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Languages 1 General English

This document outlines the course structure for General English courses over two semesters for undergraduate students. Semester 1 focuses on communication and soft skills, covering listening skills, phonetics, grammar, speaking skills, and soft skills. Semester 2 focuses on reading and writing skills, including analyzing poetry and prose, developing vocabulary, learning reading strategies, and strengthening writing abilities such as writing notices, agendas, minutes, resumes and letters. Both semesters aim to enhance students' communicative competence through 4 credit hours per week focusing on the outlined objectives. Suggested activities are also included to supplement learning.

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Languages 1 General English

This document outlines the course structure for General English courses over two semesters for undergraduate students. Semester 1 focuses on communication and soft skills, covering listening skills, phonetics, grammar, speaking skills, and soft skills. Semester 2 focuses on reading and writing skills, including analyzing poetry and prose, developing vocabulary, learning reading strategies, and strengthening writing abilities such as writing notices, agendas, minutes, resumes and letters. Both semesters aim to enhance students' communicative competence through 4 credit hours per week focusing on the outlined objectives. Suggested activities are also included to supplement learning.

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ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Programme: GENERAL ENGLISH


(1 & 2 Semesters)
w.e.f. AY 2023-24
COURSE STRUCTURE

Course No. of No. of


Semester Course Name
Number Hrs/Week Credits
A Course in Communication
Semester-I 1 4 3
and Soft Skills
A Course in Reading &
Semester-II 2 4 3
Writing Skills
SEMESTER-I
COURSE 1: A COURSE IN COMMUNICATION AND SOFT SKILLS
Theory Credits: 3 4 hrs/week

Objectives & Outcomes


By the end of the course the learner will be able to:
 Understand the importance of listening and practice effective listening.
 Use grammar effectively for accuracy in writing and speaking.
 Use relevant vocabulary in everyday communication.
 Acquire ability to use Soft Skills in professional and daily life.
 Confidently use the s k i l l s o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n .

I. UNIT: Listening Skills


a. Importance of Listening
b. Types of Listening
c. Barriers to Listening
d. Effective Listening

II. UNIT: Phonetics


a. Sounds of English: Vowels and Consonants
b. Syllable
c. WordStress
d. Intonation

III. UNIT: Grammar


a. Concord
b. Articles
c. Prepositions
d. Tenses
e. Question tags

IV. UNIT: Speaking Skills


a. Greetings & Introduction
b. Asking and Giving Information
c. Yes, We Can Barack Obama
d. Agreeing/ Disagreeing
e. A Leader Should Know How to Manage Failure Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

V. UNIT: Soft Skills


a. SWOC
b. Attitude
c. Emotional Intelligence
d. Netiquette
e. Interpersonal Skills
References:
1. Soft Skills, Dr. Alex (New Delhi: S. Chand &Company Ltd) 2009.
2. Interpersonal Skills Training, Philip Burnard (New Delhi: Viva Books Private Ltd)
3. Soft Skills for Everyone, Jeff Butterfield (New Delhi: Cengage Learning India Pvt Ltd)
2012
4. Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman (London: Bloomsbury Publishing) 1996
5. A Text Book of English Phonetics for Indian Students, Balasubramanian
6. A Handbook for English Language Labor, E. Suresh Kumar, P. Sreehari
7. Communication Skills (2nd Edition), Sanjay Kumar &PushpLata, Oxford University Press,
2016.

Activities:
Make the students listen to news excerpts.
Watch interviews and speeches on You Tube.
Role plays on formal and informal conversations.
SEMESTER-II
COURSE 1: A COURSE IN READING & WRITING SKILLS
Theory Credits: 3 4 hrs/week

Objectives & Outcomes


By the end of the course the learner will be able to:
 Use reading skills for effective comprehension.
 Build up a repository of active vocabulary.
 Own writing strategies in academic skills.
 Enable writing skills for future purposes.
 Enhance communicative competence through Reading and Writings
skills acquired.

I. UNIT
Poetry :1.Ulysses Alfred Lord Tennyson
Skills :2. Vocabulary: Conversion of Words
:3. One Word Substitutes
:4.Collocations

II. UNIT
Prose :1. The Best Investment I Ever A.J.Cronin
Made
Non-Detailed Text :2.Florence Nightingale Abrar Mohsin
Skills : 3.Skimming and Scanning

III. UNIT
Prose :1.TheNight Train at Deoli RuskinBond
Poetry : 2. Stopping by Woods on a Robert Frost
Snowy Evening
Skills :3.Reading Comprehension (Top
Down, Bottom Up and Schema
Theory)
:4. Note Making/ Taking
IV.UNIT
Poetry :1.Night of the Scorpion Nissim Ezekiel
Skills :2.Expansion of Ideas
:3.Notices, Agendas and Minutes

V.UNIT
Non-Detailed Text : 1.An Astrologer's Day RK Narayan
Skills :2. Curriculum Vitae and Resume
:3. Letters
:4.E-Correspondence
References:
1. Communication Skills (2nd Edition), Sanjay Kumar &PushpLata, Oxford University
Press, 2016.
2. The New Oxford Guide to Writing, Thomas. S. Kane,
3. Reading Skills: How to Read Better and Faster- Speed Reading, Reading
Comprehension & Accelerated Learning (2nd Edition), Nick Bell.
4. English Vocabulary in Use: Upper Intermediate, Cambridge University Press.

Activities:
Asking the students to prepare a model resume.
Quiz on one word substitutes.
Collocation pair activity.
Asking the students to read news clippings and make notes.

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