Course Code: URCE 5102

Aims and Objectives:

This course will provide students with a greater and practical knowledge of language.

Course aims at developing  competence of the learner to uselanguage  and make the experience of learning more meaningful. Some of the Objectives of course are to:​

• Comprehend language use
• Practical implementation of learning
• Speak in Public using 2nd Language

BS Stats Regular Semester II

scheduled on

monday: 9:00-10:00

Tuesday: 9:00-10:00

wednesday: 8:00-9:00

BS Stats Self Support Semester II

Monday: 12:30-1:30

thursday: 3:00-4:00

Friday: 2:00-3:00

Assessment Criteria:

Sessionals: 20 ( presentation, quiz, assignments, regularity and punctuality)

Mid: 30

Final: 50

Course Contents:

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 (SQ3R Method)

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 facts, and supporting details

12. Comprehending text organization patterns

13. Investigating implied ideas in a text

14. Purpose and tone of the text

Presentation Skills

1. Features of good presentations

2. Different types of presentations

3. Different patterns of introducing a presentation  

4. Organizing arguments in a presentation

5. Tactics of maintaining interest of the audience

6. Concluding a presentation

7. Giving suggestions and recommendations while ending of a presentation

8. Dealing with the questions of audience

9. 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. (2000). Effective Presentation Skills. Thomson Learning

2. Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies. (2002). The Edge

3. Dorothy, E.Z. & Rumisek, L.A. (2003). College Writing: from Paragraph to Essay. McMillan

4. Helgesen, M., Brown, S., & Brown, S. (1994). Active listening: Building skills for understanding. Cambridge University Press.

5. Opitz, M. F., & Zbaracki, M. D. (2004). Listen hear!: 25 effective listening comprehension strategies. Heinemann Educational Books.

6. Liang, L. A., & Galda, L. (2009). Responding and comprehending: Reading with delight and understanding. The Reading Teacher, 63(4), 330-333.

7. Hughes, S., & Harwood, N. (2010). Materials to develop the speaking skill. English language teaching materials: Theory and practice, 207-224. URCI-5195 Islamic Studies C