This document provides a course description for ENG-101: Introduction to Grammar being offered in the Fall 2022 semester at the University of Gujrat. The 3 credit hour course will be taught by Mirza Noman Shamas and cover topics including parts of speech, sentence structure, tenses, active/passive voice, punctuation, and correcting errors. It will include 32 sessions of instruction, assignments like presentations and tests, and have requirements for 70% attendance and grading based on midterm, sessional work, and final exam. Recommended textbooks are also listed.

1. UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT
Centre for Languages and Translation Studies
Course Description/Outline
Course Code: ENG-101 Course Title: Introduction to Grammar
Instructor: Mirza Noman Shamas Semester: Fall, 2022
Email: mnomans761@gmail.com Office (Room No): 202
Minor: Introduction to Grammar Credit Hours: 3
Course Description Functional English which would enable the students to meet
their real life language needs:
 Basics of Grammar (parts of speech and use of articles)
 Sentence Structure
 Tenses
 Active and Passive Voice
 Punctuation
 Correction of Errors
 Direct/Indirect
Note: The mode of instruction must be in English.
Course Type:
(Compulsory/Core/Elective)
Compulsory
Pre-requisites Basic knowledge of English grammar and its usage.
Goals  To enable the students to comprehend grammatical terms
and use them properly
 To enhance their Listening and Speaking skills
 To develop their critical thinking
Text Books Provision of hand outs
Recommended Books  “Practical English grammar” by Thomas and Martinet
 “Writing. Intermediate” by Marie- Christine Boutin,
Suzanne Brinand and Francoise Grellet
 “Reading. Upper Intermediate.” by Brain Tomlinson and
Rod Ellis

Lectures 32 sessions of 90 minutes each

2. Attendance Policy A minimum of 70% attendance is required for a student to
be eligible to take the final examination.
The students with less than 70% of the attendance in a course
shall be given the grade SA (Short Attendance) in such a course
and shall not be allowed to take its End Term Exams and will
have to reappear in the course to get the required attendance to
be eligible to sit in the exam when the course is offered the next
time.
Grading The course will be evaluated on the basis of the following
percentage:
 Mid Term 25%
 Sessional 25%
o Presentations 10%
o Listening Test 10%
o Quiz 05%
 Final term 50%
Quiz, Listening Exercise
and Presentation Schedule
(tentative)
According to the decision of instructor
Session Schedule
Sessions Topic Readings
1 & 2 Introduction to Grammar and Parts of Speech
3 & 4 Parts of Speech (identification and practice of
Noun Pronoun and adjectives)
5 & 6 Parts of Speech (identification and practice of
verb, adverb and interjection)
7 & 8 Parts of Speech (identification and practice of
conjunction, preposition and use of articles)

3. 9 & 10 Sentence structure (introduction of phrase, clause
and sentence and practice in unified sentences)
11 & 12 Sentence structure (introduction of phrase, clause
and sentence and practice in unified sentences)
13 & 14 Tenses
Simple (Active/Passive)
15 & 16 Perfective (Active/Passive)
17 & 18 Progressive (Active/Passive)
MID TERM
19 & 20 Direct/Indirect
21 & 22 Punctuation
23 & 24 Correction of Errors
25 & 26 Correction of Errors
27 & 28 Correction of Errors
29 & 30 Presentations
31 & 32 Presentations