Syllabus
for F.Y.B.A
Program:
B.A.
Course:
Communication Skills of English (Core Paper)
(Choice Based
Credit System with effect from the academic year 2016‐2017)
Course:
Communication Skills in English
(100 Marks
Examination Pattern)
(Choice Based Credit System with
effect from the academic year 2016-17)
1. Syllabus as per Credit Based
Semester and Grading System:
i) Name of the Programme :
B.A.
ii) Course Code :UACS101
& UACS201
iii) Course Title :
Communication Skills in English
iv) Semester-wise Course Content :
Enclosed the copy of syllabus
v) References and Additional References: Enclosed in the
Syllabus
vi) Credit Structure :
No. of Credits per Semester – 02
vii) No. of lectures per Unit :
09
viii) No. of lectures per week :
03 lectures + 01tutorial
2. Scheme of Examination : 5 Questions of 20 marks each
3. Special notes, if any : No
4. Eligibility, if any : No
5. Fee
Structure : As per University Structure
6. Special Ordinances / Resolutions if any: No
Communication Skills in English Paper I
and Paper II
To be implemented from June 2016 (100
Marks Examination Pattern)
Objectives of the
Course
1)
To enhance language proficiency by providing
adequate exposure to reading and writing skills
2)
To orient the learners towards the functional
aspects of language
3) To
increase the range of lexical resource through a variety of exercises
Periods: 45 lectures + 15 Tutorials (3 lectures + 1 tutorial per week) per
semester
Semester I
Communication
Skills in English – Paper I (2
Credits) 45 lectures
Unit 1: Basic
Language Skills: Grammar 09
lectures
a. Articles, prepositions, conjunctions
b. Transformation of Sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex)
c. Tenses
d. Subject-Verb agreement
e. Question Tags
f. Direct and Indirect Speech
g. Voice
Unit 2: Reading
Skills: Comprehension (unseen passage) 09
lectures
The
following skills to be acquired:
·
Reading with fluency and speed
·
Skimming and scanning
·
Identifying relevant information
·
Isolating fact from opinion
·
Understanding concepts and arguments
·
Identifying distinctive features of language
(Passage should be of 250-350 words of Level I. The passage
may be taken from literary/scientific/technical writing as well as from the fields
of journalism, management and commerce.)
Unit 3: Writing Skills (Formal
Correspondence): Letters 09
lectures
a. Job Application Letter (without Resume)
b. Statement of Purpose
c. Request for Recommendation Letter
d. Request for information under Right to Information Act (RTI)
Unit 4:
Interpretation of Technical Data 09 lectures
Students should be taught to read and interpret maps, pie charts, tables,
line and bar graphs and flow charts and express the same in paragraph format.
Unit 5: Writing
Skills: Essay 09
lectures
a. Expository
b. Persuasive
c. Analytical
d. Reflective/Descriptive
Semester II
Communication
Skills in English – Paper II (2
Credits) 45 lectures
Unit 1: Basic
Language Skills: Vocabulary building 09 lectures
·
Antonyms, Synonyms
·
Suffixes, Prefixes, Root words
·
Homophones, homonyms
·
Collocation
·
Changing the Class of Words
Unit 2: Editing
and Summarization: 09
lectures
a)
Editing:
·
Heading/ Headlines/ Title/Use of
Capital Letters
·
Punctuation: full stop, comma, colon, semi-colon,
dash, ellipsis, exclamation and question marks
·
Spelling
·
Substitution of words
·
Use of link words and other cohesive devices
·
Removing repetitive or redundant elements
b) Summarization
The following skills to be acquired:
·
Discern the main/central idea of the passage
·
Identify the supporting ideas
·
Eliminate irrelevant or extraneous information
·
Integrate the relevant ideas in a precise and
coherent manner
Unit 3: Writing Skills: e mails 09
lectures
·
Inquiry
·
Invitation
·
Thank you
·
Request for permission
·
Sponsorship
Unit 4: Report
Writing 09
lectures
·
Eye-witness Report
·
Activity Report
·
Newspaper Report
Unit 5:
Creative Writing 09 lectures
This unit attempts to
cover those aspects of writing that go beyond the boundaries of technical or
professional forms of writing and encourage the learner to explore the artistic
and imaginative elements of writing.
