BEI 101/BFP 101/BSC 101 Language Functional English

Contents Unit 1 Evolution of Language Unit 2 Sentences Unit 3 Active & Passive Voice, Direct Indirect Speech Unit 4 Concepts of Vocabulary Building, Simple rule for pronunciation & intonation Unit 5 Parts of Speech Unit 6 Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions Unit 7 Conjunctions, Articles, Interjections Unit 8 Tenses
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SUBJECT INTRODUCTION
Language Functional English Functional English talks about the relationship of grammar and the spoken language. Here the grammar is not taken as a set of rules but as a communicative resource. It is taught to help the learner to be able to speak English correctly in the common situations of life. This book covers all those topics of grammar that are important to learn to be a good speaker. Without the knowledge of grammar this language cannot be learnt. Thus it is vital to understand the correct formation of sentences, parts of speech and correct use of vocabulary etc. One of the chapters also talks about the correct pronunciation and intonation. Not only does the book help you with grammar but also teaches you how to read and comprehend. In this SLM you will be introduced to Language Functional English related concepts. This courseware comprises 11 units. A brief description of the units is given below: Unit 1: Evolution of Language Discusses the evolution of language and elucidates the history and development of English language Unit 2: Sentences Tells the meaning of sentence, Parts of sentence, Components and Types of sentences along with the usage. Unit 3: Active & Passive Voice, Direct Indirect Speech Discusses what are active passive voice; Identifies active and passive speech; Convert active into passive speech and vice versa; Discusses what are direct-indirect speech; Identifies direct and indirect speech and Convert direct into indirect speech and vice versa. Unit 4: Concepts of Vocabulary Building, Simple rule for pronunciation & intonation Discusses the concepts of Vocabulary Building and explains how to follow simple rule for pronunciation & intonation.

Unit 5: Parts of Speech Defines noun, pronoun and adjectives, Explains various types of noun, Pronoun and adjective, Uses various types of noun and Pronoun and adjective correctly. Unit 6: Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions Defines and explains the use of verbs, defines and explains the use of adverbs and defines and explains the use of prepositions. Unit 7: Conjunctions, Articles, Interjections Explains conjunction, articles and interjections and the uses of conjunction, articles and interjections appropriately. Unit 8: Tenses Explains the use of various forms of tenses and discusses how to be proficient in using various degrees of comparison. Unit 9: Reading Comprehension Discusses how to develop the skills required for effective reading comprehension and discusses how to solve various types of questions given after the comprehension passages. Unit 10: Vocabulary Usage Explains the concepts of dictionary and thesaurus and the usage of the words, the difference between the dictionary and the thesaurus. Unit 11: Vocabulary for Different Situation Discusses vocabulary for different situations and the use of vocabulary in different situations. Objectives of studying the subject After studying this subject, you should be able to: Explain the evolution of language Make correct usage of various aspects of English Grammer Develop proficiency in the syntax pertaining to various components of English Grammer Judge your application of vocabulary and enhance its situational usage Pronounce words in English correctly In addition to studying the units in this SLM, you are required to, practice as much as possible the concepts discussed so as to make yourself truly proficient in Functional English.