Department of English

&
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Course Course Title English-III
Information Course Code ENG 2001 Course Type Allied
Programs BS Preferred Semester 3rd / 4th
Instructor Sumra Ashfaq TA / Lab Engineer
Course Description Part 1: Email Writing
Part 2: Giving Presentations
Part 3: Attending Meetings
Part 4: Giving Interviews
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to enable students to;
No. Course Objectives
1. Develop English and writing skills for writing effective emails
2. Develop English and presentation skills
3. Develop skills and strategies to learn the best way to answer interview
questions
4. Develop speaking skills to participate in a meeting with confidence
At the end of this course students will be able to;
No. Course Outcomes
1. Make appropriate opening and closing of an email and use style to be polite
2. Distinguish between parts of an email and write the starting and ending of a
message appropriately.
3. Write emails giving good or bad news
Course Learning 4. Write emails making mild and strong complaints
Outcomes (CLO) 5. Compose emails requesting actions and apologies
6. Write personal letters for inviting, accepting and declining invitations
7. Write informal letters for replying to complaints and advising
8. Welcome the audience and introduce themselves
9. Use appropriate body language during presentation
10. Make use of tools and visuals effectively
11. Conclude a presentation and handle questions effectively
12. Answer competency based questions
13. Utilize strategies to stand out during the interview
14. Arrange a meeting; introduce effectively; deal with interruptions
15. Express tentative and strong opinions; use expressions to agree or disagree;
end a meeting effectively
Teaching Classroom / Zoom Lectures, Presentations
Methodology
Prerequisites
Course Software Touchstone classware
or Tool
Textbook & Title Edition Authors Publisher Year ISBN
Reference Company to Company 4th Andrew Cambridge University 2005 13-978-0-521-
Littlejohn Press 60975-3
English for presentations 4th Marion Oxford University 2011 978-0-19-
Grussendorf press 475687-5
201 Knockout Answers to 1st Linda Matias Amacom Publishers 2010 10: 0-8144-
Tough Interview 1500-8
Questions
English for meetings 4th Kenneth Oxford University 2011 978- 0-
Thomson press 19457934-6

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Assessment Assessment Weight Assessment Weight
Criteria (100%) Assignment 10 Quiz 5
Lab Project / Presentation 10
Attendance 05 Participation 10
Mid Term 25 Final 40

Week Topic Lecture Lecture Contents Bloom’s Status

No. No. Taxonomy Achieved
Level
W1. L1.  Introduction to communication Understanding
The concept of  Communication cycle /Creating
communication  Effective communication
L2.  The importance of communication
W2. L3.  Types of communication Understanding
Business  Overview of Business communication /Creating
Prospects  Email Writing
L4.  Email conventions
W3. Principles of L5.  Basics of communication (7 Cs) Understanding
communication /Creating
L6.
W4. L7.  Process of communication Understanding
Communication  Barriers to effective communication /Creating
barriers
L8.
W5. L9.  Types and Methods of Communication Understanding
Getting things  Letter writing /Creating
done /  Kinds of business Letters
Maintaining L10.
contact from
business
perspective
W6. L11.  CV/ Resume Writing Understanding
Curriculum  Sample CV /Creating
Vitae  Making mild and strong complaints
L12.  Warning

W7. L13. Revision Understanding

Let’s recall what /Creating
is learnt so far..
L14.

W8. Mid Term Exam L15.

Mid Term Examination
Week L16.
W9. Let’s get started L17. Understanding
/Creating
Presentation L18.
week  Presentation
 Welcoming your audience
 Introducing yourself and the topic
 Dealing with nerves
W10. To sum up / any L19.  Strategies for a good conclusion Understanding
questions  Handling the question and answer session /Creating
 L20.

W11. Presentation L21.  Presentation and communication skills Understanding

skills  How to deliver great presentation /Creating
 Stage fright
L22.

W12. Seven ways to L23.  Interview and its merits Understanding

stand out during  Write a personal brand statement /Creating
an interview  Reduce your anxiety
L24.  Improve your speaking voice
 Be concise
 Common words and phrases to avoid
 Make specific statements
 Script or outline your responses
W13. Let’s learn to L25. Understanding
write memo  Writing a memorandum /Creating
Non-verbal  Non-verbal communication
communiation L26.

W14. Could we meet L27.  Arranging a meeting Understanding

next week? /  Making introductions and starting a meeting /Creating
Can we make a  Dealing with interruptions
L28.
start now? / Can
I make a point
here?
W15. I am not sure I L29.  Expressing tentative and strong opinions Understanding
agree / So I  Agreeing and disagreeing /Creating
think we are  Ending a meeting and thanking participants
finished for  Revision
today. Let’s L30.
recall..

W16. Final exam  Final exam