- Teacher: imtiaz ali
Course Description:
This course is designed to build students‟ conversation confidence. It provides them with speaking models that will help them in exchange of greetings, ideas, thought and feelings. It focuses on building student’s confidence to speak fluently and persuasively before an audience. It also aims at establishing the importance of presentation skills in clinical context. This course is designed to build students verbal skills, to make appropriate use of specified grammatical items to read and write with appropriate speed and adequate understanding.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Apply the basic rules of English Grammar.
2. Realize the various functions of English Language for different situations.
3. Gain awareness regarding importance of English as an effective tool for
communication in daily and professional life.
4. Develop critical reading skills.
Teaching/Learning/ Strategies
Interactive lectures (on-line & face to face), individual, pair, group and whole class discussions.
Course requirements, Rules & regulations:
It is mandatory for the students to have 90% attendance, to submit all the completed assignments before due date & to appear in all the CATs.
S. No. | Evaluation | Marking |
1. | Assignments | 10% |
2. | Presentations | 10% |
3. | CATs | 10% |
4. | Mid-Term | 30% |
5. | Final Term | 40% |
Total | 100% | |
References:
* Eastwood, J. (2004). Oxford practice grammar. Karachi: Oxford University Press.
* Howe, D. H., Kirkpatrick, T. A., & Kirkpatrick, D. L. (2004). English for Undergraduates. Karachi: Oxford University Press.
* Grice, T. (2003). Everyday English for nursing: an English language resource for nurses who are non-native speakers of English. Elsevier Health Sciences.
* Allum, V., & McGarr, P. (2008). English for nursing. Intermediate plus.
- Teacher: Irfan Ali