Build English vocabulary that could be used in different contexts.
C2. Apply various grammar structures and rules in any type of communication.
C3. Comprehend the oral and written text from different genres.
C4. Synthesize any experience or information in form of uniquely structured sentences,
paragraph, email and essay.
C5. Recognize inter-cultural variations in the use of listening and speaking English language
effectively adapt their communication style.
Teaching Methodology:
The course will primarily be designed on a Student-centered and Activity-based learning
approach; there are ample opportunities for discussions and interactive sessions throughout the
course.
Grade Evaluation Criteria
Components Marks in Percentage
Assignments 10%
Quizzes 10%
Project 10%
Presentation 10%
Mid Term Exam 20%
Final Exam 40%
Total 100%
Suggested Readings:
● John Eastwood, Oxford Practice: Grammar (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2020).
● Betty Azar and Stacy Hazen, International Edition: Basic English Grammar, Third
Edition (Pearson Longman, 2006).
● A. Amin, R. Ervally, and F. J. Ibrahim, Grammar Builder 5 (Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2004).
Course Calendar
Topics Activities Mapped
CLO (s)
Week 1 ● Introduction to the Resources CLO-3
Course Outline
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
● Introduction to exams/speaking-exams/talk-about-yourself
attendance policy
● Assessment and
Activities on talking about one’s self
evaluation criteria
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
● Talk about yourself
sites/teens/files/talk_about_yourself_-
and your peers
_exercises_0.pdf
Practice cards on talking about self.
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
sites/teens/files/talk_about_yourself_-
_practice_cards.pdf
Week 2 Grammar CLO-2
Tenses exercises
● Tenses overview https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/
grammar-exercise-tenses.php
● Word Classes
https://www.english-4u.de/
● Present simple tense
tenses_exercises.html
https://byjus.com/english/tenses-exercises/
6 minutes grammar (tenses overview)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=FGQPFqqduec
Present simple tense
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
grammar/a1-a2-grammar/present-simple
Resource for word class
Oxford practice Grammar
By John Eastwood (Exercises)
Week 3 Grammar Resource CLO-2
● Sentence structure https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/sentence-
(Simple compound, structure.html
complex
Listening
Listening Resource
Listening Activity
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
(Advice for exams) CLO-5
skills/listening/b1-listening/advice-exams
Exercises on listening activity
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
sites/teens/files/advice_for_exams_-
_exercises_0.pdf
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
Writing skills/listening
● Paragraph writing
Resource
How to write a structured paragraph
https://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/writing-
paragraphs/structure
CLO-4
Identifying Tone
https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/
worksheets/reading/tone/tone-lesson-01/tone-
lesson-01.pdf
● Transition words and their uses
● Paragraph writing:
https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-
worksheets/writing-practice/creative-
writing-prompt/paragraph-writing-
exercise/49085
Week 4 Vocabulary Building Resource for word formation CLO-1
● Binomials V:Binomials CLO-2
6 Minute Vocabulary
● Word formation
L Suffixes
Grammar
6 Minute Vocabulary
L Prefixes
6 Minute Vocabulary
● Subject-verb agreement L: Chunks of language CLO-5
6 Minute Vocabulary
Speaking
● Speaking tips
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/
writingcenter/grammar/subjectverbagreement
https://www.niu.edu/writingtutorial/grammar/
subject-verb-agrement.shtml
Effective speaking tips
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
exams/speaking-exams/speaking-tips
Week 5 Reading Comprehension Resource
● SQ3Rs https://assets.ctfassets.net/4ml977zzzy8h/ CLO-3
1wE3Yi79Pl3S12ONln7hPj/
(Survey, Question, 19a4693ec0c973898fde1140b4fb8a7a/03-
Read, Revise, Review) Skimming_and_Scanning_in_IELTS_Reading_
Activity_Sheet_0.pdf
● Skimming & scanning https://ted-ielts.com/skimming-and-scanning-
practice-ufos/
● Shakespeare (Reading
comprehension)
● Descriptive writing https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
exams/reading-exams/how-read-text
Picture description
● Narrative writing
● Past simple tense
Past simple
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
grammar/a1-a2-grammar/past-simple-irregular-
verbs
Short clip for homework followed by some
activity on LMS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Active Listening
v=mvYwYEtbFkI
● Theme parks CLO-4
Reading comprehension
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
study-break/magazine-zone/shakespeare
Reading comprehension exercises
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
sites/teens/files/shakespeare_-_exercises_6.pdf
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
exams/speaking-exams/describe-photo-or-
picture
Exercises on describing a photo
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
sites/teens/files/describe_a_photo_or_picture_-
_exercises_0.pdf
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/
writing/b1-writing/short-story
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
sites/teens/files/describe_a_photo_or_picture_-
_activity.pdf
Listening activity
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
skills/listening/b1-listening/theme-parks
Exercises on listening activity CLO-5
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
sites/teens/files/theme_parks_-_exercises_2.pdf
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
skills/listening/b1-listening
https://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/writing-
paragraphs/transitions
Week 6 Reading Comprehension Resource CLO-3
● Understanding the purpose, Reading comprehension resource
audience, and context
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
● Contextual interpretation skills/reading
(tone, biases, stereotypes,
assumption, inferences,)
Reading for Inference
https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-
worksheets/inferences-worksheet-1.pdf
Identifying Figurative Language of
Shakespeare
https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/
figurative-language-worksheets/figurative-
language-of-shakespeare.pdf
Email writing
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
● Email writing skills/writing/b2-writing/more-formal-email
Exercises on email writing
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
sites/teens/files/a_more_formal_email_-
