Nepal Open University

Faculty of Management and Law

Curriculum Development Framework
Bachelor of Business Sciences
Course Title: English Credit Hours: 6
Course No: MGENG 303 Year: I

Course Objectives
This course aims to develop academic reading and writing skills in undergraduate business
students by introducing them to a wide variety of essential English texts, a wide variety of
thematic and literary English texts. By familiarizing them with interdisciplinary texts,
contemporary, international topics, literary devices and grammar tools, and instructional
activities and the course aims to develop in students engaged reading skills for literal
comprehension, interpretation, critical thinking and assimilation. The students will be able to
reason, critique and analyze any given text using the four levels of understanding. The
students will also develop skills on writing, structure of the written text, maintaining
coherence and cohesion in academic writing. They will also students will be given
opportunities to be acquainted to and use the structures and expressions in their profession.

Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the students will be able to;

a) Become familiar with and practise academic writing

b) Develop the love for reading for pleasure as well as understanding
c) Be familiar with and use language functions and expression for work, travel and
socializing
d) Develop critical, creative and holistic thinking with an awareness of the world they
live in
e) Develop skills for professional presentations and written communication in the
business and corporate settings
f) Improve reading, writing and persuasive speaking skills
g) Read and reflect upon and produce various types of essays
h) Understand the nature of and practise public speaking

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Course Contents

Part I

Unit One: Introduction to the four levels of interaction with the texts
Unit Two: Ancient Tales
Unit Three: Education
Unit Four: Animal Stories
Unit Five: Television
Unit Six: Cross-cultural Bridges
Unit Seven: Anthropology

Part II
Unit One: What are you like?
Unit Two: Customs and Traditions
Unit Three: Looking ahead
Unit Four: Into the Wild
Unit Five: Health Matters
Unit Six: Would you believe it?
Unit Seven: Traces of the past
Unit Eight: The Big Issues
Unit Nine: It’s a Crime
Unit Ten: Buying and selling
Unit Eleven: Entertainment or art?
Unit Twelve: A changing world

Part III
Unit One: The Environment
Unit Two: Natural Science
Unit Three: Humor and Satire
Unit Four: Critical and Creative Thinking
Unit Five: Drama
Unit Six: Love
Unit Seven: Life and Death

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Part IV
Unit One: Achievement
Unit Two: Motivation
Unit Three: Communication
Unit Four: The future
Unit Five: Challenges
Unit Six: Psychology
Unit Seven: Creativity
Unit Eight: Image
Unit Nine: Responsibility
Unit 10: Security

Content Elaboration and Modus Operandi

Part I

Unit Contents
Unit 1. Introduction to the four
levels of interaction with
the text
1.1 Literal Comprehension
1.2 Interpretation
1.3 Critical Thinking
1.4 Assimilation
The focus of the unit is on the strategies to
interact with the text. In this unit you are
expected to read the given concepts of the
four ways of interaction with the texts and
the examples and develop skills to apply
them. You will be able to read and analyse
the texts at different levels.
Mode of delivery :
a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Analysis
Key Assignment/Project Task: Briefly write
the four ways to interact with the text.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Take any
small text and apply the learning from this
unit.

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Unit 2 Ancient Tales
2.1 Yudhisthira’s Wisdom
2.2 The brave little parrot
2.3 King David’s Crime
2.4 If not Higher
2.5 Phaedo
2.6 Astyges’ Revenge
Unit 3 Education
3.1 Why go to University
3.2 The Library Card
This unit presents The focus of the unit is on
wisdom texts from several traditions. In this
unit you are expected to read the texts and
analyse them using the four levels of the
interaction with the texts. You will be able to
compare the wisdom practices in various
traditions.
Mode of delivery :
a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Analysis
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Read the
sample application of the four levels of
interacting with the texts on p. 53-55. Then,
apply the same on two other texts.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write a short
reflection on the key points you learnt from
the traditions represented by the texts.
The focus of the unit is onthe justification on
the need for education. In this unit you are
expected to read the texts and analyse them
using the four levels of the interaction with
the texts. You will be able to justify the need
for education for a better life.
Mode of delivery :
a. Reading Materials
b. Live Class
c. Webinar/Seminar
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Apply four
ways to interact with the texts on of the
texts.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write a
self-reflection on in what ways you
expect undergraduate level of
education to change your life.
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Unit 4 Animal Stories The focus of the unit isthe animal behaviours
4.1 A fight between a lion and also their relation with the humans. In
and a crocodile this unit you are expected to read the texts
4.2Shep’s Hobby and analyse them using the four levels of the
4.3Stickeen interaction with the texts. You will be able to
4.4 The Parrot in the cage compare and contrast humans with animals
in term of their behaviours.

