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Lecture 1- English Comprehension and Composition - Fall 2013

Lecture 1- English Comprehension and Composition - Fall 2013. BS (EE) – Semester 1 Course Instructor: Hafiz Ahmad Yar Email: hafizahmadyar@gmail.com. Course Outline. Week-1. Course Introduction – (expectations & suggestions) Grammar Review – I Grammar Review – II. Week-2.

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Lecture 1- English Comprehension and Composition - Fall 2013

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  1. Lecture 1- English Comprehension and Composition - Fall 2013 BS (EE) – Semester 1 Course Instructor: Hafiz Ahmad Yar Email: hafizahmadyar@gmail.com

  2. Course Outline

  3. Week-1 Course Introduction – (expectations & suggestions) Grammar Review – I Grammar Review – II

  4. Week-2 Sentence Structure • Sentence Types • Synthesis of Sentences • Analysis of Sentences • Correction of level faults • (subject-verb agreement, parallelism, comma-splice issues, appropriate use of pronouns and modifiers etc)

  5. Week-3 Reading Comprehension • Types of reading (intensive & extensive) • Reading skills (skimming, scanning, previewing, predicting etc) • Application of reading skills in academic environment • Identifying good reading sources

  6. Week-4 Dictionary Skills • How to use a dictionary for meanings • For checking appropriate pronunciation • Phonetic Symbols (Phonemic chart English sounds) • Practice for using mobile phone dictionary apps and online dictionary sources (monolingual and bilingual)

  7. Week-5 First Sessional Examination • paper and its critique • Reflections on the course covered • Assignments + Quizzes critique

  8. Week-6 Writing Skills • Prewriting Techniques • Writing Process • Types of Writing

  9. Week-7 Paragraph Development • Types of paragraphs • Top-down order • Coherence (with reference to 7C principles of communication) • Exploring connections between Reading & Writing

  10. Week-8 Summary (precis) Writing • Guidelines • Practice on bigger pieces of text • Application of summary writing in real life communication environment

  11. Week-9 Essay Writing • Important guidelines • Types of Essays • Application and practice

  12. Week-10 Message Composition • Letter Writing (types, formats and contents) • Memoranda writing • Composing good emails

  13. Week-11 Oral Communication and Public Speech • Important guidelines • Preparation of contents • Delivery • Facing crowds • Adapting to audience response

  14. Week-12 Second sessional Examination • Papers and critique • Assignments and Quizzes (a round-up) • Reflections of the progress in course

  15. Week-13 Listening English • Identifying helpful listening sources • Using podcasts and other online sources for improving listening • Choosing topics for Classroom presentations

  16. Week-14 • Workshop on “Skills for Academic Success”

  17. Week-15 Presentations by students

  18. Week-16 Closing • Problem solving • Course-recap • Revision of any specific topic requested by class • Pattern for terminal exam

  19. Suggestions/Comments ??? Please note it has been prepared in the light of the broad guideline of the program and course outline as given the catalog. If you have any suggestions about the contents of course, I may be able to accommodate such suggestions without deviating from the official Course outlines. Best Wishes

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