_exercises.pdf
Email writing practice CLO-4
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
sites/teens/files/a_more_formal_email_-
_writing_practice.pdf
Week 7 Writing Resource CLO-4
● Writing essay https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-essay-
introduction & thesis introduction.html
statement
https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-essay-
Speaking introduction.html
Speaking Strategies to https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
use when you don’t exams/speaking-exams/when-you-dont-know- CLO-5
know an exact word exact-word
Narrative writing
● Present perfect and present
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/
perfect continuous
writing/b1-writing/short-story
CLO-4
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
grammar/b1-b2-grammar/present-perfect-
simple-continuous
Week 8 Revision and Midterm exam
Week 9 Writing Resource CLO-4
● Writing essay https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-essay-
conclusions conclusion.html
● Achieving coherence Essay writing tasks and activities
and cohesion in essay
https://ieltsliz.com/100-ielts-essay-questions/
https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/writing-
Speaking coherence.html
CLO-5
● Giving opinions https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
exams/speaking-exams/opinions
● Phrases for agreeing
and disagreeing https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
exams/speaking-exams/agreeing-disagreeing
Week 10 Reading and discussion Reading comprehension CLO-3
● The end of life on https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
Earth skills/reading/b2-reading/end-life-earth
● Are zoos a good thing Reading comprehension exercises &
discussion
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
● Adult Phonics (English sites/teens/files/the_end_of_life_on_earth_-
Alphabet sounds) _exercises_0.pdf
● Future tenses Reading comprehension
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
skills/reading/b2-reading/are-zoos-good-thing
Exercises on reading comprehension &
discussion
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
sites/teens/files/are_zoos_a_good_thing_-
_exercises_0.pdf
Video clip on phonics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Mpa9TYUpxgs
Future tenses
https://youtu.be/UNF8Vnrpxno?si=tb-
OBRCUtfXUbyLO
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-
b2-grammar/future-continuous-future-perfect
Week 11 Speaking Youtube video on descriptive writing
● Describe a photo or https://www.youtube.com/watch? CLO-5
picture v=oBXQ1qpqd4k
Descriptive writing prompts and techniques
https://luxwritingcenter.com/2022/05/06/igcse-
first-language-english-paper-2-descriptive-
Writing
writing/
CLO-4
A comparison and
Comparison and contrast essay
contrast essay
https://www.kellogg.edu/upload/eng151/
chapter/writing-for-success-comparecontrast/
index.html
Week 12 Speaking Resources CLO-5
● Oral presentation https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
exams/speaking-exams/oral-presentation
● Debate
Presentation planning sheet
Presentation Skill
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
● What makes a good
sites/teens/files/oral_presentation_-
presentation?
_planning_sheet_3.pdf
● Example of good and
Oral presentation exercises
bad presentation
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
sites/teens/files/oral_presentation_-
_exercises_1.pdf
https://noisyclassroom.com/debate-topics/
Week 13 Presentations Students will demonstrate how they organize CLO-5
and deliver their personalized TED Talks/ or
group presentation by applying the concepts
learned throughout the module.
Week 14 Presentations ------
Week 15 Revision and project submission
Week 16 Final Exam
Practical Applications and Capstone Project
As part of the overall learning requirements, students will be required to write a journal based on
two entries per week reflecting his/her exciting experiences.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
In this course, students are expected to
● maintain discipline in class;
● attend all class sessions for the requisite number of hours and participate in class
activities;
● complete all assignments in time;
● prepare and appear in all quizzes;
● respect and benefit from diverse, often opposing, values and opinions;
● make use of the criticism offered by the instructor and peers positively by revising the
work;
● make use of library, dictionary, take notes, and raise questions during reading tasks;
● fully participate in class discussions and help foster a discourse community by listening
to the peers' views and ideas and effectively articulating their own;
● pass all assessments, and
● demonstrate the skills and ability to succeed in the next level of the required English
courses. Maintain at least 80% attendance
CFL POLICIES
● Attendance at lectures is mandatory. Students may not arrive late or leave the class early
without the instructor's permission, or they may be marked absent for the class.
● Students are expected to prepare for the upcoming class by consulting the course outline
or the instructor and come to class, having read the material to be discussed. They must
also bring the text(s) being studied to class that day in the form prescribed by the
instructor (for example, a hard copy instead of an electronic one).
● Students must proofread their assignments for errors before handing them in.
● Plagiarism (intended or unintended) will lead to a failing grade. Students must familiarize
themselves with ways to avoid plagiarism at:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/.
● Deadlines for assignments are to be strictly followed. Instructors reserve the right to
reject late assignments. If, in exceptional circumstances, an instructor accepts late work at
his or her discretion, a minimum of one mark will be deducted from the assignment for
each day that the assignment is late. Instructors may set more rigorous guidelines for their
respective courses.
● Students are strictly prohibited from approaching instructors regarding the grading of
assignments and trying to influence them in any way by means of excessive pleading,
repeated emails, accusations or threats. Instructors reserve the right to report such cases
to University administration. For further details, please refer to The Participant's
Handbook at:
https://www.umt.edu.pk/org/Academics-and-Academic-Affairs/Participant-
Handbook.aspx
UMT POLICY
● You must adhere to the UMT policy and code of conduct. For detail, you must read the
participant's handbook.
● All communication from the Department, Institute, and University will be sent to your
UMT account. You are responsible for responding to the emails from the University.
