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Course Objectives:
The course aims to:
Improve grammar proficiency for accurate and effective academic communication.
Enhance listening skills to comprehend various accents and conversational contexts.
Enhance speaking abilities for confident, effective communication in diverse formal and informal situations.
Utilize advanced reading strategies to extract and comprehend information efficiently 
5.Equip learners with writing techniques for clear and structured academic and professional documents.

Unit 1 - Advanced Grammar: Structures and Usages

 

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Language Development - WH & Yes/No Questions, If Conditional Clause, Relative Clauses, Subject Verb Agreement, Voices, Degrees of Comparison, Error Corrections, Abbreviations and Acronyms.

Self Study Topics : Parts of Speech, Tenses

Unit 2 - Enhancing Listening Proficiency and Techniques

 

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Definition of listening – Barriers to listening – Listening and gap filling - Listening to formal and informal conversations - Telephonic Conversations – Reviewing mock group discussions – Listening to different accents – British / American / Indian

Self Study Topics: Listening and Responding to Video Lectures and Speeches

Unit 3 - Effective Speaking and Interaction Techniques                                                                                          9

Self- Introduction- Introducing  one’s friend - Speaking on specific topic - Role play practices- Telephonic Exchanges - Welcome Address & Vote of thanks

Self Study Topics : Everyday Conversations

Unit 4 - Enhancing Reading Efficiency and Accuracy

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Skimming & Scanning from newspaper articles, Speed Reading- Passages with time limit – Reading for detailed          comprehension - Proofreading - Cloze Test - Hints Development – Note Making  and Summarizing

Self Study Topics : Newspaper Reading

Unit 5 - Writing Skills for Academic Purposes

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Writing Instructions, Checklist, Recommendations, Formal Letter Writing (Permission, Invitation & proposal letters), Informal Letter Writing (Congratulating, Thanking, Inviting, etc., Dialogue writing – Interpreting Charts (Pie Chart / Bar Chart / Table Chart / Flow Chart)

Self Study Topics : Free writing (Hobbies, Favourite place/ person/book, etc.) 
                                                                                                                                                             Total: 45

Course Outcomes
Upon the completion of the course, the students will be able to:
Apply grammar rules for effective academic and professional communication.
Improve listening skills by understanding various accents and contexts.
Communicate confidently in diverse speaking situations.
Extract and comprehend information using advanced reading strategies.
5. Produce clear, structured academic and professional documents.