Modern English Language and Usage-I

Paper Code: 
ENG 111
Credits: 
03
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to:

  • To acquire and apply theoretical knowledge about the organizational units of the language and study the competency and performance of the language use.
  • To gain the skills and construct a coherent and cohesive document and differentiate between subjective and objective writing
  • Understand and Evaluate the basic components of language and its subsequent application with accuracy.
10.00
Unit I: 
Unit 1

Clause Elements (SVOCA)

 

Use of Modals

(from Thomson & Martinet)

10.00
Unit II: 
Unit 2

Relative Clauses

 

Transformation of Sentences: Passivization, Reported Speech, Change of degrees of adjective

9.00
Unit III: 
Unit 3

Précis Writing

 

Theme Writing

9.00
Unit IV: 
Unit 4

Job Application, Resumé and CV

7.00
Unit V: 
Unit 5

Editing a given text for grammatical correctness, cohesion and coherence

Source Books: 

Thomson, A.J. and A.V. Martinet. A Practical English Grammar. OUP, 1996.

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

 

 Adams, Valerie. An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation.Longman, 1973.

 Leigh, Judith. CVs and Job Applications. OUP, 2004.

Quirk, Randolph and Sidney Greenbaum. A University Grammar of English. Longman, 1986.

 Seely, John. The Oxford Guide to Writing and Speaking. OUP, 2005.

Singh, Vandana R. The Written Word. OUP, 2009.

Strunk, W. ,Jr. and E.B. White. The Elements of Style. WLC Books, 2009.

Academic Year: 
2021-2022