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    ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COURSE

    Course Title: AEC–I: Language Skills: Listening and Speaking


    Course Code: ENG(AEC)—030
    Typology of Course: AEC
    Course Duration: 60 hours of practical in one semester (4hr/week)
    Credits: 2 credits
    Maximum Marks: 50 marks (30 Theory+15 Practical+5 Internal Assessment)

    Learning Objectives of the Course:


     To understand the structure of language and how language varies over time, across
    social situations and social groups
     To be proficient in articulating thoughts and communicating ideas in English
    language
     To participate in debates and discussions where ideas are tested and sharpened and
    honing the skill of public speaking
     Students should be able to hold meaningful conversations
     Student should be able to effectively use English language to meet professional and
    personal goals

    Pedagogy of the Course:


    a) The paper requires 4 hours of practicals per week during which students will be taught
    and explained the theory of communication through practical and hands-on training in
    various aspects of communication.
    b) The practical evaluation, which carries 15 marks, will be done by an external examiner
    either from the same institution/department or from outside.

    Course Content:
    Unit I: Sounds of English (Text: English Language Skills: A Practical Approach,
    Cambridge).

    Unit 2: Language Use in Various Situations (Text: English Language Skills: A Practical
    Approach, Cambridge).

    Unit 3: Art of Public Speaking (Text: Communication Skills by Sanjay Kumar & Pushp
    Lata. OUP 2023)
    a. Group Discussion
    b. Interview

    Suggested Readings:
     Fluency in English Part II, Oxford University Press.
     A Textbook of Phonetics for Indian Students, T. Balasubramian, Macmillan.

    1
     Business English, Pearson
     Language, Literature and Creativity, Orient BlackSwan.
     Language through Literature, Gauri Mishra, Ranjana Kaul, Brati Biswas (Eds),
    Primus Books.
     English Communication, Macmillan Education.
     Enrich Your English, S.R. Inthira and V. Saraswathi, Oxford University Press.
     Communication and Language Skills, Sanghita Sen, et al, Cambridge University
    Press.
     English and Communication Skills I, Tasneem Shahnaaz, C. Savitha and Cherlyl
    Rao, Cambridge University Press.
     Practical English, K.K. Singh, APH Publishing Corporation.

    Testing Scheme:
    Max. Marks: 50 marks
    Theory: 30 marks
    Practical: 15 marks
    Internal Assessment: 05 marks
    Time: 1.5 Hours

    Note- Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Q 2to 7.

    Q.1. Short notes. Two out of five to be attempted in not more than 150 words each.
    (10 marks)
    Q2. to Q.7. from the prescribed syllabus of Listening and Speaking. Four out of six questions to
    be attempted in not more than 150 words each.
    (20 marks)

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    ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COURSE

    Course Title: AEC– II: Language Skills: Reading and Writing


    Course Code: ENG(AEC)—031
    Typology of Course: AEC
    Course Duration: 60 hours of practical in one semester (4hr/week)
    Credits: 2 credits
    Maximum Marks: 50 marks (30 Theory+15 Practical+5 Internal Assessment)

    Learning Objectives of the Course:

    2
     Learn to compose comprehensive and well-structured paragraphs
     Learn to utilize literary terms and vocabulary, critical methods, and various lenses of
    interpretation in their writing
     To apply rules of grammar
     To learn the formatting and documenting conventions of the discipline

    Pedagogy of the Course:


    a) The paper requires 4 hours of practical per week during which students will be taught
    and explained the aspects of reading and writing through practical and hands-on training.
    b) For the practical exam, student will be asked to read a text, paraphrase a given text,
    answer questions and interpret graphs and charts.
    c) The practical evaluation, which carries 15 marks, will be done by an external examiner
    either from the same institution/department or from outside.

    Course Contents:
    Unit I: Reading (Text: Interact: A Course in Communicative English, Cambridge)
    1. Close Reading
    2. Comprehension
    3. Summary
    4. Paraphrasing
    5. Interpreting Graphs and Charts

    Unit II. Writing (Text: Writing Skills, Cambridge, 03-57)


    1. Paragraph Writing
    (Available in Print and e-book: Effective Academic Writing I&II, Alice Savage &
    Patricia Mayer, OUP (USA, 2006)
    2. Note-Making
    3. Letter/E-mail Writing
    4. Resume Writing
    5. Report Writing

    Suggested Readings:
     On Track: English Skills for Success, Orient BlackSwan.
     Embark: English for Undergraduates, Steve Hart, Arvind R. Nair and Veena Bharti,
    Cambridge University Press.
     Connect: Course in Communicative English, Debashis Bandyopadhyay and Malathi
    Krishnan, Cambridge University Press.
     Enrich Your English, S.R. Inthira and V. Saraswathi, Oxford University Press.
     Communication and Language Skills, Sanghita Sen, et al, Cambridge University
    Press.

    3
     Practical English, K.K. Singh, APH Publishing Corporation.
     Language, Literature and Creativity, Orient BlackSwan.
     The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, Pearson.
     On The Art of Writing, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Notion Press.
     Fluency in English Part II, Oxford University Press.

    Testing Scheme:
    Max. Marks: 50 marks
    Theory: 30 marks
    Practical: 15 marks
    Internal Assessment: 05 marks
    Time: 3 hours

    Note- Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt two questions from Section B and two
    questions from Section C.

    Section-A

    Q.1. Short Notes. Two out of five to be attempted in not more than 150 words each.
    (10 marks)
    Section-B

    Attempt two questions out of given four: (10 marks)


    Q2. Reading Comprehension
    Q.3. Summarise a given passage.
    Q.4. Write a paraphrase of the given passage.
    Q.5. Interpreting Graphs and Charts

    Section-C
    Attempt any two questions out of five: (10 marks)
    Q.6. Paragraph Writing
    Q.7. Note-Making
    Q.8. Letter/E-mail Writing
    Q.9. Resume Writing
    Q.10. Report Writing

    _____________________________________________

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