Mode of delivery :
a. Reading Materials
b. Live Class
c. Webinar/Seminar
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Apply four
ways to interact with the texts on one of the
texts.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write a
narrative about an animal that showed
unique behaviours.
Unit 5 Television The focus of the unit is arguments on
5.1 The Wretched Stone television and its usefulness. In this course
5.2 Great Scott! Gadzooks! you are expected to read the texts and reflect
5.3 Curbing the one eyed on how television is used in your contexts.
Monster You will be able to develop skills for
5.4 Teaching in the arguments in debatable topics like usefulness
television culture of television.
Mode of delivery :
a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Webinar/Seminar
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Read the
texts and apply four ways to interact with
one of the texts.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write a short
essay arguing for or against the usefulness of
television.
Unit 6 The Cross-cultural The focus of the unit is the social issues
Bridges form different cultures. In this unit you are

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 6.1 Marriage is Private
Affair
6.2 The Cabuliwallah
Unit 7 Anthropology
7. 1 The Savage Male
expected to read the texts and reflect on
cultural issues in your contexts. You will be
able to present your views the cultural issues
such as marriage in your community.
Mode of delivery :
a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Webinar/Seminar
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Read each of
the texts and apply four ways to interact with
one of the texts.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Take an
issue on the social relations similar to the
ones in these texts and write an essay or a
narrative on it.
The focus of the unit is the male behaviours
of an extreme kind. In this unit you are
expected to read and analyse the text in
terms of male behaviours in your context.
You will be able to describe male/female
behaviours in the community setting.

Mode of delivery :
a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Webinar/Seminar
d. Analysis
e. Quiz
Key Assignment/Project Task: Read the text
and apply four ways to interact with the text.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write a
response journal on The Savage Male.

Part II
Unit Contents
Unit 1 Finding the real you The focus of the unit is on reading on
1.1.Multiple Choice personality, grammar, listening, speaking and
1.2 Character adjectives, writing. In this unit you are expected to work
Expressions with luck

