The 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, respond to language in context and write structured responses.

DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

The course objectives are to

1. Enhance students’ language skill management capacity

2. Comprehend text(s) in context

3. Respond to language in context

4. Write structured response(s)

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this course a student should be able to:

1. Develop intellectual flexibility and creativity, so that they may engage in lifelong learning.

2. Properly Read, pronounce, comprehend and present critical ideas values and issues that appears in literary text.

3. Present their ideas and can discuss by following the ethics. 

COURSE CONTENTS

1. Listening skills

• 1. Recognizing different phonemes

  2. Recognizing syllables

  3. Listening to isolated sentences

  4. Listening to small speeches

  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

2. Presentation skills

1. Pronouncing English phonemes

2. Recognizing phonemic symbols

3. Pronouncing English words correctly

4. Understanding and practicing stress patterns

5. Practicing intonation patterns in simple sentences

6. Conflict resolution thought panel discussion

3. Comprehension skills

1. Reading strategies

2. Critical reading (SQ3R) 

3. Summarizing

4. Sequencing

5. Inferencing

6. Comparing and contrast

7. Drawing conclusion

8. Self-questioning

9. Relating background knowledge

10. Distinguishing between facts 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

4. Presentation skills

1. Features of good presentation

2. Different types of presentations

3. Different patterns of introducing a presentation

4. Organizing argument 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 the audience 

9. Listening to recorded presentations

READINGS

1. Fitch-hauser Worthington. Listening: processes, functions, and competency (2nded)  

2. S. Siddons. The complete presentation handbook 

3. Mikulecky. Advance reading power: extensive reading, vocabulary building, comprehending skills, reading faster

4. M. Hancock. English pronunciation in use (2nded) Cambridge

Course Learning outcomes:

At the end of the course the students will be able:

To sensitize their communicative behavior.

To enable themselves to reflect and improve their communicative behavior/performance

To build capacities for self-criticism and facilitate growth

To lead towards effective performances in communication

Prerequisites:  Language Compatibility

Semester (Spring2020)

Class:BS-I

Credit Hours: 03 (SS)

Instructor: Saqib Javed

Class MEETINGS :Monday and Friday

Class Timimgs:

3.30 to 5 (SS)

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Mid Term: 30

Project: 10

Presentation: 5

Participation: 5

Final exam: 50

KEY DATES

Commencement of Classes                                                   March 02, 2020

Mid Term Examination                                                            April 27 to May 04, 2020

Final Term Examination                                                          June 22-26, 2020

Declaration of Result                                                              July 03, 2020