Lecture 01 (Introduction) of the Course Functional English.pdf

Lecture 01

1. 1
Functional English
HU-114
National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS)
Department of Humanities & Sciences
Course Instructor: Dr Samia Tahir
Email:[email protected]
Office: 1
st
floor, PG block, SEECS
Week 1:
Lecture # 1

2. Some Relevant Information
Communication Skills
Course Code: HU-114 Semester:1
st
Credit Hours: 3+0 Prerequisites:None
Instructor: Dr. Samia Tahir Class:BSCS15ABC
Office: 1
st
floor, PG Block, SEECS Telephone:[phone]
Lecture Days: Mon-Thurs E-mail:[email protected]
Class Room: CR1, 2, 3, 13 (UG Block) Consulting Hours:Monday 9:00-10:00 am
Lab Engineer: N/A Lab Engineer Email:N/A
Knowledge Group: Humanities Updates on LMS:End of the day, on lecture day.

3. Description of the course
•Thiscoursefocusesonenhancingstudents’
proficiencyincommunicatingandnegotiatingin
Englisheffectively.Iteffectivelyutilizesthefour
languageskills.Throughtask-basedsessionsand
integratedactivities,itwillenablestudentsto
communicatewitheaseinsocialandprofessional
contexts.Italsocoversafewtechnicalaspectsof
writingforvariousformalandinformalsituations.

4. Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
At the end of the course the students will be able to: PLOBT Level
*
1.Understandtheacquisitionoffourlanguageskills-listening,
speaking,readingandwriting–toeffectivelycommunicateand
respondinvariousprofessionalanddaytodaylifesituations.
10 C-2
2.Practicecompetenceinwrittencommunicationtohandleformal
andinformalcorrespondence.
10 C-3
3.Communicateefficientlyinpublicspeakingscenariosanddevelop
anabilitytoexpressideasindiscussionsandnegotiations.
7 A-2
*BT=Bloom’sTaxonomy,C=Cognitivedomain,P=Psychomotor
domain,A=Affectivedomain

5. Topics to be covered in this course
1.Grammarandpunctuationrefresher
2.Communicationmodellingandcommunicationcompetence
3.Presentationskills:howtogiveagoodpresentation,usingvisualaidsonPowerPoint
4.Writingskills:prewritingstrategies,thewritingprocess
5.Listeningskills:interestedvsinterestingapproachtolistening,howtopracticeeffectivelistening
6.Readingskills:SQ3Rstrategyofreading,skimmingandscamming.
7.Preciswriting,essaywriting,bookreviewwriting,letterwriting,emailwriting,memowriting,CV/resume
writing
8.WatchingofadocumentaryonNetflix

6. Reference/Textbooks
Books:
Textbook: HighSchoolEnglishGrammarandCompositionbyWren&Martin
Reference
Book(s):
1.APracticalEnglishGrammarbyThomson
2.TheInterpersonalCommunicationBook,15
th
Ed.ByJosephA.DeVito
3.TheWriteStart:ParagraphtoEssaysbyLawrenceCheckett
4.ImprovingReadingSkillsbyDeanneSpears
5.TechnicalWritingbySteveM.Gerson

7. Assessment Weightage
Quiz 1 2 %
Quiz 2 2 %
Quiz 3 2 %
Quiz 4 2 %
3 Credit hour course: 5 Quizzes and 3
Assignments
Quiz 5 2 %

8. Assignment 1 (Presentations) 5 %
Assignment 2 2.5 %
Assignment 3 2.5 %
MSE 30%
ESE 50%

9. Today’s Lecture
•FunctionalEnglish-Whatdoyouknowaboutit?
•Linguisticcompetencevslinguisticperformance
•HowhasEnglishhelpedyouinyourlifeuptillnow?

10. Functional English-Introduction
Englishisincreasinglybecomingauniversallanguage,andithasseen
agrowthinthenumberofspeakersthananyotherlanguageinthe
world.
Around20%oftheworld’spopulationspeaksEnglishandinmostof
thecolleges,universitiesandworkplacesacrosstheglobe,English
hasbecomeanofficiallanguage.Whiletravellingtoacountrywitha
differentculture,youwillendupfindingalotofpeoplespeakingand
communicatingeffortlesslyinEnglish.
Thescienceofthis“communicationalaspect”ofEnglishisknownas
FunctionalEnglish.

11. Language
11
Lang

12. English Language
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•The English language is an Indo-European
language.
•Modern English is widely considered to be the
lingua franca of the world.
•It is the standard language in a wide variety of
fields, including computer coding, international
business and higher education.

13. Ice Breaking Activity
13
Formal Introduction

14. “The Illiterate of the current times will not
be the ones who cannot read or write, but
those who cannot learn, unlearn and
relearn.”
Alvin Toffler

15. House Rules
•Attendance will be marked in the first fifteen minutes or
the last fifteen minutes of the class.
•Anyone entering after that will be marked absent.
•Use of mobile phone during the lecture is strictly
prohibited.
•If anyone has to leave the class, will have to do so after
requesting permission to leave, from the instructor.
•Class participation is a must.