ENGLISH LANGUAGE

COURSE MODULE

PREPARED BY:

AZIZI ZAHRY

Bachelor of Education (TESL)

FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

Module 1 - Grammar and usage

Module 1 Week 1

Normal sentence pattern in English

The Noun phrase

The Verb phrase

Tenses and Aspects

Regular and irregular verbs

Tenses  - Present Past FutureSimple Simple SimpleContinuous Continuous ContinuousPerfect Perfect PerfectPerfect Continuous

Perfect Continuous

Perfect Continuous

 

Parts of speech – Noun Pronoun Verb AdverbAdjective Preposition Conjunction Interjection

 

Module 1 week 2

Subject and Predicate

Phrases and Clauses

Types of Sentences –    Question tags

                                          Assertives

                                  Negatives

                                          Imperatives

                                  Interrogatives – yes/ no type interrogatives

                                                        'wh' – type interrogatives

 Articles and Determiners

Speech – direct and reported

Module 1 Week 3

Voice – active and passive

Synthesis of sentences  (simple, complex and compound)

Subject verb agreement

Degrees of comparison

Conjunction pairs

Compound conjunctions

Module 1 Week 4

Relative clauses

Affirmative agreement (Too/So)

Negative agreement (Either/Neither)

Negation

Commands

Negative Commands

Indirect Commands

Negative Indirect Commands

Modal Auxiliaries

Negation of Modals

Questions with Modals

Module 1 Week 5

Punctuation

Capitalization

Usage of idioms and phrases

Conditional clauses

Some proverbs in English  

Some great quotes in English 

Module 2 - Communication Skills

Module 2 Week 6

Introducing : Yourself, others to others, starting a conversation.Making friends : Greeting, sharing things &ideas, exchanging gifts.Asking for information : Question techniques, answering techniques, getting more information.Getting people to do things : Requesting, attracting attention, agreeing & refusing.Talking about past events : Remembering, describing experiences, and imagining ‘what if’

 

Module 2 Week 7

Conversation techniques : Hesitating, preventing interruptions and interrupting politely, bringing in other people.Talking about future : Stating intentions, discussing probability and considering ‘what if…’Offering : To do something, asking for permission, giving reasons.Joining a conversation : Giving opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, discussing.

 

Module 2 Week 8

Getting things done: : Describing things, instructing people how to do things, checking understanding.Stating: : Similarities, differences, and preferences.Persuading: : Making suggestions and giving advice, expressing doubts.Saying sorry: : Apologizing and forgiving.

 

Module 2 Week 9

Complaining: : Expressing disappointment.Describing: : Places and people.Narrations: : Narrative techniques, handling dialogues, controlling narratives.Dealing with moods and feelings:

: Anger, sadness, and indifference.

 