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 1.3 Review of Tenses
1.4 Word Formation
1.5 A formal letter or email
Unit Customs and Traditions
2 2.1 Gapped text
2.2 Festivals in the desert
2.3 Easily confused words
(1)
2.4 Gerunds and Infinitives,
Relative Clauses
2.5 Open close, Key word
Transformation
2.6 A proposal
Unit Looking ahead
3 3.1 Cross-text, multiple
matching
3.2 Destination Mars!
3.3 Phrasal verbs with up
and down, Expressions
connected with age
with multiple choice questions and character
adjectives. You will be able to write formal
letters and emails.
Mode of delivery :
a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Webinar/Seminar
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Write a letter
to a potential employer highlighting your
personal traits.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Draft an email
to a company that has advertised a new brand
of shoes but details are not given. Ask them
some details.
Review the tenses in English. Write one
example each for the present and past tenses
in English.
The focus of the unit is on reading on customs
and traditions, grammar, listening, speaking
and writing. In this unit you are expected to
read and complete gapped texts tasks. You
will be able to write short proposals.
Mode of delivery:
a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Webinar/Seminar
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Prepare a
proposal on a cultural festival proposing what
should be included in the festival.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Prepare a talk
on coming-of-age ceremony in your
community.
The focus of the unit is on readings on future
explorations by humans, grammar, listening,
speaking and writing. In this unit you are
expected to read and complete cross
matchingtasks.You will be able to write a
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 3.4 Future Forms descriptive essay.
3.5 Multiple-choice cloze
3.6 An essay Mode of delivery :
a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Webinar/Seminar
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Write a
descriptive essay on the modes of
transportation and their service quality in
Nepal.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write a few
paragraphs about what will your family
members be doing in five years from now.
Unit Into the Wild The focus of the unit is on reading skills,
4 4.1 Gapped text grammar, listening, speaking and writing. In
4.2 Saviour of the seas this unit you are expected to read and
4.3 Expressions with
animals complete open cloze tasks. You will be able
4.4 Past tenses to write a visit report.
4.5 Open cloze Mode of delivery :
4.6 A report a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Live Class
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Visit a place
of some significance: religious, ecological,
agricultural, industrial and write a report on
your visit. If you cannot visit anywhere, write
a report someone may writer after visiting
your place.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Prepare a
speech that you will deliver to a group of
young people who are working form a club to
protect wild animals.
Unit Health Matters The focus of the unit is on reading on health
5 5.1 Multiple choice matters, grammar, listening, speaking and
5.2 An unhealthy obsession writing. In this unit you are expected to read
5.3 Health and fitness,
Word formation (1) and complete multiple choice tasks. You will
5.4 Direct and Indirect be able to write a persuasive essay.
speech
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 5.5 Word formation Mode of delivery :
5.6 An essay a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Live Class
d. Analysis
e. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Write an essay
on the health benefits of regular exercise.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Listen to a talk
show or interview on how to keep our heart or
kidney or liver or eyes or lungs and write a
brief report based on it.
Unit Would you believe it? The focus of the unit is on reading on the
6 6.1 Multiple matching fictional characters, grammar, listening,
6.2 Superheroes speaking and writing. In this unit you are
6.3 Verbs of moving and
looking, expected to read and complete multiple
6.4 Expressions with right matching tasks. You will be able to write a
and left review on a movie or a soap opera.
6.5 Modals Mode of delivery :
6.6 Multiple-choice cloze, a. Reading Materials
6.7 Key word
transformation b. Face to Face contact
6.8 A review c. Webinar/Seminar
d. Exercises
e. Quiz
Key Assignment/Project Task: Watch a soap
opera or a movie and write brief review on it
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Use a
dictionary to find out phrases with left and
right. Then, classify the meanings of these
words.
Unit Traces of the past The focus of the unit is on reading on
7 7.1 Cross-text multiple historical facts drawn from a book, grammar,
matching listening, speaking and writing. In this unit
7.2 A short history of nearly
everything you are expected to read and complete
7.3 Phrasal verbs with off multiple choice tasks. You will be able to
and in, write a proposal on historical issue.
7.4 Word formation (1) Mode of delivery :
7.5 Reduced clauses a. Reading Materials
7.6 Word formation
7.7 An essay b. Face to Face contact
c. Webinar/Seminar

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 d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: You have been
asked to advise the Ministry of Education on
which two periods of our history should be
included in the social studies course. Write a
proposal with justification.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Do some
research and develop a list of rules of
formation of nouns and verbs.
Unit The big issues The focus of the unit is on reading on the
8 8.1 Multiple choice, Mean future of humans in relation to the robotics
machines progress, grammar, listening, speaking and
8.2 Big issues,
8.3 Expressions with end writing. In this unit you are expected to read
8.4 Conditionals and complete multiple choice tasks. You will
8.5 Multiple choice cloze be able to write an informal letter and email.
8.6 An informal letter or Mode of delivery :
email a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Live Class
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Draft an email
to a scientist friend giving your view on the
job opportunities if most manual jobs are
done by the robots.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Do some
research on grammar books and list down
rules on how to form all three types of if-
sentences. Then, write a paragraph on the
following: What would happen if humans
went extinct from the earth?
Prepare a note on choosing the courses after
school that you will use to talk to school
examination graduates.
Unit It’s a crime The focus of the unit is on reading on the
9 9.1 Multiple matching crime fiction, grammar, listening, speaking
9.2 Writing Crime fiction and writing. In this unit you are expected to
9.3 Crime and punishment,
Phrasal verbs with out and read and complete multiple matching tasks.
over You will be able to write essay on a social
9.4 Passives issue.
9.5 Open cloze Mode of delivery :
9.6 An essay a. Reading Materials

