ESSENTIAL LANGUAGE SKILLS

Paper Code: 
FEN 100
Credits: 
02
Periods/week: 
02
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

Objectives:

· Reinforcing selected components of grammar and usage

· Strengthening compositional skills (for letter and paragraph-writing)

· Facilitating comprehension of short-stories

6.00
Unit I: 
Unit 1 (Vocabulary)

Synonyms and Antonyms

Word Formation : Prefix and Suffix

6.00
Unit II: 
Unit 2 (Grammar and Usage I)

Sequence of Tenses

Elements of a Clause (SVOCA )

8.00
Unit III: 
Unit 3 (Grammar and Usage II)

Transformation of Sentences

     • Direct and Indirect Narration

     • Active and Passive Voice

     • Interchange of Degrees of Comparison

  • Modals

5.00
Unit IV: 
Unit 4 (Comprehension)

Comprehension of an unseen passage

5.00
Unit V: 
Unit 5 (Compositional Skills)

Letters : Formal and Informal

Paragraph-Writing

SUGGESTED READINGS: 
  1. A University Grammar of English by Quirk & Greenbaum (O. Longman) 1973
  2. A Foundation English Course for Undergraduates Ed. Gunashekar, Book 1, CIEFL, Hyderabad
  3. Prose for Pleasure and Comprehension by H. G. Suryanarayana Rao (OUP)
  4. A Practical English Usage by Michael Swan (3rd Edn., OUP)
  5. A Quick English Reference by J. S. Hooper (OUP)
  6. Word Formation in English by Vallory Adams.
Academic Year: 
2014-2015