Eng. Ed. 411: English Language-I
Course Title: General English I Program: BICTE
Course No. : Eng. Ed . 411 Nature of the course: Theoretical
Level: Bachelor Credit hours: 3
Semester: First Teaching hours: 48
- Course Description
This is a general English course designed to develop students’ proficiency in grammar, academic vocabulary, reading and writing. The grammar component includes elements ranging from tenses to transformation. Vocabulary component covers words from different academic fields. The reading component deals with a wide variety of carefully selected materials that include informative passages on contemporary and critical issues. The writing component includes materials required for effective communication on matters of general and academic interests.
- General Objectives
The general objectives of this course are as follows:
- To help students use grammatically correct English.
- To expand students’ repertoire of general and academic vocabulary.
- To develop students’ ability to comprehend and interpret different kinds of written texts.
- To enable them to compose different kinds of writings for effective communication on matters of general and academic interests.
- Specific Objectives and Contents
Specific Objectives |
Contents |
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Unit I. Grammar ( 10)
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Unit II: Vocabulary (8) 2.1 Working with academic vocabulary 2.2 Word combinations 2.3 Vocabulary at academic institutions 2.4 Ways of talking about 2.5 Opinions and ideas 2.6 Functions 2.7 Reading and vocabulary 2.8 Reference |
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Unit III: Reading (15) 3.1 Determining co-references 3.2 Matching things 3.3 Understanding instructions 3.4 Unscrambling texts and anagrams 3.5 Scanning: locating and extracting information 3.6 Skimming: finding out main point and the central idea 3.7 Drawing inferences and implications 3.8 Assessing opinions and attitudes 3.9 Solving problems and puzzles |
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Unit IV: Writing (15) 4.1 Rewriting: rephrasing and paraphrasing 4.2 Parallel writing 4.3 Completing a text 4.4 Organizing a text: sequencing instructions, ordering information and connecting ideas 4.5 Writing summaries 4.6 Writing letters: personal, official, business and job application 4.7 Writing curriculum vitae (resume) 4.8 Writing reports: events and news 4.9 Writing essays: descriptive, expository, narrative and argumentative |
Note: The figures in the parentheses indicate the approximate teaching hours allotted to representive units.
- Instructional Techniques
The instructional techniques for this course are divided into two groups. First group consists of general instructional techniques applicable to most of the units. The second group consists of specific instructional techniques applicable to specific units.
- General Instructional Techniques
Following general techniques are suggested for the overall delivery of the course.
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Explanation
- Illustration
- Demonstration
- Quizzes
- Presentation
It is expected that students are fully engaged in the lesson and sessions are interactive while presenting the lesson.
- Specific Instructional Techniques
Some specific techniques are suggested to ensure the active engagement of the students.
Unit I |
Small group discussion for the various grammar elements, pair work to find out the rules of language, mini-projects to research the various grammar elements in the texts. Groups will present their work followed by teacher’s feedback. |
Unit II |
Individual practice, small group discussion and pair work. |
Unit III |
Individual study, pair work for reading tasks and presentation. |
Unit IV |
Individual assignment on various writing tasks, small group discussion and presentation. |
In addition to the techniques mentioned above, observation of an English language class where children with different abilities are studying followed by presentation is also encouraged in all the units.
- Evaluation
5.1 Internal Evaluation 40%
Internal evaluation will be conducted by course teacher based on following activities:
- Attendance 05 Points
- Participation in learning activities 05 points
- First assignment/midterm exam 10 points
- Second assignment/assessment (1 or 2) 10 points
- Third assignment/assessment 10 points
Total 40 points
5.2 External Evaluation (Final Examination) 60%
Examination Division, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Education will conduct final examination at the end of the semester. Types of questions and the points allocated for them are as follows:
- Objective type question (Multiple choice 10 × 1 10 points
- Short answer questions (6 questions × 5 points ) 30 points
- Long answer questions (2 questions × 10) 20 points
Total 60 points
- Recommended Books and Reference Materials
Recommended Books
Awasthi, J. R. ,Bhattarai, G. R. & Rai, V.S. (eds.) (2015). English for new millennium. Kathmandu: Vidyarthi Publication. (For units III to IV) (Lessons from 1 – 30: page 1 - 138)
McCarthy, M. & O’De, F. (2009). Academic Vocabulary in Use. Delhi: Cambridge University Press. (For unit II)
Fiona, D. & wayne, R. (2011). Active Grammar, Level 2. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. (for Unit I)
Reference Materials
Hornby. A.S. (2010). Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (8th Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.