In the name of Allah, the most In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful.Gracious, the most Merciful.

Quote of the weekQuote of the week

“ “ The greatest of all journeys begins The greatest of all journeys begins with the first step”.with the first step”.

Fall 2013Fall 2013

HUM100 “English Comprehension HUM100 “English Comprehension & Composition”& Composition”

►Course Co-coordinator:Course Co-coordinator:

► Ayyaz QadeerAyyaz Qadeer

ayazqadeer@yahoo.comayazqadeer@yahoo.com

Course ObjectiveCourse Objective► The primary objective of designing this The primary objective of designing this

course is to enhance the students’ course is to enhance the students’ comprehension of English Language. comprehension of English Language.

► The students will be helped to The students will be helped to implement techniques of improving implement techniques of improving understanding of their studies in understanding of their studies in general and English in particular. general and English in particular.

►A secondary objective of this course is A secondary objective of this course is to help the students learn how to to help the students learn how to compose various forms of messages in compose various forms of messages in official document writing.official document writing.

► The students will acquire a good level The students will acquire a good level of proficiency of English language of proficiency of English language writing.writing.

Course OutlineCourse Outline::

Week no. 1Week no. 1 Introduction to the courseIntroduction to the course Enhancing Comprehension Skills-IEnhancing Comprehension Skills-I

Previewing, Reading for main Previewing, Reading for main ideas, using context for ideas, using context for vocabulary, scanning for details, vocabulary, scanning for details, making inferences, identifying making inferences, identifying exceptions and referring to the exceptions and referring to the passagepassage

►Week 2Week 2►Enhancing Comprehension Skills-IIEnhancing Comprehension Skills-II

Class room activitiesClass room activities

►Week 3Week 3 Basic Grammar Review-IBasic Grammar Review-IDefinition of a sentence, Sentence Definition of a sentence, Sentence

structures, Punctuation marks, structures, Punctuation marks, Modifiers (adjectives and adverbs)Modifiers (adjectives and adverbs)

Week 4Week 4

Basic Grammar Review-IIBasic Grammar Review-II

Verb tense, Subject-verb agreement, Verb tense, Subject-verb agreement, Articles/determiner, Word order, Articles/determiner, Word order, Prepositions Prepositions

Week 5Week 5

Advanced Sentence Structures-IAdvanced Sentence Structures-I

Misplaced modifiers, Dangling modifiersMisplaced modifiers, Dangling modifiers

► Week 6Week 6► Advanced Sentence Structures-IAdvanced Sentence Structures-III

Parallelism Sentence fragments Run-Parallelism Sentence fragments Run-on sentenceson sentences

► Week 7Week 7► Pre-writing Techniques Pre-writing Techniques Free-Free-

writing, note keeping, brain storming, writing, note keeping, brain storming, mind mapping, journalistic questions mind mapping, journalistic questions (5 w’s), Exercises for students(5 w’s), Exercises for students

►Week 8Week 8►Paragraph Writing Paragraph Writing Definition, unity, Definition, unity,

topical sentence and supporting topical sentence and supporting details, Relevant Exercisesdetails, Relevant Exercises

►WeekWeek 9 9►EssayEssay Writing Writing Definition, Definition,

Characteristics, Types, Organization, Characteristics, Types, Organization, common methods of beginning, common methods of beginning, cohesion, coherence, Practice cohesion, coherence, Practice activitiesactivities

► Week 10Week 10►Précis Writing Précis Writing Definition, Definition,

Need/Importance, Characteristics, do’s Need/Importance, Characteristics, do’s and don'ts in précis writing, Practice and don'ts in précis writing, Practice ActivitiesActivities

►Week 11Week 11►Message Composition-IMessage Composition-I

Memo writing Email messagesMemo writing Email messages

►Week 12Week 12►Message Composition-IIMessage Composition-II

CV/Resume Writing Cover LetterCV/Resume Writing Cover Letter

►Week 13Week 13►Word Skills Word Skills Vocabulary building, Vocabulary building,

synonyms, antonyms, effective use of synonyms, antonyms, effective use of thesaurus, dictionary skillsthesaurus, dictionary skills

►Week 14Week 14► Presentation Skills Presentation Skills Assessing the Reason Assessing the Reason

and Receivers, Delivering the presentation, and Receivers, Delivering the presentation, Gathering material, Organization of data, Gathering material, Organization of data, Use of appropriate language, Use of graphs, Use of appropriate language, Use of graphs, figures and visual aids, Involving the figures and visual aids, Involving the audienceaudience

►Week 15Week 15► Student’s Presentations-I & Student’s Presentations-I & ► Students Presentations-IIStudents Presentations-II►Week 16Week 16► Problem Solving Session and CritiqueProblem Solving Session and Critique

► Recommended Course Literature: Recommended Course Literature: ► Baron’s SAT II WritingBaron’s SAT II Writing► High School English Grammar and High School English Grammar and

Composition Composition (Wren and Martin)(Wren and Martin)► Business Communication Business Communication (Locker & Kaczmarek)(Locker & Kaczmarek)► Recommended Course Requirements and Recommended Course Requirements and

ExpectationsExpectations::► 80% attendance is mandatory80% attendance is mandatory► 3 Quizzes (10%)3 Quizzes (10%)► 3 Assignments (10%)3 Assignments (10%)► Individual Presentation (5%)Individual Presentation (5%)► 11stst sessional exam 10% sessional exam 10%► 22ndnd sessional exam 15% sessional exam 15%► Final exam 50 %Final exam 50 %