·
Story writing
·
Dialogue writing
·
Blogging: fashion, travel, food,
culture, personal blogs
Suggested
Topics for Tutorials: (for both semesters)
1. Group Discussions
2. Mock Interviews
3. Fundamentals of Grammar
4. Debates / Speeches
5. Book / Film Reviews
6. Vocabulary and Language Games
7. Picture Composition
8. Tweets
Paper Pattern
Semester I: Communication
Skills in English – Paper I
Duration: 3 hours Marks: 100
Q.1. Grammar:
a) Articles, prepositions, conjunctions (to be tested in the
form of a paragraph, not individual sentences) (Unit 1: a) 10
marks
b) Do as Directed: (Unit 1: b-g) 10
marks
Q.2 Comprehension of an unseen passage (Unit 2) 20
marks
Q.3 Letters (2 out of 3) (Unit
3) 20
marks
Q.4. Interpretation of technical data based on the model
given (Unit 4) 20 marks
Q.5. Essay (250-350 words) (1 out of 3) (Unit 5) 20
marks
Semester II: Communication
Skills in English – Paper II
Duration: 3 hours Marks: 100
Q.1 Vocabulary (Unit 1) 20 marks
Q.2 a) Editing: one passage of 100-200 words to be given (Unit
2) 10 marks
b) Summary: one
passage of 250-300 words to be given (Unit 2) 10 marks
Q.3. Emails (2 out of 3) (Unit 3) 20
marks
Q. 4. Report writing (1 out of 2) (Unit 4) 20 marks
Q.5. Creative Writing: (1 out of 2) (200-250 words) (Unit 5) 20
marks
Recommended
Resources:
- Bellare, Nirmala. Reading
Strategies. Vols. 1 and 2. New Delhi. Oxford
University Press,
1998.
- Bhasker, W. W. S & Prabhu, N.
S.: English
through Reading, Vols. 1 and 2. Macmillan,
1975.
- Blass, Laurie, Kathy Block and
Hannah Friesan. Creating Meaning.
Oxford:
OUP, 2007.
- Brown, Ralph: Making
Business Writing Happen: A Simple and Effective Guide to Writing
Well. Sydney:
Allen and Unwin, 2004.
- Buscemi, Santi and Charlotte
Smith, 75
Readings Plus. Second Edition New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1994.
- Doff, Adrian and Christopher Jones
.Language
in Use (Intermediate and Upper
Intermediate). Cambridge:
CUP, 2004.
- Doughty, P. P., Thornton, J. G, Language
in Use. London: Edward Arrold, 1973.
- Freeman, Sarah: Written
Communication. New Delhi: Orient Longman, 1977.
- Glendinning, Eric H. and Beverley
Holmstrom. Second edition. Study Reading: A Course
in Reading Skills for Academic Purposes. Cambridge: CUP, 2004
- Grellet, F. Developing
Reading Skills, Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 1981.
- Hamp-Lyons, Liz and Ben Heasiey.
Second edition. Study Writing: A Course in Writing
Skills for Academic Purposes. Cambridge: CUP, 2006
- Jakeman, Vanessa and Clare
McDowell. Cambridge Practice Test for IELTS 1. Cambridge:
CUP, 1996.
- Maley, Alan and Alan Duff. Second
Edition. Drama Techniques in Language Learning.
Cambridge: CUP, 1983.
- Mohan Krishna & Banerji,
Meera: Developing
Communication Skills. New
Delhi:
Macmillan India, 1990.
- Mohan Krishna & Singh, N. P. Speaking
English Effectively.New
Delhi: Macmillan India,
1995.
- Narayanaswami, V. R. Organised
Writing, Book 2. New Delhi: Orient
Longman.
- Reading & Thinking in English, Four volumes, (vol. 1 for the
lowest level, vol. 4 for the
highest level). The British Council
Oxford University Press, 1979-1981.
- Sasikumar, V., Kiranmai Dutt and
Geetha Rajeevan. A Course in Listening and Speaking I
& II. New
Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge House, 2006.
- Savage, Alice, et al. Effective
Academic Writing. Oxford: OUP, 2005.
- Widdowson, H. G.: English
in Focus. English for Social Sciences. Oxford
University Press.
Webliography:
1) http://www.onestopenglish.com
2) www.britishcouncil.org/learning-learn-english.htm
3) http://www.teachingeng1ish.org.uk
4) http://www.usingenglish.com?
5)
Technical writing PDF (David McMurrey)
6) http://www.bbc.co.uk/
7)
http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/AboutUs/ELT/
8)
http://www.howisay.com/
Syllabus Sub-Committee:
1. Dr. Mahendra Kamat :
Convener, S.H. Kelkar College, Devgad
2. Ms. Michelle Philip :
Member, Wilson College, Mumbai
3. Dr. Laxmi Muthukumar :
Member, SIES College, Mumbai
4. Ms. Saradha B. :
Member, K.C. College, Mumbai
5. Ms. June Dias
: Member, Jai Hind College, Mumbai
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