Saying goodbye

Module – 3  Oral communication

Module – 3  Week 10

Public Speaking

Group Dynamics

Group Discussions

Presentation with Audio-visual aids

Professional Communication                

Seminar skills

Module – 3  Week 11

Telephonic skills

Negotiations

Socializing skills

Body language

Voice modulation

Audience awareness

Non-Verbal communication

Module – 4 Situational conversations

Module – 4 Week 12

Introduction

Meeting

Parting

Daily activities

Asking about activities

Talking about activities

Evening activities

General activities

Travel

Meeting at the train station

Asking questions at the train station

Meeting at the airport

Getting information at the airport

Getting to the hotel

Finding one’s hotel

Asking directions

Getting information

Finding ones way

Asking about buses

Traveling By bus

Going by taxi

Taking a trip by car

Travel plans

Time

Asking the time

Going by the clock

Arriving early or late

Watches and the time

Time and the calendar

Days, dates and seasons

Using expressions of time

Expressions of time

Dates and periods of time

Calendar time

Vacation time

Living

Living in an apartment

Living in a house

Module – 4 Week 13

Telephone

Using the telephone

Formal and informal conversation

Hold the line

Transfer the call

Shopping

Getting help in stores

Going shopping

Talking about shopping

Shopping for clothes

Asking about prices

Money

Money problems

Talking about money

Lending and borrowing money

Module – 4 Week 14

At the stores

At the grocery store

Shopping for groceries

At the bakery

At the green grocers

People

Identifying people

Immediate family and relatives

Identifying things

Letters

Sending and receiving letters

More about letters

Money

Getting change

American money and prices

Weather

What’s it like outside

Talking about the weather

A look at the weather

Module – 4 Week 15

Holiday

Trips and sight seeing

Finding locations

Asking tariff

Food

Talking about eating

Breakfast and lunch at restaurant

Ordering food

Having dinner at a restaurant

Dinner conversations

Health

Personal health

Common health problems

At the doctor’s office

Module – 4 Week 16

At work

Quitting and finding jobs

Office details

Office conversations

At school

Conversations about school

Going to school

The English class

Learning and using English

Language learning problems

Bikes and cars

Asking for a lift

Riding a bike

Driving a car

Car and bike repairs

At the gas station

Module 5 - Reading comprehension

Module – 5 Week 17

Skimming

Scanning

Techniques of reading

Comprehension passages for practice

Module 6 - Writing comprehension

Module – 6 Week 18

Tips to effective writing

Competence and coherence

Practice material/topics

Module – 6 Week 19

Style in Written English

1. Common stylistic problems that appear in Grammar questions:

Sequence of Tenses

Antecedents of Pronouns

Illogical Participial Modifiers (Dangling Participles)

Participles as Adjectives

Redundancy

Parallel Structure

         Transformation of Direct and Indirect Objects

         Adverbials at the beginning of a sentence

2. Elimination of Incorrect Answers in Style Questions

Examples of Style Questions

Module – 6 Week 20

Problem Vocabulary and Prepositions

1.      Commonly misused words

2.      Confusingly related words

3.      Use of Prepositions

         Miscellaneous Expressions with Prepositions

4.      Verbal Idioms

5.      Common Combinations with Prepositions

MODULE 7 - Introduction to Phonetics

Module – 7 Week 21

 

What is phonetics?

Need for learning phonetics

What is a syllable?

Syllable division

Understanding phonetics

Module – 7 Week 22

 

VowelsDiphthongsConsonantsConsonant clusters

Voiced and voice less sounds in English

Exercises – the phonetics workbook

Module – 7 Week 23

Symbols for Transcription: British

Symbols for Transcription: American

Stress & Word Accent

What is word accent?

Module – 7 Week 24

What is stress?

Primary stress & secondary stress in English words

Functional accent in English words

General rules of pronunciation

Module – 7 Week 25

Articulatory Phonetics

 

Attributes of good speech

Clear speech

Therapeutic speech exercises

Accent neutralization

American accent tuning

Module – 7 Week 26

Accent, Rhythm, IntonationTones: rising tone, falling tone, fall rise, rise fallFunctional intonation in English wordsWeak forms in English

Module – 7 Week 27

Varieties of EnglishSpelling differences in American EnglishGrammar in American EnglishDifferences in British and American symbolsCharacteristics of American English

Module – 7 Week 28

Pronunciation Practice

Some common personal names, names of days, months, and literary characters

Some common geographical names

Foreign words and phrases commonly used in English

Module 8 – Oral Communication & Personality Development

Module – 9 Week 36

Body Language

Voice Modulation

Audience Awareness

Interpersonal Skills

Module – 9 Week 37

Memory Retention

Time Management

Stress Management

Module – 9 Week 38

Goal Setting

Focusing Ability

Mind Mapping

Nonverbal communication

Personal appearance

Posture

Gestures

Facial expression

Eye contact

Space distancing

Communication in daily life

Pattern of communication

Management of information

Module – 10 Week 39

General grammar practice

Vocabulary enrichment exercises

Language games

Pronunciation games

General grammar tests

Listening comprehension tests

Reading comprehension tests

Speaking exercises

Vocabulary building tests

Self-assessment tests