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 b. Face to Face contact
c. Live Class
d. Quiz
e. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Write an essay
on how we can minimize crime through social
activities.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment:
Read a crime fiction/story. Then write a short
description on how the plot develops in it.
Use as many passive sentences as you can.
Unit Buying and Selling The focus of the unit is on reading on buying
10 10.1 Gapped text and selling, grammar, listening, speaking and
10.2 The appeal of eBay writing. In this unit you are expected to read
10.3 Expressions with
business, and words and complete gapped tasks. You will be able
connected with shopping, to write a report on working conditions in a
Easily confused words company/organization.
10.4 Mixed conditionals and
wishes Mode of delivery:
10.5 Word formation a. Reading Materials
10.6 A report
b. Face to Face contact
c. Webinar/Seminar
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Write a report
on your work experience at where you work.
If you have not worked, interview five people
who have just started working and prepare a
report on how they feel in a new workplace. .
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: With a partner,
face to face or online, discuss the following
and prepare a write up on the outcomes of the
discussion: Which means of advertising
would be the best way of advertising the
goods or services of small company which is
just starting up?
Unit Entertainment or Art The focus of the unit is on reading on the art
11 11.1 Cross-text multiple and entertainment, grammar, listening,
matching speaking and writing. In this unit you are
11.2 Genius or showman
11.3 Art and entertainment, expected to read and complete Cross-text
three-part phrasal verb multiple matching tasks. You will be able to

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 11.4 Comparatives and
superlatives
11.5 Open cloze, key word
transformation
11.6 A review
Unit A changing World
12 12.1 Multiple matching
12.2 Changing places
12.3 Expressions with earth,
world and ground; Adverbs
and their meaning
12.4 Emphasis
12.5 Multiple-choice cloze
12.6 An essay
write a report on working conditions in a
company/organization. You will be able to
write a review on movie.
Mode of delivery :
a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Webinar/Seminar
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Watch a movie
and prepare a review report with
recommendation for a particular audience
with justification why.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Listen to a
radio programme on a cultural event. Then
write a summary of what you heard.
The focus of the unit is on reading on the
changing world, fiction, grammar, listening,
speaking and writing. In this unit you are
expected to read and complete multiple
matching tasks. You will be able to write an
essay on a social issue.
Mode of delivery :
a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
c. Live Class
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Write an essay
on how the local companies are making
efforts to go greener or are destroying the
ecology. Do some search before you sit down
to write it.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Do some
research and find example sentences on the
different uses and earth, world and ground.
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Unit Contents
Unit 1. The Environment The focus of the unit is on the reading on the
1.1 How sane are we? environment. In this unit you are expected to read the
given concepts of the four ways of interaction with the
1.2 Don’t Cut Down the
Trees, Brother texts and the examples and develop skills to apply
Woodcutter them. You will be able to read and analyze the texts
and develop your views on the give issues.
Mode of delivery :
d. Reading Materials
e. Face to Face contact
f. Analysis
Key Assignment/Project Task: Apply the four ways to
the interacting with the texts on one of the texts.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Prepare a speech to be
delivered to the environment advocates. Argue that the
activities so far undertaken have not made much
impact on how people behave in term to saving the
environment.
Unit 2 Natural Science The focus of the unit is on techniques of knowing the
2.1 To know a fly nature. In this unit you are expected to read the texts
and analyze them using the four levels of the
interaction with the texts. You will be able to reflect on
how humans have been trying to understand nature but
the techniques have not always proven human
intelligence.
Mode of delivery :
e. Reading Materials
f. Face to Face contact
g. Analysis
h. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Apply the four ways to
interact with the texts on this text.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write a response to this
text. Discuss this idea: Many of our beliefs are based
on hearsay. Scientific beliefs, in contrast, are often
backed up by experimental evidence.
Unit 3 Humor and Satire The focus of the unit is on humour and satire. In this

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 3.1 King John and the unit you are expected to read the texts and analyse
Abbot of Canterbury them using the four levels of the interaction with the
3.2 Third Thoughts texts. You will be able to put your viewpoint on a
3.3 Who was to blame? given situation or issue.
Mode of delivery :
3.4 The Clock Tower
e. Reading Materials
f. Live Class
g. Webinar/Seminar
h. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Apply four ways to
interact with the texts on one of the texts.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Read the story Who
was to Blame and discuss who as to blame and
why.
Unit 4 Critical and Creative The focus of the unit is on critical and creative
Thinking thinking. In this unit you are expected to read the texts
4.1 The burden of and analyse them using the four levels of the
Skepticism interaction with the texts. You will be able to use
4.2 Mr. Know-All critical thinking skills in analyzing the texts as well in
4.3 Keeping errors at your personal life.
bay Mode of delivery :
4.4 Six Puzzles e. Reading Materials
f. Live Class
g. Webinar/Seminar
h. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Apply four ways to
interact with the texts on one of the texts.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Discuss how one can
avoid making silly mistakes. Use your personal
experiences, the wisdom you got from your elderly in
your family to substantiate your ideas.
Unit 5 Drama The focus of the unit is arguments on television and its
5.1 The Tiny closet usefulness. In this course you are expected to read the
texts and reflect on how television is used in your
contexts. You will be able to develop skills for
arguments in debatable topics like usefulness of
television.
Mode of delivery :
e. Reading Materials

