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Functional English Syllabus

Aims of the Course:


The course aims to equip undergraduate students with essential language skills for effective
communication by focusing on practical application in listening, speaking, reading, writing,
grammar, and vocabulary. Students will develop their ability to comprehend and respond to
spoken English through active listening exercises and interactive discussions. Speaking skills
will be enhanced through targeted practice in clear and effective communication across
various contexts. The course will emphasize critical reading strategies and structured writing
processes to produce coherent and persuasive texts. Grammar instruction will focus on
applying rules accurately in context, while vocabulary expansion will ensure students can use
and understand a wide range of words effectively. Overall, the course integrates these
components to foster functional language proficiency and real-world communication skills.
Course Contents:
1. Grammar in Context
 Objective: Students will integrate grammatical knowledge into their own writing
processes and oral communication to enhance their communication skills.
a) Tenses: meaning & use
b) Modals
c) Use of active and passive voice
d) Conditionals, Imperatives, used to, be going to
e) Questions & Answers
2. Listening Skill
 Objective: Students will be able to identify and summarize the main ideas and
key details of spoken texts by practicing active listening techniques in different
real-world scenarios, such as academic settings, professional environments, and
everyday conversations, to enhance their ability to engage and collaborate with
others.
a) IELTS based listening exercises, conversations and extracting information
b) Listening to documentaries
c) Listening to interviews
3. Speaking Skill
 Objective: Students will develop the ability to participate actively in
conversations and discussions, demonstrating effective listening, responding
appropriately, and adapting their communication style to different interlocutors
and contexts.
a) How to answer different types of questions in an interview
b) Give opinion/argue/ express ideas
c) To ask and answer relevant questions to seek information, clarification etc
4. Reading Skill
 Objective: GRE/IELTS/O&A Levels type of reading comprehension skills will
be focused to enable the students to:
a) identify main idea/topic sentences
b) find specific information quickly
c) distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information according to purpose for
reading
d) recognize and interpret cohesive devices
e) distinguish between fact and opinion
f) extract information from diagrams
5. Writing Skill
 Objective: Students will be able to produce various types of writing,
demonstrating an understanding of the unique conventions and stylistic elements
required for each genre.
a) Application
b) Formal & Informal Letter & Email Writing
c) Narrative, Descriptive, Argumentative & Prompt-based writing
d) CV/Resume Writing
6. Vocabulary Development
 Objective: Students will be able to accurately define and use advanced
GRE/IELTS vocabulary words by reading selected passages and engaging in
discussions that emphasize the contextual meaning and application of these words.
By the end of the course, students will demonstrate their understanding through
written and oral exercises that incorporate the targeted vocabulary in context.
a) 400-500 high frequency GRE/IELTS/ Vocabulary words
b) Synonyms
c) Antonyms
d) Analogies
e) Inference of meaning from context
f) understanding semantic relationships

Suggested Readings

Listening

1. Vandergrift, L., & Goh, C. C. M. (2023). Teaching and Learning Second Language
Listening: Metacognition in Action. Routledge.
2. Field, J. (2023). Listening in the Language Classroom. Cambridge University Press.
3. Lynch, T. (2022). Listening: Theories and Applications. Oxford University Press.

Speaking

1. Morley, J. (2022). Teaching Speaking: A Holistic Approach. Cambridge University


Press.
2. Hughes, A. (2021). Testing for Language Teachers (3rd ed.). Cambridge University
Press.
3. Thornbury, S. (2023). How to Teach Speaking. Pearson.
4. Byrne, D. (2014). Teaching Oral Communication: A Practical Guide. Cambridge
University Press.

Reading
1. Grabe, W., & Stoller, F. L. (2023). Teaching and Researching Reading. Routledge.
2. Anderson, N. J. (2023). Practical English Language Teaching: Reading. McGraw-
Hill Education.
3. Ur, P. (2022). A Course in Language Teaching: Practice and Theory. Cambridge
University Press.

Writing

1. Raimes, A. (2022). Keys for Writers: A Handbook for Writers. Cengage Learning.
2. Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2022). Introduction to Academic Writing. Pearson.
3. Pecorari, D., & Shaw, P. (2022). Academic Writing and Publishing: A Practical
Handbook. Routledge.
4. Silva, T. (2017). Second Language Writing: Research Insights for the Classroom.
Routledge.

Grammar

1. Swan, M., & Walter, C. (2022). How English Works: A Grammar Practice Book.
Oxford University Press.
2. Azar, B. S. (2021). Understanding and Using English Grammar (5th ed.). Pearson.
3. Eastwood, J. (2021). Oxford Guide to English Grammar. Oxford University Press.

Vocabulary

1. Schmitt, N. (2022). Researching Vocabulary: A Vocabulary Research Manual.


Palgrave Macmillan.
2. Nation, I. S. P. (2022). Learning Vocabulary in Another Language (2nd ed.).
Cambridge University Press.
3. Meara, P. (2022). Vocabulary: Applied Linguistic Perspectives. Routledge.
4. Harmer, J. (2007). How to Teach English. Pearson Longman.

Websites:

https://test-english.com

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