MAVAC010 English for Specific Situations

BOARD OF STUDIES (BoS)

Chairman-   Dr. Joy Jacob (Principal)

Members-   Mr. Jobin P. Mathew (Head of the Department of English)

                   Dr. Fed Mathew (Department of English)

                   Dr. T K Titus (Department of English)

Introduction

The Value-Added Courses aims to provide additional learner centric graded skill oriented technical training, with the primary objective of improving the employability skills of students

Aim of The Programme

Understanding various aspects of the subject and acquiring methodological knowledge of them. Application of this knowledge in a suitable manner in required fields.

Eligibility for Admissions

All UG and PG students from various departments of the college. The number of intakes to the course is limited. The course can be offered only if there are at least 5 students opting for it.

Medium of Instruction: English.

Duration of The Course: The duration of the value-added course is 30 hours (including the hours of final examination) of which 15hrs theory and 15hrs for  laboratory/ demonstration/ experimental activities and the course can have a maximum of three hours a day.

The value-added courses will be offered beyond the usual class hours and days of the college. The value-added course will be a blend of theory classes / experiential learning / project-based learning / assignments / activity-based learning.

Course Objectives

• To introduce the students to the speech sounds of English in order to enable them to listen to English and speak with global intelligibility.
• To enable the students to speak English confidently and effectively in a wide variety of situations.
• To help the students to interact in real life situations efficiently.

Course Outcomes (Cos)

CO₁. Enhance the communication skills of the learners.

CO₂. Make the learners competent to use English independently.

CO₃. Correct the errors established as a result of previous learning/exposure.

Evaluation

1. The value-added courses shall be evaluated through an examination at the end of the course.
2. The duration of the examination is two hours.
3. The total marks of the examination shall be 100

Pattern of questions Paper

1. A committee consisting of the Head of the Department, the course coordinator and a senior faculty member nominated by the Head of the department shall monitor the evaluation process.

5. The list of students along with the marks and the grades earned may be forwarded to the Principal/Chief Superintendent of Examinations.

1. The Dept. course coordinator is responsible for maintaining and processing the record with regard to the course, assessment marks and results.
2. Certificates will be issued to those students with 75% attendance, timely submission of assignment and project and a minimum of 40% marks in the qualifying examination.

Grading Pattern

Grades are given on a 7-point scale based on the total percentage of marks, (ISA+ESA) as given below: -

 SYLLABUS

Course Code MAVAC010

English for Specific Situations

Total hours of instruction: 30 Hours

MODULE ONE: PHONETICS

• Speech Sounds
• Vowels and Consonants
• Consonants Cluster in English
• Phonetic Symbols
• The Syllables
• Word Accent
• Accent and Rhythm in connected speech
• Intonation

MODULE TWO:

Various discourse events in life situations

• How to introduce oneself and one’s friends to others
• How to invite someone to an important event
• How to make a request
• How to ask for help and how to refuse help politely
• How to express one’s gratitude
• How to persuade someone to do something
• How to compliment people, to congratulate them, to express sympathy to them, to apologise to them and to give someone a fair warning
• How to initiate a conversation with a total stranger
• How to complain effectively
• How to make suggestions
• How to carry on a telephone conversation

MODULE THREE:

English in Various Situations

• Receiving and seeing off a guest
• At the travel agency
• At the airport
• At the restaurant
• At the hospital
• At the railway station
• At the bank
• At the information bureau