Week1.Lecture 1 (Introduction)
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fromw375National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS)
Department of Humanities & Sciences
Functional English
HU-114
Week 1:
Lecture # 1
Course Instructor: Dr Samia Tahir
Email: samia.tahir@seecs.edu.pk
Office: 1st floor, PG block, SEECS
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Some Relevant Information
Communication Skills
Course Code: HU-114 Semester: 1st
Credit Hours: 3+0 Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Dr. Samia Tahir Class: BSCS15ABC
Office: 1st floor, PG Block, SEECS Telephone: 0518862351
Lecture Days: Mon-Thurs E-mail: samia.tahir@seecs.edu.pk
Class Room: CR1, 2, 3, 13 (UG Block) Consulting Hours: Monday 9:00-10:00 am
Lab Engineer: N/A Lab Engineer Email: N/A
Knowledge Group: Humanities Updates on LMS: End of the day, on lecture day.
Description of the course
• This course focuses on enhancing students’
proficiency in communicating and negotiating in
English effectively. It effectively utilizes the four
language skills. Through task-based sessions and
integrated activities, it will enable students to
communicate with ease in social and professional
contexts. It also covers a few technical aspects of
writing for various formal and informal situations.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
At the end of the course the students will be able to: PLO BT Level*
1. Understand the acquisition of four language skills - listening, 10 C-2
speaking, reading and writing – to effectively communicate and
respond in various professional and day to day life situations.
2. Practice competence in written communication to handle formal 10 C-3
and informal correspondence.
3. Communicate efficiently in public speaking scenarios and develop 7 A-2
an ability to express ideas in discussions and negotiations.
* BT= Bloom’s Taxonomy, C=Cognitive domain, P=Psychomotor
domain, A= Affective domain
Topics to be covered in this course
1. Grammar and punctuation refresher
2. Communication modelling and communication competence
3. Presentation skills: how to give a good presentation, using visual aids on PowerPoint
4. Writing skills: prewriting strategies, the writing process
5. Listening skills: interested vs interesting approach to listening, how to practice effective listening
6. Reading skills: SQ3R strategy of reading, skimming and scamming.
7. Precis writing, essay writing, book review writing, letter writing, email writing, memo writing, CV/resume
writing
8. Watching of a documentary on Netflix
Reference/Textbooks
Books:
Textbook: High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin
Reference 1. A Practical English Grammar by Thomson
Book(s): 2. The Interpersonal Communication Book, 15th Ed. By Joseph A. DeVito
3. The Write Start: Paragraph to Essays by Lawrence Checkett
4. Improving Reading Skills by Deanne Spears
5. Technical Writing by Steve M. Gerson
3 Credit hour course: 5 Quizzes and 3
Assignments
Assessment Weightage
Quiz 1 2%
Quiz 2 2%
Quiz 3 2%
Quiz 4 2%
Quiz 5 2%
Assignment 1 (Presentations) 5%
Assignment 2 2.5 %
Assignment 3 2.5 %
MSE 30%
ESE 50%
Today’s Lecture
• Functional English-What do you know about it?
• Linguistic competence vs linguistic performance
• How has English helped you in your life up till now?
Functional English-Introduction
English is increasingly becoming a universal language, and it has seen
a growth in the number of speakers than any other language in the
world.
Around 20% of the world’s population speaks English and in most of
the colleges, universities and workplaces across the globe, English
has become an official language. While travelling to a country with a
different culture, you will end up finding a lot of people speaking and
communicating effortlessly in English.
The science of this “communicational aspect” of English is known as
Functional English.
Language
Lang
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English Language
• The English language is an Indo-European
language.
• Modern English is widely considered to be the
lingua franca of the world.
• It is the standard language in a wide variety of
fields, including computer coding, international
business and higher education.
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Ice Breaking Activity
Formal Introduction
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“The Illiterate of the current times will not
be the ones who cannot read or write, but
those who cannot learn, unlearn and
relearn.”
Alvin Toffler
House Rules
• Attendance will be marked in the first fifteen minutes or
the last fifteen minutes of the class.
• Anyone entering after that will be marked absent.
• Use of mobile phone during the lecture is strictly
prohibited.
• If anyone has to leave the class, will have to do so after
requesting permission to leave, from the instructor.
• Class participation is a must.
