This course aims at developing linguistic competence by focusing on basic language skills in integration to make the use of language in context. The course objectives are to enhance students' language skill management capacity, comprehend texts in context, resond to language in context and write structured responses.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Sessional:        20

Mid.                30

Project:            05

Presentation:   10

Participation:  05

Final exam:     50

RULES AND REGULATIONS

75% class attendance is standards for the university.

TIME TABLE

Monday: 08:00-09:30

Tuesday: 8:00-9:30

(3 Credit hours)

COURSE OUTLINE                                                                                                SPRING 2020

Programme: BS Communication & Media Studies

Semester: II

Course Title: Language Comprehension and Reading Skills

Course Code: URCE-5102

Credit Hours: 03

Important Dates

Start Date 02-03-2020                                                                        End Date 03-07-2020

DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES

Listening skills:

1. Recognizing different phonemes
2. Recognizing syllables
3. Listening to isolated sentences
4. Listening to small speech extracts
5. Managing listening (attending, understanding, remembering, evaluating, and responding )
6. Barriers to listening and their remedies
7. Expressing opinions (debating current events)
8. Oral synthesis of thoughts and ideas

Pronunciation Skills:

1. Pronouncing English phonemes
2. Recognizing phonemic symbols
3. Pronouncing words correctly
4. Understanding and practicing stress patterns
5. Practicing intonation patterns in simple sentences
6. Conflict resolution through panel discussion

Comprehension Skills

1. Reading strategies
2. Critical Reading
3. Summarizing
4. Sequencing
5. Inferencing
6. Comparing and contrasting
7. Drawing conclusions
8. Self-questioning
9. Relating background knowledge
10. Distinguishing between fact and opinion
11. Finding the main idea, important fact and opinions
12. Comprehending text organization patterns
13. Investigating implied ideas in a text
14. Purpose and tone of the text

Presentation Skills

1. Features of a good presentations
2. Different types of presentations
3. Different patterns of introducing a presentation
4. Tactics of maintaining interest of the audience
5. Concluding a presentation
6. Giving suggestions and recommendations while ending of a presentation
7. Dealing with the questions of audience
8. Listening to recorded presentations

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

1. Worthington, D. Fitch-Hauser, M. (2018) Listening Processes, Functions and Competency (2nd ed). Routledge.
2. Siddons, S. (2008) The Complete Presentation Handbook Kogan Page Ltd.
3. Mikulecky, B. S. & Jeffry, L. (2007) Advanced Reading Power: extensive reading, vocabulary building, comprehension skills, reading faster. Pearson
4. Hancock, M. (2012) English Pronunciation in Use(2nd ed) Cambridge

   SUGGESTED BOOKS

1. Mandel, S. (2009). Presentation skills: captivate and educate your audience. Axzo Press.Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies
2. Zemach, D. E., & Rumisek, L. A. (2003). College writing: From paragraph to essay. Active Listening; Building skills for understanding
3. Opitz, M., & Zbaracki, M. (2004). Listen Hear! 25 listening comprehension strategies. The Reading Teacher
4. Harwood, N. (Ed.). (2010). English language teaching materials. Ernst Klett Sprachen