English Comprehension and

Communication Skills

Instructor Course Overview

Fouzia Jamal Class MCS
Session Fall 2020
Contact Detail
Course Time Monday 10:50– 12:05AM
+923009503199 Thursday 9:25 – 10:40AM
fjgoreja@numl.edu.pk Credit Hours 03 (3.0)
Total Weeks 16
Office Location
Prerequisite None
Ghazali Block,
Ground Floor, Room 05

Course Description
Office Hours

9:30am to 10:30am
In this course, students will learn about those topics on English language
Tuesday which will help them to communicate academically and professionally.
Course topics address both the technical aspects of English comprehension
9:30am to 10:30am and issues pertaining to oral and written communication.
Friday

COURSE CONTENTS

This course introduces following major aspects of English language:

 Sounds and syllables

 Grammar (Tenses, Active/Passive voice)
 Word Classes (Articles, Nouns, Connectors, Adjective, Adverb)
 Reading Comprehension
 Reading Techniques
 Writing Process
 Punctuation Skills
 Communication Skills

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 Course Objectives
 To explain the concepts of grammar with an improved understanding
 To develop an understanding related to words, sentences and paragraphs
 To improve the language skills; speaking, reading and writing skills

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, Students should be able to

 Identify and relate different types of word classes along with their functions
 Construct effective sentences and paragraph
 Utilize the concepts of grammar in their spoken communication
 Apply the rules of grammar in speaking, reading and writing skills

Course Schedule
Week Topic Material Assignment/Quiz
Week 1 Phonemes: Consonants and Vowels
Week 2 Words :Abbreviations, prefixes and Handouts
Suffixes
Week 3 Capitalization and Spelling rules Worksheets Quiz 1
Week 4 Grammar: Articles, Numbers and
passive voice
Week 5 Punctuation Marks: Comma, Colon, PPT slides Quiz 2
Semicolon, Period, hyphen, ellipsis
Week 6 Verb tenses: simple present, simple past, Handouts Quiz 3
present perfect, past perfect
Week 7 Word Order: SVO Practice exercises
Week 8 Reading Comprehension with passages PPT slides/Practice sheets Assignment I
Week 9 Understanding the writing process PPT slides with handouts
Week 10 Writing Sentences Worksheets for practice Quiz 4
Week 11 Various types of sentence PPT slides with exercises
structure/Connectors for practice
Week 12 Shaping Paragraphs Topics assigned for
composing paragraphs
Week 13 Letter Writing PPT Slides along with Assignment II
sample letters
Week 14 CV Writing PPT slides/Sample CVs
Week 15 Interviewing Skills/Holding meetings Interview Question Sheet

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 along with PPT slides
Week 16 Individual/Group presentations

Class Presentations
Students are required to choose any one of the above given course topic and deliver presentations on it.
The timeline for the presentation is as follows

Deliverables Due Date

In-class oral 28th December, 2020
presentations(Group/Individual) 31st December, 2020

Recommended Textbooks
1. D.H.Howe, T.A.Kirkpatrick &D.L. Kirkpatrick. English for Under Graduates
2. John Eastwood. Oxford Practice Grammar
3. Lyn R Clark, Kenneth Zimmer & Joseph Tinervia. Business English and communication

Reference Material
Writing in English: A Practical Handbook for Scientific and Technical Writers

Tony Lynch and Kenneth Anderson: Grammar for Academic Writing

Teaching Methodology
 Lecturing
 Reading passages with exercises
 Worksheets for Practice
 PPT slides/ Handouts
Grading Policy
Your final grade will depend on the following:

 Attendance and participation in class discussions

 Scores in assignments and quizzes.
 The quality of your oral presentations

However, following calculations are necessary for the final evaluation:

 Mid Term Exam: 30%

 End Term Exam: 50%
 Assignment and Quiz: 10%
 Presentation : 10%
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 Academic Honesty and Cheating
The University, the Faculty, and the teaching staff take cheating, plagiarism and other forms of
academic fraud very seriously.

 Note 1: No late academic deliverables will be accepted.

 Note 2: There are no "make up" tests. Tests missed for no reason are deemed to have been
written and failed and are marked “F”.

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