LAN 1102 (Compulsory): Communicative English (Practical)

Course No. & Title: LAN 1102: Communicative English (Practical)

Prerequisite Course: Not applicable

Students:  Compulsory for B. Sc. Agri Engg. & B. Sc. Food Engg.

Level & Semester: L-1, S-1 (January-June)

Number of Credit: 01

Contact Hours: 02 hr/week

Total Marks: 100

 

Rationale:

The course focuses mostly on the listening and speaking kills of students. It also exposes students to other two skills (reading and writing) of language learning to improve their language proficiencies.

 Objective:

The aim of this course is to refine freshmen students’ ability to communicate effectively in English in academic, professional and everyday life.

 

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs):

 

ILO-1:

Understand and use a variety of English expressions related to their academic and everyday lives by participating in routine conversations and fulfilling a variety of speaking functions

ILO-2:

Apply appropriate pronunciation in speaking

ILO-3:

Perform listening tasks through audio-visual tape scripts

ILO-4:

Show confidence in making presentations and facing interviews in English

ILO-5:

Communicate through professional and academic correspondence

 

Course Content: Activities may change depending on the requirements of the class. 

Class

(2 hr duration)

Course Content

1/2

  • Introducing oneself and others
  • Making accurate sentences in English

3/4

  • Dialogue making and role-plays

5/6

  • Discussing habits/activities/past events/ neighborhoods

7/8

  • Listening to songs and understanding lyrics

9/10

  • Making appointments/Attending phone calls/Taking messages

11/12

  • Audio-visual exercises: animated stories

13/14

  • Using modal verbs for various functions
  • Talking about holidays/vacations
  • Giving and asking for directions

15/16

  • Class Test

17/18

  • Audio-visual exercises: Mind your Language, Episode-1
  • Extempore speech

19/20

  • Listening exercises: Dialogues and monologues
  • Making conversations based on cue cards

21/22

  • Making Effective Presentations
  • Developing Interview Skills and Participating in Mock Interviews

23/24

  • Audio-visual exercises: Mind your Language, Selections from other episodes
  • Short debate/ Group debate

25/26

  • Listening exercises: Animated stories/fables
  • Story Telling/ Group Discussions

27/28

  • Use of sentence connectors
  • Writing Cover letters
  • Report writing

29/30

  • Presenting graphs, charts and tables

31/32

  • Viva & Evaluation

 

Teaching Strategy:

  • Lecture
  • Demonstrations
  • Simulation and role-play
  • Presentations

  Assessment Strategy:

  • MCQs
  • Presentations
  • Assignments

Evaluation:

Class attendance

10 Marks

Test

20 Marks

Final examination

70 Marks

 

Books Recommended:

1. Speaking Naturally (Audio CD) Communication Skills in American English by Bruce Tillitt and Mary Newton Bruder, 1985, 2005. CUP

 2. Speaking Effectively - Developing Speaking Skills For Business English, Comfort Rogerson Stott & Utley, 1994 CUP

 3. Communicative English (A practical workbook designed by the Department of Languages) by Arifeen, M. S., Karim, Z., Jamila, M. & Pathan, A. K., 2019,  Madhorse Publications, Dhaka.

 4. Accelerator (An Effective English Language Workbook), by Karim, Z. & Arifeen, M. S. 2016, Madhorse Publications, Dhaka.

 5. A communicative Grammar in English, by Leech, G. and Svartvik, J. 1995. 2nd edition, Longman, London and NY.

 6. Guide to Patterns and Usage in English, by Hornby A. S. 1998. 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, Delhi.

 7. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English, by Hornby, A.S. 1996 edition, J. Crowler, 5th edition, Oxford University Press, London.

 8. English Pronouncing Dictionary, by Jones, D. 1977. University of Cambridge, UK.