INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND

CULTURAL STUDIES
University of Management and Technology, Sialkot
21-A Small Industrial Aria Sialkot, Pakistan

Course Title: Composition and Communication (English II)

Course Code: EN102
Semester: Fall 2019
Pre-Requisite:
Course Instructor:
Email:

Course Description:
This course is designed to improve and polish the communication skills through listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Documentaries, Movie clips, Motion pictures, online and book resources for grammar exercises, articles from major national and
international newspapers (Express Herald Tribune, Dawn etc.) are included to emphasize personal and reflective, expository,
analytical, argumentative writing that forms the basis of academic and professional communication. It fosters the development of
writing faculty in any context. In addition, this course incorporates the proper utilization of critical observation and analytical
thinking through formal and informal presentations also. Students are motivated to place a high emphasis on content, purpose,
audience and overall coherence patterns.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the course the students will be able to

 Synthesize knowledge through composing sentences effectively into paragraphs and paragraphs into essays by using correct
transitional words and connectors.

 Understand the patterns of personal and argumentative writing styles with attention to grammar, syntax, content and
organizational structure

 Demonstrate appropriate presentation skills.

 develop the understanding of advanced spoken English words through focused listening and understanding of specific
details in conversations
 focus on specific sounds as well as intonation of complex vocabulary or word stress and to ask yes/no questions politely
and provide logical responses
 understand different types of sentence structure and content at advanced level reading passages and write complex sentences
to reflect on real life situations.

 Write essays, formal/informal letters and emails

 Develop cognitive and critical thinking by analyzing a variety of texts

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 Learn communication and presentation skills

 Engage in topic relevant discussions with peers

 Comprehend listening material and develop listening skills

 Reflect on their own learning

 Identify and solve their problems through self-assessment techniques and improve their language proficiency

 Develop their intellectual independence through problem solving activities

 Locate, extract and synthesize the required information from different types of texts

RELATIOSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

EN102 is aligned with the National Qualifications framework of Pakistan 2015 propositions, particularly the students will be able to
develop:

 Cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgment in identifying and solving problems with intellectual
independence

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 Responsibility and accountability of their own learning

 Cognitive skills to review critically, analyze, consolidate and synthesize knowledge

 Communication skills to represent a clear, coherent and independence exposition of knowledge and ideas

 The ability to adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts

Requirements:

In this course, students are expected to:

 Attend all class sessions for requisite number of hours and participate in class activities

 Complete all assignments in time

 Prepare and appear in all announced/ unannounced quizzes

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 Respect and benefit from diverse, often opposing, values and opinions

 Make use of the criticism offered by the instructor and peers positively by revising the work

 Make use of library, dictionary, take notes, and raise questions during reading tasks

 Fully participate in class discussions and help foster a discourse community by listening to the peers’ views and ideas as well
as articulating their own in an effective manner

 Pass midterm and final term exam

 Demonstrate the skills and ability to succeed in the next level of the required English courses

ICCS Policies:

 Acceptance of late class work will be left to the instructor’s discretion (in most cases you will lose ten percent of grade
for each day)
 Class participation is mandatory. Beware! 10% of your course marks is based on your performance in class
 Instructor reserves his right to exercise his discretionary power for tardiness or late attendance (Most of the times, you
will lose ten percent of the attendance grade for coming late the third time)
 Academic honesty is assumed. All work you submit must be your own.

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 Avoid Plagiarism. All the cases of plagiarism will be referred to controller’s office. Please click the link given below for
university policy on plagiarism. (http://www.uvas.edu.pk/news/HEC_PLIAGERISM_POLICY.pdf)

Resource books

 Brown, C., & Brown, P. (2010). English grammar secrets. Retrieved from
http://grammar-teacher.com/englishgrammarsecrets.pdf
 Eastwood, J. (2002). Oxford guide to English grammar. Hong Kong, HK: Oxford University Press.
 Hewings, M. (2013). Advanced Grammar in Use. Italy: Cambridge University Press.
 Murphy, R. (2007). Essential grammar in use. Cambridge University Press.
 Seaton, A., & Mew, Y. H. (2007). Basic English grammar for language learners. USA: Saddleback Educational
Publishers.
 Swan, M., & Walter, C. (2000). How English works. Oxford University Press.
 Swan, M. (2009). Practical English usage (5th ed). China: Oxford University Press.

 Townend, A. (n.d). English grammar through Stories. Retrieved from http://www.e4thai.com/e4e/images/pdf/English-

Grammar-through-Stories-English-Team-Blog.pdf.
 Vince, M., & Sunderland, P. (2003). Advanced language practice. Italy: Macmillan Publishers Limited.

