FACULTY OF CONTEMPORARY STUDIES
NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD
              DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
Course Title:      English I
Course Code :      ENG-101
Instructor:        Ms. Saba Rehman
Semester:          Semester-First, Fall-2019
Course Detail:
Learning Outcomes:
This course is designed to achieve the following learning outcomes. After
successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
    Use different mechanics of writing to produce various types of
     compositions effectively keeping in view the purpose and the audience.
    Demonstrate critical thinking in well-organized forms of academic texts.
    Do close reading of texts and analyze them with different critical
     framework.
    Comprehend discourse such as lectures, conversations, interviews and
     discussions.
    Develop adequate speaking skills to communicate effectively to follow
     academic courses
Text and Reference Books:
    Practical English Usage by Michael Swan Grammar.
    English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin.
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          COURSE OUTLINE/ SCHEDULE OF CLASS ACTIVITIES (ENGLISH-I)
Weeks               Class -1 Topics                     Class 2- Topics
                 Introduction To Course                 Parts Of Speech
Week 1
                        (Lecture 1)                        (Lecture 2)
             Grammar in Context(Tenses)                   Punctuation
Week 2
                        (Lecture 3)               (Lecture 4/ Assignment-1)
               Use Of Active And Passive           Introduction to Linguistics
Week 3
                    (Lecture 5/ Quiz-1)                    (Lecture 6)
                      Written Practice                  Written Practice
Week 4
                        (Lecture 7)                        (Lecture 8)
             Reading Comprehension Skills     Introduction to Types of Literature
Week 5
                        (Lecture 9)                   (Lecture 10/ Quiz-2)
                   Purpose for Reading              Skimming And Scanning
Week 6
              (Lecture 11/ Assignment-2)                  (Lecture 12)
                Intensive And Extensive                 Critical Reading
Week 7
                       (Lecture 13)                       (Lecture 14)
                  Composition Writing
                                                        Letter Writing
Week 8             (Paragraph Writing,)
                                                      (Lecture 16/ Quiz-3)
                       (Lecture 15)
                                                  Summary And Précis Writing
Week 9             Mid Term Exams
                                                        (Lecture 17)
                                                 Reproduction of a Story Poem
                     Story Writing
Week 10                                             Expansion of passages
              (Lecture 18/ Assignment-3)
                                                         (Lecture 19)
                      Essay Writing
                                                     Group Presentations
Week 11              Autobiography
                                                         (Lecture 21)
                  (Lecture 20/ Quiz-4)
                   Dialogue Writing                       Paraphrasing
Week 12
                       (Lecture 22)                        (Lecture 23)
               Error Free writing & Styles    Rules of Voicing, Stress & Intonation
Week 13
              (Lecture 24/ Assignment-4)              (Lecture 25/ Quiz-5)
             Informal and Formal Speaking           Individual Presentations
Week 14
                       (Lecture 26)                        (Lecture 27)
              Active Listening Techniques               Fluency Devices
Week 15
                       (Lecture 28)                        (Lecture 29)
Week 16                                    Revision
Week 17                               Final Term Exams
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