Basic English- Credits : 3
- Vocabulary: Active: 3,000 words plus passive:2,000 words
- Grammar:
- Sentence structure
- Parts of Speech: Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Nouns and their typology, Adjectives and their typology, Adverbs and their typology, Verbs, Pronouns
- Question/negation formation
- Tenses: Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Past, Future
- Language specific constructions unique to that language
- Comparison of adjectives/adverbs
- Imperatives
- Core exclamation patterns unique to that language
- Introduction to compound/complex sentence structures
- Possessives, demonstratives
- Cases: Nominative, accusative/dative, genitives
- Situations: A few are indicated here:
- Describing people/places/processes
- Talking about family/relationships/qualities of people
- Shopping
- Eating in restaurants
- Communicative strategies: A few are indicated here:
- Introducing self/others
- Requesting
- Apologising/accepting apologies
- Indicating preferences, likes/dislike
- Writing: A few are indicated here:
- Informal letters
- Basic Dialogues
- Preparing personal documents: C.V., Passport, Visiting card
- Language specific orthography and punctuation rules
- Introduction to Phonetics Many language specific activities are conducted to hone students’ LSRW skills.
- Introduction to the Culture and History of the concerned country