MODES OF COURSE DELIVERY

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 Moodle web-based course management

 Power point presentations, visuals

 Discussions (group, peer)

 Cooperative learning (group work)

 Handouts

 Activities (charts, paper strips, cards, etc)

 Documentaries/movies/video clips

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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Tasks Marks
Quizzes 10%
Assignments 10%
Presentations 10%
Attendance/ Class Participation 5%
Mid Term 25%
Final Exam 35%

Topics In Class Activities Home assignments/tasks Learning Outcomes/

Objectives

Week Evaluation/Assessment Diagnostics Test To Assess and to judge

1 Strategies used in interviews the students level, their
Introduction of the Course Q/A session regarding course strengths and weaknesses
Day-1 Outline outline

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Grammar Students can openly

 Present Tenses discuss about the course
they will be taught and
 Reading Activity & exercise participate in class
Day-2 comprehension, discussion

 Skimming, scanning

 Punctuation

Week Sentence structure will be

2 Grammar shown to students through ppt.
 Sentence structure Students will be able to
Day-1  S+V+O First lecture method will be Ss will be assigned to make use questions, requests,

 Sentence types used, latter a quiz will be taken a list of questions, requests, orders and exclamatory

 Questions, request, from students. orders and exclamatory sentences in daily life

order, exclamatory, sentences used in daily life expressions

expressions

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Day-2 statement
Practicing sentence
structure along with sub-
verb agreement will
enable students to
compose sentences
effectively. It will
stimulate their writing
skills
Week  Students will be
3 able to place verb
according to the
Day-1  Sub-Verb agreement Subject verb agreement subject.
An assignment will be given
and past tense will be
to locate subject verb
discussed with students
agreement
 Past Tenses/irregular through ppt  Students will be
verbs Quiz 1(subject-verb agreement) able to use past
Day-2 Quiz 2 (Past tense) tense in their daily

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expressions

Week Lecture, sample Letters, Write a letter to Editor of Student will be given
4 Letter writing discussion on useful words & newspaper and discuss the time to practice and
 Format provided phrases for letter writing, evils of street begging. brainstorm by providing
Day-1  Vocabulary provided letter writing practice them some vocabulary

Reading: Advice to youth by Students will be enabled

written feedback on the novel
Mark Twain Reader ll Essay to understand the
first part (graded) patterns of different
genres of writing styles
Day-2 Modal verbs with attention to
Their usage Practice Worksheets grammar, syntax,
content, and
organizational structure.

Week Discussion
5  Text of the poem will be
Reading skills will
discussed. Assignment 2: Critical read
sharpen the writing

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Day-1 Reader II  Examples will be shared. and analyze the theme of the expression of the student
Poem (Huntsman)  A short writing on peom. Due on next week
huntsman’s character
Day-2 Future Tenses/ Comparison sketch Students will learn to
of tenses write effective emails
Listening Activity (video Worksheet
clips will be shown)

Week
6
 Paragraph writing Revision for quiz
Day-1  Topic Sentence Pair work, group work on Read and comprehend to

 Supporting paragraph writing develop Cognitive/

Sentences Critical Thinking

Discussion on sample
 Conclusion

Expository essays
Quiz 2 (modals)
Expository Essays
 Introduction

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Structure and format

Day-2
Week Expository writing
7 techniques will enable to
 Write an expository Individual activity
Day-1 compose an error free
essay. (Graded)
piece of writing

Role plays Students will be able to

Day-2 Presentation Revision of the course
communicate ideas
Give role play topics & conduct
according to the context
activities,
& situation. They will
learn the use of
functional language
according to the
scenario.

Week Different topics for the mid

8 Role plays term exam will be assigned
The discussion on all the
to different groups and they
previous topics will lead

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Day-1  Presentation Activity worksheet discuss all the topics to revision and
preparation for the
Revision of the course
Revision for Midterm midterm exam
Exam Revision of basic concepts
Day-2

Week Mid-Term Examination

9
Week Students will be able
10 Show documentary and write formal letters
Formal and informal letters
Day-1  Formal letter writing generate discussion, worksheet
based on comprehension
Argumentative Essay
questions from documentary
Format and Structure

Day-2 Sample argumentative writing

from any English newspaper
will be read and discussed
(whole class activity)
 Functional vocabulary
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will be discussed in
according to different
context. Complaining
and protesting,
apologizing, forgiving
and reconciliation

Week Students will be able to

11 Essay Writing (Individual compose an
Day-1 Argumentative Essay graded activity) argumentative essay by
practice providing relevant
arguments and using
Pair work, group work, formal
Day-2 appropriate diction.
letter writing.
Review of formal letter
writing
Week This lesson will enable
12 students to write formal
Lecture, sample e-mail, writing
Day-1 E.mail Writing emails following the
practice
appropriate format of

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(Question/Answers session) email.

