ENGL-5101 Functional English
The importance of English language cannot be denied. It enriches our thought and culture and provides us with the most important international vehicle of expression. It has opened for us several doors of knowledge for it is the lingua franca of the world and also the language of science, technology, commerce and diplomacy. The main objective of this course is to enhance English language skills of the students and develop their critical thinking. In today ‘s employment market employers are looking for people who can articulate clearly, take and pass on messages, deal with customers effectively, read, understand and follow a wide range of documents and write fluently and accurately, using accepted business conventions of format, spelling, grammar and punctuation. Functional English course is developed to strengthen students ‘these skills which enable them to deal with the practical problems and challenges of life – at home, in education and at work.
Contents:
1. Punctuation. Writing Mechanics. Vocabulary
2. Frequently Confused Words, Frequently Misused Words, Phrases.
3. Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms, General Vocabulary.
4. Use of Articles and One, A Little/ A Few, This, That, Care, Like, Love, Hate, Prefer, Wish, All, Each, Every, Both, Neither, Either.
5. Some, Any, No, None. Interrogatives. INS of Nouns. Prepositions.
6. Possessive, Personal, Reflexive.
7. Relative Pronouns and Clauses.
8. Classes of Verbs. Usage of May, Can, Ought, Should, Must, Have To, Need for Obligation; Must, Have, Will and Should.
9. The Auxiliaries Dare and Used. Present, Past, Future and Perfect Tenses.
10. The Gerund &the Participles. Commands, Requests, Invitations, Advice, Suggestions.
11. The Subjunctive. The Passive Voice; Indirect Speech, Conjunctions, Purpose. Clauses: Noun Clauses.
12. Clauses of Reason, Result, Concession, Comparison, Time. Numerals, Dates, and Weights, Spelling Rules.
13. Phrasal Verbs. Irregular Verbs.
- The Notes of this Subject[Functional English] from this link: Functional English