
Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s S. M. Joshi College, Hadapsar, Pune- 28 Department of English Class- FYBA Div. A – (Batch - I) Short Term Course in ‘A Certificate Course in Enhancing Competency in English’ Academic Year 2024 – 2025 (02 Credits) Syllabus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Objectives of the Course: i) To develop communicative competence among the students ii) To develop proficiency, fluency, confidence, stage daring and overall personality of students iii) To make students more employable iv) To prepare the students for effective writing and speaking in both formal and informal ways Units No. of Periods allotted 1] Grammar: 10 i) Parts of Speech ii) Tenses iii) Modal Auxiliary Verbs iv) Articles and Question Tag v) Sentence Structure vi) Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative sentences vii) Voice and Reported Speech 2] Vocabulary: 10 i) Word Formation ii) Use of Right Word iii) Words often confused iv) One Word Substitution v) Idioms and Phrases vi) Proverbs vii) Synonyms and Antonyms 3] Conversation Skills 10 a) Introduce one and others b) Handling day-today situations c) At home d) Between two friends e) At the shopping f) At the bus stop g) At birthday Party h) In the Hotel i) With the Doctor j) In the Bank k) On the weather l) Role Playing Evaluation: There will be two components of evaluation Theory and Practical. The offline examination will be for 50 marks and the practical for 50 marks.

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