Word Formation: Affixes

Day-2 Open book Quiz 4 (novel)
 Review / quiz /

Week Students will be able to

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Discussion on theme and
Day-1 CV Writing, Cover letter
diction
Types of Sentences
 Lecture will be through
Run-on and Fragments
Power point Presentation
& Handouts will be
Day-2
given to class
Reading: Complete Novel,
Alchemist
Final open book quiz will be
due during week 14
write effective CVs and
a cover letter.
Students will be able
correct sentences by
avoiding run-ons

Week To enable the students

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Day-1 Quiz formal letter writing Pair work group work and quiz write formal letter

Presentations
Day-2
Week
15
Day-1 Presentations

Day-2 Revision

English Grammar and Comprehension (English II)

EN102
WEEKLY CLASS PARTICIPATION RUBRI

Distinguished Proficient Basic Unsatisfactory

A B C D-F

Student is always prompt Student must attend all Student is late in class Student has poor
Class
and regularly attends the classes regularly. He more than once every two attendance. He never
Participation

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classes. Student must actively participate weeks and regularly participates in class.
proactively contributes to in class activities. Student attends classes. Student Student never prepares
class by offering ideas must usually be prepared rarely participates in class for class assignments and
and asking questions. for class assignments and activities. required class materials.
Student is always required class materials. He almost always
Student is rarely prepared
prepared for class He rarely displays displays disruptive
for class assignments and
assignments and required disruptive behavior. behavior.
required class materials.
class material. He in no
He occasionally displays
way shows disruptive
disruptive behavior.
behavior

English Grammar and Comprehension (English II)

EN102
Performance-Based Rubric for Writing

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Exemplary Good Satisfactory Needs improvement

(Clear, convincing, & (Clear evidence) (Limited evidence) (no evidence)
substantial evidence) B (4 Marks) C (3-2 Marks) D-F
A (5 Marks) (1-0 Marks)
Completely addresses Sufficiently addresses Addresses all parts of Fails to understand the
all the parts of the all parts the task. presents, task, ideas are not
Task Achievement &
task. Presents a well- of the task extends and clearly presented.
Response
developed presents a well- supports main ideas, There may be
response to the developed but there repetition.
question with response to the may be a tendency to presents relevant main
relevant, extended and question with over-generalize or ideas
Supported ideas. relevant, extended and Supporting ideas may but some of them may
Supported ideas. lack focus. be Unclear.

Skillfully manages Manages all aspects of Arranges information Uses cohesive devices
paragraphing. uses cohesion in a well and ideas coherently effectively, but
paragraphing manner. uses a range of cohesion within and/or
Coherence & sufficiently and Logically organizes cohesive devices between
Cohesion Appropriately. information and ideas. appropriately although sentences may be

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there may be some faulty or mechanical

under-/over-use. may not always use
referencing clearly
or appropriately.

uses a wide range of uses a wide range of uses less common makes some errors in
vocabulary vocabulary lexical items spelling
Lexical Resource with very natural and fluently and flexibly to with some awareness and/or word formation.
sophisticated control convey of style
of lexical precise meanings and collocation
features; rare minor Skillfully uses may produce
errors occur uncommon lexical occasional errors
only as ‘slips’ items but there may be in word choice,
occasional spelling and/or
inaccuracies in word word formation.
choice and collocation
produces rare errors in
spelling

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and/or word formation.

Uses a wide range of The majority of Uses a variety of Uses a mix of simple
structures; the majority sentences are error- complex structures and complex
Grammar range &
of sentences are error- free  produces frequent sentence forms
accuracy
free and makes only makes only occasional error-free makes some errors in
occasional errors errors or sentences grammar and
Sometimes in  has good control of punctuation but they
appropriate in grammar and rarely reduce in
structure. punctuation but may communication
make a few errors
Presentation Skills All the presenters All the Presenters Only a few members Only one or two
equally participated. participated. Some participated. All the members presented.
Appropriate body fidgeting by members. presenters were not Presenters failed in
language/speaking Presenters were able to able to answer the delivering ideas.
volume and eye garb audience audience questions. Disinterested body
contact. Presenters attention or answer Distracting body language/minimal eye
were able to grab the their quires. language low speaking contact. Presenters
audience attention and Appropriate body volume, minimal eye didn’t understand the
answer their quires. language/speaking contact. Presenters
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Extensive command volume sound eye partially understand topic.

on topic. contact. A good the topic.
understanding of the
topic.

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