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Mahatma Gandhi University BA English Syllabus

COURSE OUTLINE

MODULE – I Speech Sounds 18 hours Phonemic symbols - Vowels - Consonants - Syllables - Word stress - Stress in polysyllabic words – Stress in words used as different parts of speech - Sentence stress – Weak forms and strong forms – Intonation – Awareness of different accents: American, British and Indian – Influence of the mother tongue

MODULE – II Listening 18 hours Active listening – Barriers to listening – Listening and note taking– Listening to announcements – Listen-ing to news on the radio and television

MODULE- III Speaking 36 hours Word stress and rhythm – Pauses and sense groups – Falling and rising tones – Fluency and pace of deliv-ery – Art of small talk – Participating in conversations – Making a short formal speech – Describing people, place, events and things – Group discussion skills and telephone skills

MODULE – IV Reading 18 hours Reading: theory and Practice – Scanning - Surveying a textbook using an index—reading with a purpose – making predictions – Understanding text structure – Locating main points – Making inferences - Reading graphics - reading critically – Reading for research.

4. CORE TEXT: V.Sasikumar, P Kiranmai Dutt and Geetha Rajeevan, . Communication Skills in English. Cambridge University Press and Mahatma Gandhi University. FURTHER READING

1. A Course in Listening and Speaking I & II, Sasikumar, V.,Kiranmai Dutt and Geetha Rajeevan, New Delhi: CUP, 2007

2. Study Listening: A Course in Listening to Lectures and Note-taking Tony Lynch New Delhi: CUP,

3. Study Speaking: A Course in Spoken English for Academic Purposes. Anderson, Kenneth, Joan New Delhi: OUP, 2008

4. Study Reading: A Course in Reading Skills for Academic Purposes, Glendinning, Eric H. and Beverly Holmstrom New Delhi: CUP, 2008

5. Communication Studies. Sky Massan Palgrave, Macmillan. Effective Communication for Arts and Humanities Students Joan Van Emden and Lucinda Becker Palgrave Macmillan

Mahatma Gandhi University BA English Syllabus

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