PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH-160014 (INDIA)
(Estd. under the Panjab University Act VII of 1947—enacted by the Govt. of India)
SYLLABI
FOR
Undergraduate Programme
Ability Enhancement Course
(SEMESTER SYSTEM)
EXAMINATIONS, 2024-25
(SEMESTER : 1 to 4 )
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First Semester : November/December, 2024
Second Semester : April/May, 2025
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English
SEMESTER I
ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COURSE
Course Title: AEC–I: Language Skills: Listening and Speaking
Course Code: ENG (AEC)—030
Typology of Course: AEC
Course Duration: 60 hours of practical in one semester (4hr/week)
Credits: 2 credits
Maximum Marks: 50 marks (30 Theory+15 Practical+5 Internal Assessment)
Practical & Tutorials in all subjects to the capacity of only 20 students per lecture class.
Learning Objectives of the Course:
• To understand the structure of language and how language varies over time, across
social situations and social groups
• To be proficient in articulating thoughts and communicating ideas in English language
• To participate in debates and discussions where ideas are tested and sharpened and
honing the skill of public speaking
• Students should be able to hold meaningful conversations
• Student should be able to effectively use English language to meet professional and
personal goals
Pedagogy of the Course:
a) The paper requires 4hoursof practicals per week during which students will be taught and
explained the theory of communication through practical and hands-on training in various
aspects of communication.
b) The practical evaluation, which carries 15 marks, will be done by an external examiner
either from the same institution/department or from outside.
Course Content:
Unit I: Sounds of English (Text: English Language Skills: A Practical Approach, Cambridge).
Unit 2: Language Use in Various Situations (Text: English Language Skills: A Practical
Approach, Cambridge).
Unit 3: Art of Public Speaking (Text: Communication Skills by Sanjay Kumar & Pushp Lata.
OUP 2023)
a. Group Discussion
b. Interview
Suggested Readings:
• Fluency in English Part II, Oxford University Press.
• A Textbook of Phonetics for Indian Students, T. Balasubramian, Macmillan.
• Business English, Pearson
• Language, Literature and Creativity, Orient BlackSwan.
• Language through Literature, Gauri Mishra, Ranjana Kaul, Brati Biswas (Eds),
Primus Books.
• English Communication, Macmillan Education.
• Enrich Your English, S.R. Inthira and V. Saraswathi, Oxford University Press.
• Communication and Language Skills, Sanghita Sen, et al, Cambridge University
Press.
• English and Communication Skills I, Tasneem Shahnaaz, C. Savitha and Cherlyl
Rao, Cambridge University Press.
• Practical English, K.K. Singh, APH Publishing Corporation.
Testing Scheme:
Max. Marks: 50 marks
Theory: 30marks
Practical: 15 marks
Internal Assessment: 05 marks
Time: 1.5Hours
Note- Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Q 2to 7.
Q.1. Short notes. Two out of five to be attempted in not more than 150 words each. (10 marks)
Q2. to Q.7. from the prescribed syllabus of Listening and Speaking. Four out of six questions to be
attempted in not more than 150 words each. (20 marks)
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SEMESTER II
ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COURSE
Course Title: AEC– II: Language Skills: Reading and Writing
Course Code: ENG (AEC)—031
Typology of Course: AEC
Course Duration: 60 hours of practical in one semester (4hr/week)
Credits: 2 credits
Maximum Marks: 50 marks (30 Theory+15 Practical+5 Internal Assessment)
Practical & Tutorials in all subjects to the capacity of only 20 students per lecture class.
Learning Objectives of the Course:
• Learn to compose comprehensive and well-structured paragraphs
• Learn to utilize literary terms and vocabulary, critical methods, and various lenses of
interpretation in their writing
• To apply rules of grammar
• To learn the formatting and documenting conventions of the discipline
Pedagogy of the Course:
a) The paper requires 4hoursof practical per week during which students will be taught and
explained the aspects of reading and writing through practical and hands-on training.
b) For the practical exam, student will be asked to read a text, paraphrase a given text,
answer questions and interpret graphs and charts.
c) The practical evaluation, which carries 15 marks, will be done by an external examiner
either from the same institution/department or from outside.
Course Contents:
Unit I: Reading (Text: Interact: A Course in Communicative English, Cambridge)
1. Close Reading
2. Comprehension
3. Summary
4. Paraphrasing
5. Interpreting Graphs and Charts
Unit II. Writing (Text: Writing Skills, Cambridge, 03-57)
1. Paragraph Writing
(Available in Print and e-book: Effective Academic Writing I&II, Alice
Savage & Patricia Mayer, OUP (USA, 2006)
2. Note-Making
3. Letter/E-mail Writing
4. Resume Writing
5. Report Writing
Suggested Readings:
• On Track: English Skills for Success, Orient BlackSwan.
• Embark: English for Undergraduates, Steve Hart, Arvind R. Nair and Veena Bharti,
Cambridge University Press.
• Connect: Course in Communicative English, Debashis Bandyopadhyay and Malathi
Krishnan, Cambridge University Press.
• Enrich Your English, S.R. Inthira and V. Saraswathi, Oxford University Press.
• Communication and Language Skills, Sanghita Sen, et al, Cambridge University Press.
• Practical English, K.K. Singh, APH Publishing Corporation.
• Language, Literature and Creativity, Orient BlackSwan.
• The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, Pearson.
• On The Art of Writing, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Notion Press.
• Fluency in English Part II, Oxford University Press.
Testing Scheme:
Max. Marks: 50 marks
Theory: 30 marks
Practical: 15 marks Internal Assessment: 05 marks
Time: 3hours
Note- Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt two questions from Section B and two questions
from Section C.
Section-A
Q.1. Short Notes. Two out of five to be attempted in not more than 150 words each.
(10 marks)
Section-B
Attempt two questions out of given four: (10 marks)
Q2. Reading Comprehension
Q.3. Summarise a given passage.
Q.4. Write a paraphrase of the given passage.
Q.5. Interpreting Graphs and Charts
Section-C
Attempt any two questions out of five: (10 marks)
Q.6. Paragraph Writing
Q.7. Note-Making
Q.8.Letter/E-mail Writing
Q.9. Resume Writing
Q.10.Report Writing
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