Semester 1

Course Description:

The course addresses the English language needs of the students at the undergraduate level even as it acknowledges their critical thinking skills. The text exposes the students to a range of contexts where the language is used to meet a variety of real life communication needs, to give and seek information, to express opinions, and to engage with practical, emotional, intellectual and creative aspects of language by integrating knowledge and skills. The book emphasizes on use rather than the usage, on how the English language is used rather than how it should be used. Each chapter is organized in such a way that it creates a lot of involvement and encouragement to the learner.

The syllabus has been designed to develop linguistic and communicative competence of undergraduate students.

In the classes the focus is on the skills of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking divided under the four categories of Prose, Poetry, Vocabulary and Grammar. The teacher also asks questions to stimulate classroom discussion and based on these discussions the students will be made to write short paragraphs /essays, participate in group discussions as part of continuous assessment.

Course Outcomes:

The students will be able to:

CO1 Read short fiction, identify the various elements of a short story and write their own stories.

CO2 Improve their pronunciation with the help of phonemic transcription.

CO3 Figure out the etymological origins of English words by learning Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes and learn to spell correctly.

CO4 Distinguish the subtle differences in meaning and articulation in homonyms, homographs & homophones

CO5 Learn the different types of nouns, pronouns, auxiliary and main verbs.

CO6 Be acquainted with the rules of punctuation concerning capitalization, commas, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks.

CO7 Gain verbal competence in practicing how to introduce oneself in formal situation, describing one’s college and course of study, sustaining cordial conversations and leaving a voice mail.

CO8 Read passages about the local culture, practices, history and personages of Telangana.

CO9 Enhance their writing skills by learning how to draft paragraphs, sequencing sentences into coherent passages, describing something or someone in writing and writing a dialogue.

CO 10 Hone their soft skills and imbibe valuable life lessons to steer their course of life.

UNIT - 1

Short Fiction- ‘The Curb in the Sky’ by James Thurber, Pronunciation: Consonant sounds, Vocabulary: Word roots, Prefixes & suffixes,Grammar: Noun,Spellings: Commonly misspelt words,Punctuation: Capitalisation,Conversation: Introducing yourself in a formal situation,Reading passage: ChinduYellamma,Writing:Expansion of a sentence into a paragraph,Soft Skills: Motivation & Goal setting, Value Orientation: Well begun is half done

UNIT-2

Prose: ‘Happy People’,Pronunciation: Vowels: Monophthongs,Vocabulary: Word roots, Prefixes & suffixes, Spelling: Forming antonyms using un-& dis-Grammar: Pronoun,Punctuation: Capitalisation,Conversation: Starting & sustaining a conversation,Reading passage: The Million March, Writing:Sequencing,Soft Skills: Self-confidence,Value Orientation: Doubt is the beginning of wisdom

UNIT – 3

Poetry: ‘A Psalm of Life’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Pronunciation: Vowels: Diphthongs,Vocabulary: Homonyms, Homographs & Homophones, Spelling: Words ending in–tion& -sion,Grammar: Auxiliary verbs,Punctuation: Full stop & Coma,Conversation: Describe your college & course of study,Reading passage: Bathukamma,Writing: Descriptive writing,Soft Skills: Non-verbal communication & Body language,Value Orientation: Actions speak louder than words

UNIT -4

Drama: ‘The Dear Departed’ (an extract) by Stanley Houghton, Pronunciation: Letters with varied pronunciation,Grammar: Main verbs & tenses, Vocabulary: Collocations,Spelling: Words ending in –tion& -ment,Punctuation: Question mark & Exclamation mark, Conversation: Leaving a voice mail, making an appointment over phone,Reading passage: HussainSagar, Writing:Dialogue writing,Soft Skills: Interpersonal skills, Value Orientation: Faith can move mountains

Section III: Student and Instructor Responsibilities

The Instructor is expected to:

1. Share the Course Objectives and the Unit Objectives with the students

2. Be on time to the classroom.

3. Engage the students in enriching learning experience through facilitating, teaching, mentoring and counseling.

4. Recapitulate, recall and revise what has been is taught.

5. Be mindful of decorum and maintain composure throughout the session.

6. Be approachable to students for clarification of doubts and queries.

The Students are expected to: (Guidelines on Classroom participation)

1. Come prepared to learn new concepts and leave behind the mentality of memorizing to score marks.

2. Be on time to class (Students will not be allowed into classroom after 5 mins)

3. Respect teacher and her/his peers and do not disrupt the class in any manner.

4. Attend class with the textbook the note book (failing to do so you forfeit the right to get the class attendance) and the necessary stationery.

5. Perform and submit the assigned tasks. (Oral presentations and participation will be considered for internal assessment)

6. Submit assignments in time.

Section IV: Course Schedule

–  Units with learning outcomes

–  Session-wise schedule with proposed instructional strategy

–  Expected Reading List

–  Assessment schedule