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Semester I
AC EN 01(Developing English Skills)
Unit-I & Unit-II: Soft Skills
Prescribed Text: English and Soft Skills - S P Dhanavel
(Orient Blackswan)
Note: The following lessons are prescribed:
Listening Skills
(i) Teamwork Skills
(ii) Emotional Intelligence Skills
(iii) Assertive Skills
(iv) Learning Skills
Unit-III: Word Formation
- Use of prefixes, suffixes to make synonyms, antonyms, nouns,
adjective, verbs etc.
Unit-IV: Writing Skills
Comprehension of a passage of a poem
- Thought Expansion
Note: All units have equal weightage, i.e 25%.
Recommended Reading:
Functional Grammar and Spoken and Written Communication in English
- Bikram K. Das (Orient Longman ELT)
- Strengthen Your Writing –V R Narayanswami
(Orient Longman ELT)
Semester End University Examination: 70 Marks
Internal Marks (College Assessment) 30 Marks
Total 100 Marks
University Examination Format
Q.1 Answer in short of about five to six lines on any five of seven based on the
lessons specified under Unit-I & II
10 Marks
Q.2 Short notes of about 150 words each on any two of four topics based on the
lessons as specified under Unit-I & II
20 Marks
Q.3 Fill in blanks or matching type questions or adding prefixes and suffixes. 10 Marks
Q.4 (a) Answering the questions based on the given poem (based on Unit-IV) 10 Marks
(b) Expansion of a given idea in about 100 words (based on Unit-IV)
10 Marks
Q.5 Multiple Choice Questions based on the topics as specified under Unit I-IV 10 Marks
Total Marks 70
Note : The weightage of each unit will remain 25%.
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