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 f. Face to Face contact
g. Webinar/Seminar
h. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Read the texts and
apply four ways to interact with one of the texts.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write an analytic essay
with the help the following questions based on the
drama The Tiny Closet:
a. Is Mr. New bold guilty? Why or why not?
b. Should he get maximum penalty or only a few
years in prison? Why?
Unit 6 Love The focus of the unit is on different dimensions of
6.1 To his coy mistress love. In this unit you are expected to read the texts and
reflect on cultural issues in your contexts. You will be
6.2 The telegram on the
table able to present your views the cultural issues such as
marriage in your community.
6.3 A painful case
Mode of delivery :
6.4 The Lady with the
e. Reading Materials
Dog
f. Face to Face contact
g. Webinar/Seminar
h. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Read each of the texts
and apply four ways to interact with one of the texts.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Take an issue on the
social relations similar to the ones in these texts
and write an essay or a narrative on it.

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Unit 7 Life and Death The focus of the unit is on different perspectives of life
7.1 No Smoke from the and death. In this unit you are expected to read and
Chimney analyse the text and share your perspectives the given
7.2 On the Eve of His themes. You will be able to and an argumentative
Execution essay.
7.3 To an Athlete Mode of delivery :
Dying Young f. Reading Materials
7.4 The Great Answer g. Face to Face contact
h. Webinar/Seminar
7.5 A Tale
i. Analysis
7.6 Stopping by the j. Quiz
woods on a Snowy
Evening Key Assignment/Project Task: Read the text and apply
four ways to interact with two of the texts.
7.7 New Year
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write a response journal
7.8 Contents of the on the Eve of his execution and New Year.
Dead Man’s Pockets
Write an argumentative essay supporting this
7.9 We are breaking the statement: The sage’s decision to adopt domestic life
Silence about Death
was no degradation from the spiritual height he had
7.10 The Five Stages of gained.
Grief
7.11 Where the Mind is
without Fear

Part IV

Unit Contents
Unit One Achievement The focus of the unit is on reading on achievement and
1.1 Tense Review tense review.In this unit you are expected to work with
achievement vocabulary and levels of formality in
1.2 Achievement
Vocabulary, Prefix 1 expressions. You will be able to appropriately use the
language function making and discussing initial
1.3 Levels of
formality suggestions on the phone.
Mode of delivery :
1.4 Making and
discussing initial e. Reading Materials
suggestions on the f. Face to Face contact
phone a. Case Study and Analysis
g. Webinar/Seminar
h. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Write an article about

