Department of Computer Science

BS Computer Science Program

FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH
Course Code: ENG105
Credit Hours: 3
Pre-requisite: None

Course Objectives
This course incorporates four Basic English language skills – reading, writing, speaking and listening,
with chief emphasis on class participation resulting in both written and verbal responses.

Course Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this course, the students should be able to: PLO BT Level
1. Demonstrate English listening skills to function successfully in 7 A1
target language listening situation.
2. Exhibit English reading skills to comprehend various aspects of 7 A1
the nature of the reading material.
3. Practice English speaking skills to express effectively through 7 A2
speech.
4. Demonstrate formal and informal English writing skills to express 7 C3
ideas and convey message to target readers.

Course Contents
Basic English Composition, Introduction, Sentence and Structure, Components of a sentence, Types of
Sentences, Subject verb agreement – Rules and common mistakes, The Reading Process, Skimming and
scanning, reading for gist, Sample Reading Passages, How to look for contextual meanings, Types of
readings, Looking for meaning, Writing a summary, Mechanics of writing, Brain storming and drafting,
Writing a topic sentence and supporting details, Essays and types – basic, Basics of grammar in writing,
Tenses, Reported speech, Verbs and types, The writing Process, Cohesion and coherence –
introduction, Essays and types – basic, Story writing/ narrating an incident – structure and process,
Common grammatical mistakes, Report Writing, Dialogue Writing, Oral Communication,
Conversational Skills/Speaking, Presentation skills, Debate and speech, Agreements and
disagreements, listening process, listening for specific information, Listening for gist, Basics of Grammar
– Grammar in Speech, Modifiers, Articles and determiners, Role Play, Phonetics and Phonology, Vowels
and consonants, Stress and syllabification, Commonly mispronounced words, Sample audios and
practice.
 Department of Computer Science
BS Computer Science Program

Mapping of CLOs to PLOs

PLOs/CLOs CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4

PLO1 (Academic Education)
PLO2 (Knowledge for Solving Computing Problems)
PLO3 (Problem Analysis)
PLO4 (Design/Development of Solutions)
PLO5 (Modern Tool Usage)
PLO6 (Individual and Teamwork)
PLO7 (Communication) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
PLO8 (Computing Professionalism and Society)
PLO9 (Ethics)
PLO10 (Life-long Learning)

Resources
1. Practical English Grammar by A. J. Thomson and A. V. Martinet. Fourth edition. Oxford
University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-431342-1.
2. English Grammar in Use with Answers: A Self Study Reference and Practice Book by Raymond
Murphy. Cambridge University Press, 2012.
3. Reading. Upper Intermediate. Brain Tomlinson and Rod Ellis. Oxford Supplementary Skills.
Third Impression 1992. ISBN 0 19 453402 2
4. Intermediate Listening Comprehension: Understanding and Recalling Spoken English by
Patricial Dunkel and Phyllis L. Lim, Third Edition. ISBN 1 4130 1257 4.
5. College Writing Skills with Readings by John Langlan 9th Edition