The main objective of communicative English is to enhance the students’ language proficiency and to inculcate the essentials of Spoken English.Two papers were made compulsory as per the University norms.
Syllabus for Certificate Course in Communicative English (2011-2012)
Paper-I
Unit-I
Phonetics - Speech Sounds: Vowels and Consonants-Symbols
Grammar and Usage - Parts of speech- Articles
Conversational English-Dialogue writing in different situations
1. at the doctor’s Clinic
2. at the Post office
UNIT-II
Phonetics - Phonology
Grammar and Usage - The Infinitive - The Gerund
Conversational English-Dialogue Writing in Different Situations
1. The Bank
2. Railway Enquiry
3. at the Airport
UNIT-III
Phonetics - The Syllable
Grammar and Usage - The Participle - Kinds of Sentences
Conversational English-Dialogue Writing in Different Situations
1. at the Restaurant
2. looking for accommodation
UNIT-1V
Phonetics - Consonant cluster in English
Grammar and Usage - Errors in the use of individual words
Conversational English- Dialogue Writing in Different Situations
1. in a Government Office
UNIT-V
Grammar and Usage - Question Tags - Sentence Patterns
Conversational English-Dialogue Writing in Different Situations
1. at the Book Shop
2. at the Gift Shop
Text Books
A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T.Balasubramaniam, Macmillan India Limited.
Practical English Grammar by Thomson and Martinet, Macmillan India Limited.
Paper-II
UNIT-I
Phonetics - Word Accent
Grammar and Usage – Tenses - Voices
Conversational English- dialogue Writing in different Situations
1. at the Party
2. Planning a vacation
UNIT-II
Phonetics - accent and rhythm in connected speech
Grammar and Usage - Reported Speech - Degrees of Comparison
Conversational English- Dialogue Writing in Different Situations
1. Booking a room in a hotel
2. Talking about a Vacation
UNIT-III
Phonetics - Intonation
Grammar and Usage - Concord- Agreement of Verb with the Subject - Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences - Sentence
Connectors and Cohesion
Conversational English- Dialogue Writing in Different Situations
1. Seeking Admission in a College
2. Asking about a Course
3. Buying a Car
UNIT-IV
Phonetics - Practice in Phonetic Transcription
Conversational English- Dialogue Writing in Different Situations
1. Selling a Product
2. Buying a Computer
3. An Interview
UNIT-V
Grammar and Usage - Substitution and Ellipsis - Phrases, Clauses and Idioms - Imaginative features
Text Books
A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T.Balasubramaniam, Macmillan India Limited.
Practical English Grammar by Thomson and Martinet, Macmillan India Limited.