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 your country over the last five years, what it is like
now, how it might change in the next five years. You
may talk about lifestyles and standard of living, the
economy, the government and the relations with other
countries.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write a reflection on
what you have achieved so far in terms of your
personal goals.
Compose a telephone conversation between two
college principals who discuss the idea of joint
excursion they want to organize for their BBS students.
Unit Two Motivation The focus of the unit is on reading on motivation and
2.1 Talking about past and present tenses.In this unit you are expected to
the past work with motivation vocabulary and sentence stress
2.2 Motivation and signalling. You will be able to appropriately use
vocabulary, Word the language function Starting a working relationship,
building 1 Communicating with a different department by email;
2.3 Sentence stress, phoning potential contacts.
Signaling Mode of delivery :
2.4 Starting a a. Reading Materials
working b. Face to Face contact
relationship, c. Webinar/Seminar
Communicating with
d. Quiz
a different
department by e. Exercises
email; phoning Key Assignment/Project Task: Compose an email to
potential contacts send to another department in your company requesting
them to temporarily transfer an employee to your
department to carry out an event next month. Mention
the criteria that the person coming to your department
will need to meet.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write a few paragraphs
describing your recent past activities: what you have
been doing and how have you been feeling about the
experience.
Compose a telephone conversation between a
marketing officer of a newspaper and a potential agent
in a local area in which the former proposes the latter
to be part of the marketing team as an agent.
Write a paragraph what motivates you to undertake
your undergraduate course.
Unit Three Communication The focus of the unit is on reading on communication,
use of the articles and the present tenses.In this unit
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 3.1 Articles; a, an, you are expected to work with communication
the, - vocabulary and linking words. You will be able to
appropriately use the language function Participating
3.2 Talking about
in a phone conference, Turn-giving and turn taking.
the present
Mode of delivery :
3.3 Verbs of
communication a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
3.5 Linking words
b. Case Study and Analysis
3.4 A phone
c. Webinar/Seminar
conference; Turn-
giving and turn d. Exercises
taking Key Assignment/Project Task: Write an argumentative
essay on the advantages and disadvantages of the
restrictions on imports of foreign films and music and
no restrictions.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Imagine that you work
for a publishing company. Write a few paragraphs
describing your current practices of how you
communicate with your clients.
Watch a talk show on television and list the ways the
participants take turns and give turns.
Unit Four The future The focus of the unit is on reading on the future and
future tenses. In this unit you are expected to work
4.1 Talking about
with use of the word stress, prediction words and
the future
phrases. You will be able to appropriately use the
4.2 Prediction words language function offering, accepting, and declining.
and phrases
Mode of delivery :
4.3 Auxiliary verbs, a. Reading Materials
Word Stress
b. Face to Face contact
4.4 Offering, c. Live Class
accepting, and
c. Webinar/Seminar
declining
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Do some research on
the birth and death rates in Nepal. Then, write an essay
making predictions about its population trends.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Prepare a speech to
deliver to the people who have gathered to find out if
they should buy the shares of you company that
produces hydroelectricity. Highlight on what are
immediate plans.
Compose a conversation between a client and
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 expressions of offerings and accepting/declining.
Unit Five Challenges The focus of the unit is on reading on challenges and
past tenses. In this unit you are expected to work with
5.1 Narrative tenses
challenge words, heart idioms and phrases and
5.2 Challenge prefixes. You will be able to appropriately use the
vocabulary language functions forchairing a meeting.
5.3 Prefixes 2; Heart Mode of delivery :
idioms a. Reading Materials
5.4 Being concise b. Video Lecture
5.5 Chairing a c. Face to Face contact
meeting d. Webinar/Seminar
e. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Do some research on
the mountain climbing in Nepal last year. Then, write a
narrative describing what challenges they faced in
climbing the mountains.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write narrative about a
time when you did something that involved taking
challenges. Then, edit your sentences to make them
concise.
Your friend is going to chair a meeting in his company.
He comes to you and asks for advice on the type of
language expressions he should be using while chairing
the meeting.
Unit Six Psychology The focus of the unit is on reading on psychology and
modal auxiliaries. In this unit you are expected to
6.1 Modal verbs:
work with words relating to psychological and
obligation, necessity
emotional traits, and active listening for sound
and permission
discrimination. You will be able to appropriately use
6.2 Modal verbs: the language functions formaking arrangements.
speculating,
Mode of delivery:
expressing certainty
and possibility a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
6.3 Psychological
and emotional traits; d. Case Study and Analysis
Word building 2 c. Webinar/Seminar
6.4 Discriminating d. Exercises
sounds; Active Key Assignment/Project Task: Write an analytical
listening essay on the shoppers’ psychology in Nepal: focus on
6.5 Making how they respond to advertisements.
arrangements Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Your group is going on
an educational tour to Ilam. Prepare an itinerary.
Compose a conversation between a boss and an

