SPIR
School of PoliticsScience & IR
Course outline for Degree Program::BS IR
Course Instructor Semester
Batch/Section Year 
Course Title Credit Hours
Prerequisite (s)
Suggested Books.
1.A Communicative Grammar Of English(Leech & Svartik)
2.A Practical English Grammar(Thomson & Martinet)
3.A Comprehensive English Grammar for Foreign students{Eckersley & Eckersley (Longmans)}
4.Modern English Vol. I & II Harcourt Brace Jovanovich{Rutherford}
5.A University English Grammar{R. Quirk & S. Greenbaum (Longmans)}
6.Practical English Usage{Swan (OUP)}
7.English Idioms(McMordie)
8.Mastering English Language (Etherton)
2.A Practical English Grammar(Thomson & Martinet)
3.A Comprehensive English Grammar for Foreign students{Eckersley & Eckersley (Longmans)}
4.Modern English Vol. I & II Harcourt Brace Jovanovich{Rutherford}
5.A University English Grammar{R. Quirk & S. Greenbaum (Longmans)}
6.Practical English Usage{Swan (OUP)}
7.English Idioms(McMordie)
8.Mastering English Language (Etherton)
Course Objestives:Course Objectives::This course is designed to build the English skills in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is an advanced grammar & Composition course and emphasizes usage of formal English grammar in written work and in speech.Additionally,throughout this course students will develop their communicative ability(accuracy,fluency & confidence in speaking) and it will also enable students to process information from different sources in order to develop their abilities to support their opinion in conversation or debate.Moreover ,in this course,students will develop academic writing & advanced English language skills.This course emphasizes writing as a process ,as well as development of analytical reading and critical thinking skills.
Upon completing this grammar and Composition course,the students should be able to: • analyze and interpret samples of good writing, identifying and explaining an author’s use of rhetorical strategies and techniques; • apply effective strategies and techniques in their own writing; • create and sustain arguments based on readings, research and/or personal experience; • write for a variety of purposes; • produce expository, analytical and argumentative compositions that introduce a complex central idea and develop it with appropriate evidence drawn from primary and/or secondary sources, cogent explanations and clear transitions; • demonstrate understanding and mastery of standard written English as well as stylistic maturity in their own writings; • demonstrate understanding of the conventions of citing primary and secondary sources; • move effectively through the stages of the writing process, with careful attention to inquiry and research, drafting, revising, editing and review; • write thoughtfully about their own process of composition; • revise a work to make it suitable for a different audience; • analyze image as text; and • evaluate and incorporate reference documents into researched papers.
Speaking interaction and production objectives
You will be able to:
• Take part fluently and effortlessly in any conversation and have a good familiarity with idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms.
• Present a clear, smoothly-flowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective logical structure.
*Interact with native speakers with little or no problem
*Take an active part in discussions on familiar topics
*Present information and descriptions on a wide range of topics
*Explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving reasons for that viewpoint
*Use stress, rhythm and intonation to convey meaning
*Explain the reasons for decisions they have made
Listening objectives
You will be able to:
• Understand any kind of spoken language, live or broadcast, at fast native speed, when you have some time to get familiar with the accent.
*Understand extended speech on a wide variety of topics
*Interpret indications of tone and register
*Interpret opinions expressed in listening texts
*Use a wide variety of listening tasks as a basis for extended discussion
*Follow extended lines of argument on familiar topics
Reading objectives
You will be able to:
• Read with ease abstract, structurally or linguistically complex texts such as manuals, specialised articles and literary works.
*Read contemporary articles for meaning and specific information
*Read articles and reports and interpret writer’s viewpoin
You will be able to:
• Take part fluently and effortlessly in any conversation and have a good familiarity with idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms.
• Present a clear, smoothly-flowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective logical structure.
*Interact with native speakers with little or no problem
*Take an active part in discussions on familiar topics
*Present information and descriptions on a wide range of topics
*Explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving reasons for that viewpoint
*Use stress, rhythm and intonation to convey meaning
*Explain the reasons for decisions they have made
Listening objectives
You will be able to:
• Understand any kind of spoken language, live or broadcast, at fast native speed, when you have some time to get familiar with the accent.
*Understand extended speech on a wide variety of topics
*Interpret indications of tone and register
*Interpret opinions expressed in listening texts
*Use a wide variety of listening tasks as a basis for extended discussion
*Follow extended lines of argument on familiar topics
Reading objectives
You will be able to:
• Read with ease abstract, structurally or linguistically complex texts such as manuals, specialised articles and literary works.
