Academic Rules and Regulations PVP-23
COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH
Course
23HS1101 Year I Semester I
Code
Course Humanities CSE Theory
Branch Course Type
Category
Credits 2 L-T-P 2-0-0 Prerequisites -----
Continuous Semester
Total
Internal 30 End 70 100
Marks:
Evaluation: Evaluation:
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to
CO1 Interpret the text and use grammar, vocabulary to enhance LSRW skills(L2)
CO2 Apply grammatical structures and use of a wide range of vocabulary in thematic
concepts(L3)
CO3 Acquire the ability to prepare resumes and official letters(L3)
CO4 Frame a coherent Paragraph, Essay and prepare note making(L4)
CO5 Examine the text/ graphical elements for global comprehension and data
interpretation(L4)
Contribution of Course Outcomes towards achievement of Program Outcomes & Strength of
correlations(3:Substantial,2:Moderate,1:Slight)
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PSO2
2 2 2
CO1
3 3 3
CO2
3 3 3
CO3
3 3 3
CO4
CO5 3 3 3
AVG 3 3 3
SYLLABUS
Unit No. Contents Mapped CO
Lesson: HUMANVALUES: Gift of Magi (Short Story)
Listening: Identifying the topic, the context and specific pieces of
information by listening to short audio texts and answering a series
of questions.
I Speaking: Asking and answering general questions on familiar CO1,2
topics such as home, family, work, studies and
interests; introducing oneself and others.
Reading: Skimming to get the main idea of a text; scanning to
look for specific pieces of information
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Writing: Paragraph writing, Punctuation.
Grammar: Parts of Speech, Basic Sentence Structures-forming
questions
Vocabulary: Synonyms
Lesson: NATURE: The Brook by Alfred Tennyson(Poem)
Listening: Answering a series of questions about main ideas and
supporting ideas after listening to audio texts.
Speaking: Discussion in pairs/small groups on specific topics
followed by short structured talks
Reading: Identifying sequence of ideas; recognizing verbal techniques
II that help to link the ideas in a paragraph. CO1,2,4
Writing: Note making.
Grammar: use of articles and zero article,prepositions
Vocabulary: Antonyms
Lesson: BIOGRAPHY: Elon Musk
Listening: Listening for global comprehension and summarizing
What is listened to
Speaking: Discussing specific topics in pairs or small groups and
reporting what is discussed
Reading: Reading a text in detail by making basic inferences-
III CO1,2,5
recognizing and interpreting specific context clues;
strategies to use text clues for comprehension.
Writing: paraphrasing
Grammar: subject-verb agreement
Vocabulary: Prefixes & Suffixes
Lesson: INSPIRATION: The Toys of Peace by Saki
Listening: Making predictions while listening to conversations/
transactional dialogues without video; listening with
video.
Speaking: Role-plays for practice of conversational Englishin
academic contexts (forma land informal)- asking for
and giving information/ directions.
IV Reading: Studying the use of graphic elements in texts to convey CO1,2,3,5
information, reveal trends/ patterns/ relationships,
communicate processes or display complicated data.
Writing: Letter Writing: Official Letters Grammar: Reporting
verbs and Tenses Vocabulary: Root words.
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CO1,2,3,4
Lesson: MOTIVATION: The Power of Intrapersonal
V Communication (An Essay)
Listening: Identifying key terms, understanding concepts and
answering a series of relevant questions that test
comprehension.
Speaking: Formal oral presentations on topics from academic
contexts
Reading: Reading comprehension.
Writing: Writing structured essays on specific topics, cover letter
and resume.
Grammar: Editing short texts identifying and correcting common
errors in grammar and usage (articles, prepositions,
tenses, subject verb agreement)
Vocabulary: One word substitutes.
Learning Resources
Text Books:
1. Pathfinder: Communicative English for Undergraduate Students, 1stEdition, Orient
Black Swan, 2023.
Reference Books:
1. Dubey, ShamJi &Co. English for Engineers,Vikas Publishers, 2020
2. Bailey,Stephen. Academic writing: A Handbook for International
Students. Routledge, 2014.
3. Murphy, Raymond. English Grammarian Use, Fourth Edition,
Cambridge University Press, 2019.
4. Lewis, Norman. Word Power Made Easy-The Complete Hand book for
Building a Superior Vocabulary. Anchor, 2014.
E-Resources:
GRAMMAR:
1. www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
2. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/
3. www.eslpod.com/index.html
4. https://www.learngrammar.net/
5. https://english4today.com/english-grammar-online-with-quizzes/
6. https://www.talkenglish.com/grammar/grammar.aspx
VOCABULARY
1. https://www.youtube.com/c/DailyVideoVocabulary/videos
2. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4cmBAit8i_NJZE8qK8sfpA
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