GC 180 · B.Th. English syllabus

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Languages and study skills · GC 180

General English

B.Th. English · Source syllabus with original formative learning enrichment

Course description

This course is to enhance the students' reading, writing, listening, and presentation capabilities. It is assumed that students are already competent in the basic English language skills. Thus, the aim of this course is to provide the students several intermediate and advanced English language skills. Special practices aimed at learning the relevant articulatory skills and extracting information from listening texts are also provided - these skills are used as the basis for developing your 'discussion skills.'

Course objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

Develop your articulatory skills and abilities especially as an audience centered communicator

General Understanding of English language structure and composition.

Develop your pronunciation skills so that your speech is intelligible to the hearer, expose you to features of segmental and non-segmental sound system of English and correct your pronunciation problems

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Course topics

Reflect

Pause and make a connection.

What makes your spoken or written explanation clear to a particular audience? Identify one sentence-level habit and one listening habit you want to improve.

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Create and collaborate

Create an audience-aware communication portfolio

Write a short study paragraph, revise its sentence structure and subject–verb agreement, then prepare a brief spoken version. Ask a peer what was clear and revise using that feedback.

1. Prepare
Read the relevant source unit and record your evidence.
2. Make
Create a draft, diagram, dialogue or teaching resource.
3. Revisit
Invite peer feedback in class; revise and explain what changed.

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Check your understanding

Which set matches the English outline?

Sentence structure, subject–verb concord and compositionOnly Greek noun endingsOnly the history of Israel

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GC 180 General English

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — B.Th. English

AmaZing Grace Biblical Seminary Erumelikkara, Kumarapuram (PO), Aluva (via), Ernakulam (District), Kerala, India- Pin-683 565. Ph. 8547473926, 8281663926. GC 180: GENERAL ENGLISH COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is to enhance the students' reading, writing, listening, and presentation capabilities. It is assumed that students are already competent in the basic English language skills. Thus, the aim of this course is to provide the students several intermediate and advanced English language skills. Special practices aimed at learning the relevant articulatory skills and extracting information from listening texts are also provided - these skills are used as the basis for developing your 'discussion skills.' COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of the course, you should be able to: Develop your articulatory skills and abilities especially as an audience centered communicator General Understanding of English language structure and composition. Develop your pronunciation skills so that your speech is intelligible to the hearer, expose you to features of segmental and non-segmental sound system of English and correct your pronunciation problems COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION Class Participation 5% Reading Assignment 20% Main Term Paper/Assignment 15% Final Examination 60% COURSE OUTLINE The Sentence Subject and Predicate Parts of Speech Phrases Clauses Sentences: Simple, Compound, Complex Analysis of Complex Sentences Analysis of Compound Sentences Transformation of Sentences Synthesis of Sentences Subject-Verb Concord Structures Composition BIBLIOGRAPHY Cowan, Ron. The Teacher's Grammar of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Gupta, SC. Practical English Grammar and Composition. New Delhi: Arihant, 2018. Hashemi, Louise and Raymond Murphy. English Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises. Cambridge:Cambridge University, 2004. Huddleston, Rodney and Geoffrey K. Pullum. A Student's Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Lobeck and Kristin Denham. Navigating English Grammar. UK: Wiley Blackwell, 2014. Payne, Thomas E. Understanding English Grammar: A Linguistic Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Radden, Gunter and Rene Driven. Cognitive English Grammar. Amersterdam: John Benjamins , 2007.

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