Syllabus of English Grammar and Composition MGMT. 101, BBS First Semester of Far Western University Darchula Multiple Campus

1. FARWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Darchula Multiple Campus
Bachelor of Business Studies
Faculty of Management
Syllabus of English Grammar and Composition
MGMT. 311 First Year
Khalanga, Darchula

2. Presenter: Dammar Singh Saud
Assistant Professor and Chairperson
English Subject Teaching Committee

3. Introduction
 Course Title: English Grammar and Composition
 Total Marks: 100
 Course Code: MGMT. 311
 Pass Marks: 45
 Nature of Course: Theory
 Time per period: 1 hour
 Year: First
 Total periods: 120
 Level: BBS

4. Course Introduction
This course is designed to develop communicative
competency of the students who are in the BBS program.
The course consists of five units. The first unit deals with
the reading skills in which the students will be exposed to
the variety of reading texts. The second unit introduces
the students to the process writing skills. The third unit is
aimed at developing their grammatical competence by
engaging them in contextual grammatical exercises. Unit
four offers them the repertoire of academic vocabulary
and finally the last unit prepares them for business
communication both in speech and writing.

5. General Objectives
The general objectives of this course are as follows:
a) To develop general English language proficiency among
the students.
b) To acquaint the students with the basic grammar
which they require in their academic writing.
c) To make the students familiar with the academic
vocabulary.
d) To expose the students to the array of business
communication skills so that they can communicate
effectively in business setting.

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Preview text using a variety of
strategies
Read for main ideas
Read for details
Scan text to find specific information
Make prediction about texts
Unit One. Reading (30 LH)
1.1. Prediction in reading
1.2. Skimming skills
1.3. Scanning skills
1.4. Detail reading skills

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Write paragraphs of different genres
Plan, write, revise, edit and rewrite
Make outline for writing
Write a summary
Write personal response to the texts
Write letter to the editor
Write essays
Unit Two. Writing (30 LH)
2.1. Paragraph writing
2.2. Process writing
2.3. Summary writing
2.4. Writing letters
2.5. Essay writing

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Construct English sentences using
appropriate tenses.
Supply modal verbs in proper
situations.
Use contextually appropriate
pronouns, noun phrases, prepositions,
adjectives and adverbs.
Use verb structures correctly.
Form words.
Use conditionals, clauses, questions
and indirect speech appropriately in the
contexts.
Speak and write grammatically correct
and appropriate sentences.
Unit Three. Grammar (30 LH)
3.1. Tenses
3.2. Modals
3.3. Determiners pronouns and
noun phrases
3.4. Prepositions, adjectives and
adverbs
3.5. Verb structures
3.6. Word formation
3.7. Conditionals, clauses,
questions,
indirect speech
3.8. Sentences and varieties of
English

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Use the academic vocabulary in a
given discourse.
Apply appropriate strategies to enrich
their academic vocabulary.
Unit Four: Academic Vocabulary
(30 H)
4.1. Academic vocabulary
4.2. Word combinations
4.3. Vocabulary used in academic
institutions
4.4. Vocabulary in the academic
discussions
4.5. Vocabulary of academic
functions
4.6. Reading and vocabulary
4.7. Reference vocabulary

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Exchanging contact details
Engage in conversation and end
conversations politely
Thank and respond to thanks in
business setting
Reassure, sympathize and apologize
Respond to invitations and talk about
social plans
Be diplomatic in business
conversation
Deal business on the phone
Talk about news, films, TV and books
Entertain people in business settings
and talk about the time off
Unit Five. Language of Business (30 LH)
5.1. Exchanging contact details
5.2. Exiting a conversation
5.3. Catching up with colleagues
5.4. Thanking and responding
5.5. Reassuring and sympathizing
5.6. Responding to spontaneous invitation
5.7. Talking about social plans
5.8. Apologizing and responding
5.9. Making and responding quick requests
5.10. Avoiding saying ‘no’
5.11. Dealing with situations on the phone
5.12. Being negative diplomatically
5.13. Talking about news at work
5.14. Talking about films, TV and books
5.15. Making people feel relaxed
5.16 Talking about taking time off

11. Methodology and Techniques
 Class presentation
 Discussion
 Group work/pair work
 Project work
 Self-study

12. Evaluation Scheme
 Written Exam – 100%

13. Format of the Question Paper for End-Term Exam
Types of questions Total questions
to be asked
Number of questions
to be answered and
marks allotted
Total marks
Group A: Multiple
choice items
20 20 x 1 mark 20
Group B: Short
subjective questions
8 6 x 8 marks 48
Group C: Long
subjective questions
3 2x 16 marks 32
Total Objective: 20
Subjective: 11
Objective: 20
Subjective: 8
100

14. References
a) Gramer, M.F. and Ward, C. S. (2011). Q: Skills for
Success (Reading and Writing) – 3. New York.
Oxford University Press (Unit I and II).
b) Lloyd, M. and Day, J. (2011). Active Grammar,
Level 3. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press
(Unit III).
c) McCarthy, M. & O’Dell, F. (2009). Academic
vocabulary in use. Delhi: Cambridge University
Press. (Units IV)
d) Baade, K., Duckworth, M., Grant, D., Holloway,
C., Hudson, J. Hughes, J., and Turner, R. (2008).
Business Result (Upper-intermediate Student’s
Book). Oxford: Oxford University Press (Unit V

15. Dictionary
 Hornby. A.S. (2010). Eighth Edition. Oxford
Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford
University Press.

16. Any Queries?

17. THANK YOU
and
GOOD LUCK!