*Read contemporary articles for meaning and specific information
*Read articles and reports and interpret writer’s viewpoin
Writing objectives
You will be able to:
• Write clear, smoothly-flowing text in an appropriate style.
• Write complex letters, reports or articles which present a case with an effective logical structure.
• Write summaries and reviews of professional or literary works.
*Write clear, detailed text on a wide variety of subjects
*Write essays or reports using researched evidence to support their points
*Write different forms of communication to deliver an accurate message
*Write to convey information in a clear and structured manner
*Use a variety of genres to convey opinion and reasons
You will be able to:
• Write clear, smoothly-flowing text in an appropriate style.
• Write complex letters, reports or articles which present a case with an effective logical structure.
• Write summaries and reviews of professional or literary works.
*Write clear, detailed text on a wide variety of subjects
*Write essays or reports using researched evidence to support their points
*Write different forms of communication to deliver an accurate message
*Write to convey information in a clear and structured manner
*Use a variety of genres to convey opinion and reasons
Course Components:
The course content includes conversations, debates and presentations on a wide range of concrete, abstract, and specialized topics such as nuclear weapons,terrorism,disaster risk management,climate change,human rights,conflict resolution,UNO,media analysis,governance,diplomacy,rise of China,civil war ,insurgency and the international response,EU,international institutions,foreign policy, Völkerwanderung, Détente,, Deterrence,World War 2,GLOBALIZATION,cold war anorexia, arts etc.
Nota bene (/ˈnoʊtə ˈbɛneɪ/, /ˈnoʊtə ˈbɛni/ or /ˈnoʊtə ˈbiːni/; plural form notate bene)- Latin phrase meaning "note well".Students need to:1.Participate actively in all class activities,2.Follow teacher’s instructions,3.Submit assignments on time,4.Attend every lesson on time
Course contents:
weeks
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Contents/topics
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1
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Revision of word classes/content & structural ,use of modals, auxiliaries,Mechanics(application of tenses) Articlesconditionals
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2
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figures of speech,Active & Passive Voice,Reported speech
Nuance
Complex sentences
Narratives
Exceptions to the rule
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3
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Word-building (prefix and suffix patterns)
Word families (noun-verb-adjective-adverb)
Collocations
Compound words
Metaphor
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4
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Phrasal verbs
Register
Idioms
Wide range of functions
Nostalgia
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5
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Coincidences and experiences
Learning and educational systems Eccentricity and individuality Creativity Age and cultural differences |
6
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Gender
Current affairs Diet and health Types of communication Moral and personal dilemmas |
7
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Road and home safety and risk
Environmental issues Children’s development Advertising Architecture |
8
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Instructing
Describing Advising Expressing opinions formally and informally Checking and clarifying information |
9
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Paraphrasing
Expanding and exemplifying Persuading and convincing Speculating Expressing annoyance |
10
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Expressing regrets
Comparing and contrasting
Describing people and things and situations
A wide range of possibilities, including.
Cliché
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11
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Cliché
British vs. American English
Stylistic/stylised writing
Literary devices, eg. alliteration, onomatopoeia
Lots of speaking
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12
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Lots of listening
Nuances of pronunciation
On this course, you will cover some of the following. The specific mix will depend on what you need and want to do.
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13
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Pronunciation toolkit - using your mouth, jaw and tongue
Understanding the phonetic alphabet
Spelling and sounds
Focus on specific problem areas
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14
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Sentence stress patterns
Grouping words together
Common intonation patterns
Word stress patterns
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Practice
o Asking questions
o Using tags (isn't it? OK?)
o Using emphasis for effect
o Being polite
o Giving opinions
o Agreeing and disagreeing
o Complaining
o Conversational strategies
o Small talk
o Telling jokes and stories
o Using intonation to show emotion
o Using 'natural' English
Grading Criterion:
Marks Distribution:
Particulars
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%Marks
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10
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7
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10
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10
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13(2+2+3+6)
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6. Final Exam
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50
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Total
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100
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Planed Quizzes and Assignments:
Fewer than 5 : 5
More than 5 and fewer than 10 : >5 & <10 span="">
More than 10 : >10
Particulars
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Planned (Qz/As)
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Remarks
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10
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10
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