FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OYE EKITI

DIRECTORATE OF GENERAL STUDIES

COURSE OUTLINE

Semester/Session: First semester 2023-2024 Academic Session

Course Code & Title: GST 102: Communication in English

Course Coordinator : E. D. Ogunrinde, PhD

Email: ebenezer.ogunrinde@fuoye.edu.ng Telephone: 08060754263

S/ Name of Lecturers Faculty Telephone

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1 Dr. E.D. Ogunrinde & Science, BMS, Pharmacy 08060754263
Mrs. Ada Amaechi 08033042957
2 Dr. Obateru & Mrs. O. Arts and Law 08033903668
Akinwunmi 08136671873
3 Dr Iroegbu Obinna & Dr. Agric & Environmental 07064366465
I. Ngwaba Science 08161152594
4 Dr. Esan & Mrs. Ada Management Science 08034334299
Okafor 08135126448
5 Dr. Irewole Michael . & Engineering 08066711641
Mrs Daramola C. A 08139352011

6 Dr. Olubodun Oladipupo Social Sciences 07060643327

& Mr. Adedoja, Olayiwola 08033434499
Mofoluwalope
7 Dr G. O. Ugbo and Dr. & Education / Mass 08035308637
Sola Balogun Communication 08108056052

GST 102: COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH – SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE DESCRIPTION
GST 102 is designed to promote English language proficiency for students at the undergraduate
level in all departments. The focus will be on language skills such as listening, speaking, reading,
and writing, using texts, traditional grammar textbooks and online materials. It is designed to
improve and polish students' use of the English language to communicate effectively.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
GST 102: COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH – SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE DESCRIPTION
GST 102 is designed to promote English language proficiency for students at the undergraduate
level in all departments via the four basic communication skills of listening, speaking, reading,
and writing, using texts, traditional grammar textbooks and online materials. The course is
designed to improve and polish students' use of the English language to communicate effectively
within and outside the university community.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
GST 102 will:
(i) introduce you to diverse communication skills in English;
(ii) give you broad-based knowledge of the written language and its skills;
(iii) expose you to diverse reading enabling skills relevant to your studies in the
university and beyond; and
(iv) give you the necessary logical skills to survive the rigors of the academy.
At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
(v) apply logical and critical reasoning skills for meaningful presentations

(vi) demonstrate an appreciable level of the art of public speaking and listening

(vii) write simple and technical reports

(viii) learn the rudiments of public speaking

(ix) apply critical reading and analytical skills to texts

Mode of Teaching: Hybrid

Class Policy: Attendance is compulsory for all students. All computers and phones must be
switched off during physical lectures.

Assessment Procedure: Assessment Procedure: Grading is based on individual performance

through mid-semester test(s) which forms the continuous assessment (40%), and examination at
the end of the course. The examination shall be 60%. Plagiarism is an offense and any form of
malpractice will be penalised.
NOTE THAT THE CA TEST AND FINAL EXAMINATION WILL BE COMPUTER-BASED.

WEEK 1: COMMUNICATION PROCESS

 Definition of communication
 Elements of communication
o Sender
o Ideas
o Encoding
o Channel
o Receiver
o Decoding
o Feedback
 Purpose of communication
 Types/Forms of communication
 Goals of communication
 Basis for successful/effective communication
o Communication Etiquette
 Listening
 Empathy
 Feedback
 Learning Check: Flowchart of communication

WEEK 2: READING SKILL

 Definition of reading
 Types of reading
o Academic
o Non-Academic
 Techniques of reading
 Requirements for reading
  Tips for reading
 Comprehension skill
o SQ3R
 Reading comprehension strategies
o Previewing
o Predicting
o Skimming/Scanning
o Guessing from context
o Paraphrasing
 Learning Check: Read a chapter of the study text and answer the question that
follows

WEEK 3: READING FOR STUDY

 Improving reading skills
 Reading goals
o For examination
o For presentation
o For vocabulary development
o For academic writing
 Choosing a text
 Detailed reading and note taking/making
 Outlining
 Developing reading speed
 Learning Check: Read two chapters of the study text in not more than one (1)
hour and summarize in five simple, five compound, five complex and five
compound-complex sentences

WEEK 4: TEXT STUDY

 Reading of study text
 Listening to reading of study text
  Speaking/Responding to text reader
 Writing
o Analysis of study text
 Character
 Characterization
 Theme
 Literary devices, etc.
 Learning Check: Read the study text

WEEK 5: LOGIC AND SYLLOGISM

 Logical thinking and reasoning methods For meaningful
 Critical thinking and reasoning methods presentation
 Inductive argument and reasoning methods
 Deductive argument and reasoning methods
 Analogy
 Generalization
 Explanations
 Learning Check: Read the whole of the study text in one week and critically
argue for or against the protagonist.

WEEK 6: WRITING SKILL

 Definition of writing
 Writing types
o Letter writing
 Formal
 Informal
o Memorandum
o Article
o Report
o Minutes of meeting
 o Proposal
o Project
o Curriculum Vitae
 Learning Check: Construct a formal letter, a memorandum, a minutes of
meeting and a contemporary Curriculum Vitae

WEEK 7: ESSAY WRITING

 Types of essay
o Narrative
o Argumentative
o Descriptive
o Expository
 Strategies for effective writing of each essay type
 Mechanics of writing
o Content
o Organization
o Expression
o Mechanical accuracy
 Learning Check: Write a short narrative and expository essay of not more than
150 words each

WEEK 8: WRITING ACTIVITIES

 Pre-writing
 Writing
 Post-writing
 Editing
 Proofreading
 Learning Check: Describe a scenario where you have followed the steps in the
writing activities in not more than 200 words
WEEK 9: ACADEMIC WRITING
 Definition
 Writing style
 Features
o Introduction
o Formality
o Precision
o Objectivity
o Explicitness
o Accuracy and Responsibility
 Learning Check: Write an abstract of a project topic of not more than 200 words
observing the features of academic writing

WEEK 10: WRITING ETHICS

 Ethical considerations
 Copyright rules and infringements
 Anti-plagiarism rules
 Learning Check: Write an introductory chapter of a project topic with the
following subheadings: Background to the study, Statement of the problem, Aim
and objectives of the study, Scope of the study, Significance of the study,
Methodology, Theoretical framework, and References. You must conduct academic
articles and cite them appropriately. Remember to reference them at the references
section.

WEEK 11: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN MODERN

LANGUAGE LEARNING
 Microsoft Office Tools for writing and presentation
o MS-Word
o MS-Excel
o MS-PowerPoint
 o Corel Draw
 Social Media Application for Lectures and Assessment
o WhatsApp
o Telegram
o Zoom
o Google Meet
 E-mail
o Definition
o Etiquette
 Composing E-mail
 Avoiding wrong/misleading address
 Subject crafting
 Composing body of e-mail
 Complementary closure
 Attaching attachments
 Formatting e-mails and fonts (Standard Format)
 Electronic signature
 Learning Check: Construct a list of your class on MS-Excel format and upload
as an attachment to your lecturer’s correct e-mail

WEEK 12: PRACTICAL CLASS FOR READING AND WRITING

WEEK 13: ONLINE CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

WEEK 14: REVISION

WEEK 15: SEMESTER COMPUTER-BASED (CBT) EXAMINATION

Recommended Textbooks and Web resources

1. FUOYE’s Handbooks on Course Materials for General Studies Programme (Volume 1&2)
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test-set-one-use-of-english-and-communication-skills-1-e-exam-quiz-or-test?page=3
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