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plan. Use modal verbs of obligation, necessity and
permission.
Do some research and list at least 25 pairs of the words
which sound similar in pronunciation but have some
difference.
Unit Seven Creativity The focus of the unit is on reading on creativity and
functions using if. In this unit you are expected to work
7.1 Conditionals:
with words relating to creative thinking and phrasal
Zero, 1st, 2nd;
verbs. You will be able to appropriately use the
Functions using if
language functions for clarifying.
7.2 Creative
Mode of delivery:
thinking; Phrasal
verbs 1 a. Reading Materials
b. Face to Face contact
7.4 Building a
relationship; being e. Case Study and Analysis
less direct c. Webinar/Seminar
7.5 Clarifying d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Write a description on
business trip which went wrong. Include if sentences
where appropriate.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Your friend comes and
asks you some ideas on the following. Advise
creatively: getting promoted, break down fears, work
out how someone is without asking them, come up with
a company logo, go into an interview and go through
life.
Write an email to a party clarifying why the parcel was
not dispatched.
Unit Eight Image The focus of the unit is on reading on image and past
modals and 3rd conditionals and mixed conditionals. In
8.1 Past modals; 3rd
this unit you are expected to work with words relating
conditionals and
to images and brands and connected speech. You will
mixed conditionals
be able to appropriately use the language functions
8.2 Images and forgiving and reacting to bad news, and proposing
brands; Compound solutions.
adjectives
Mode of delivery:
8.3 Connected a. Reading Materials
Speech
b. Face to Face contact
8.4 Giving and f. Live Class
reacting to bad
c. Webinar/Seminar
news; Proposing
solutions d. Exercises
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 Janakpur reports that the sales have gone down
drastically while they are good elsewhere. Write a
response proposing some strategy to boost the sales
there.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write an email to your
colleague about the decision that board of directors has
taken to cut down the allowances during travel.
Unit Nine Responsibility The focus of the unit is on reading on responsibility
and relative clauses. In this unit you are expected to
9.1 Relative clauses;
work with structures to present key information. You
I wish/ If only
will be able to appropriately use the language functions
9.2 Verbs of for invitation, and expressing appreciation and
permission and disapproval. .
prohibition; Verbs +
Mode of delivery:
infinitive, verb + ing
a. Reading Materials
9.3 Structuring;
b. Face to Face contact
Presenting key
information c. online discussion forum
d. Webinar/Seminar
9.4 Invitations;
Expressing e. Exercises
appreciation and Key Assignment/Project Task: You are a group of
disapproval people assigned to advise the local government. Decide
what you would encourage people to do, let people do,
restrict people from doing, prevent or ban people from
doing completely and force people to do. Then, write a
report on your decisions.
Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Write a short guide to
writing emails.
Unit 10 Security The focus of the unit is on reading on security and
passives. In this unit you are expected to work with
10.1 Passives
easily confused words. You will be able to
10.2 Easily confused appropriately use the language functions for wrapping
words; Phrasal verbs up and reviewing a project and congratulating.
2
Mode of delivery:
10.3 Note taking a. Reading Materials
10.4 Wrapping up b. Face to Face contact
and reviewing a g. Case Study and Analysis
project;
c. Webinar/Seminar
Congratulating
d. Exercises
Key Assignment/Project Task: Discuss on the
usefulness of CCTV. Also discuss the privacy issues

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Self-Evaluation /Assignment: Read a national daily and
write a response to a news report about the security
issue.

Evaluation Scheme
In-Semester: 40%
End-Semester: 60%

In- Year Evaluation End Year Evaluation

a) Unit Assignments/ Projects/ Tasks (10) a) Short Answer: 30%
b) Case Reports/ Critical Comments/ Reviews (5) b) Long Answer: 45%
c) Home Assignments (5) c) Critical Analysis and Problem Solving: 25%
d) Mid- Year Exam (20)

• It is mandatory for the students to secure above 50% scores in the In- Year Evaluation
in order to qualify for the End- Year Evaluation.
Prescribed Materials
1. Gude, K. & Stephens, M. (2015) Cambridge English Advanced Result. Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
2. Harding, K & Wallwork (2015) International Express. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
3. Nissani, M, & Lohani, S. (2015). Adventures in English Vol 2. Kathmandu: Ekta
Books.
4. Nissani, M, &Lohani, S. (2015). Adventures in English Vol 1. Kathmandu: Ekta
Books.

References:
1. Reading Materials (To be developed by NOU)
2. Text extracts and other references in Moodle
3. Online references

Weightage
Internal Examination 40%
External Examination 60%

Questions Components
a) Short Answer Questions: 6x5= 30
b) Long Answer Questions: 3x15= 45
c) Critical Analysis and Problem-Solving Questions: 15+10= 25

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