ENGLISH LANGUAGE

COURSE MODULE
PREPARED BY:
AZIZI ZAHRY
Bachelor of Education (TESL)
FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

Module 1 - Grammar and usage

Module 1 Week 1
Normal sentence pattern in English
The Noun phrase
The Verb phrase
Tenses and Aspects
Regular and irregular verbs
Tenses -

Parts of speech

Present
Simple
Continuou
Perfect
Perfect Co

Noun
Adjective

Pronoun
Preposition

Verb
Conjunction

Adverb
Interjection

Module 1 week 2
Subject and Predicate
Phrases and Clauses
Types of Sentences

Question tags
Assertives
Negatives
Imperatives
Interrogatives yes/ no type interrogatives
'wh' type interrogatives

Articles and Determiners

Speech direct and reported

Module 1 Week 3
Voice active and passive
Synthesis of sentences (simple, complex and compound)
Subject verb agreement
Degrees of comparison
Conjunction pairs
Compound conjunctions

Module 1 Week 4
Relative clauses
Affirmative agreement (Too/So)
Negative agreement (Either/Neither)
Negation
Commands
Negative Commands
Indirect Commands
Negative Indirect Commands
Modal Auxiliaries
Negation of Modals
Questions with Modals
Module 1 Week 5
Punctuation
Capitalization
Usage of idioms and phrases
Conditional clauses
Some proverbs in English
Some great quotes in English

Module 2 - Communication Skills

Module 2 Week 6
Introducing

Yourself, others to others, starting a conversation.

Making friends

Greeting, sharing things &ideas, exchanging gifts.

Asking for information

Question techniques, answering techniques, getting more information.

Getting people to do things

Requesting, attracting attention, agreeing & refusing.

Talking about past events

Remembering, describing experiences, and imagining what if

Module 2 Week 7
Conversation techniques

Hesitating, preventing interruptions and interrupting politely, bringing in ot

Talking about future

Stating intentions, discussing probability and considering what if

Offering

To do something, asking for permission, giving reasons.

Joining a conversation

Giving opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, discussing.

Module 2 Week 8
Getting things done:

Describing things, instructing people how to do things, checking understan

Stating:

Similarities, differences, and preferences.

Persuading:

Making suggestions and giving advice, expressing doubts.

Saying sorry:

Apologizing and forgiving.

Module 2 Week 9
Complaining:

Expressing disappointment.

Describing:

Places and people.

Narrations:

Narrative techniques, handling dialogues, controlling narratives.

Dealing with moods and

feelings:

Anger, sadness, and indifference.

Saying goodbye

Module 3 Oral communication

Module 3 Week 10
Public Speaking
Group Dynamics
Group Discussions
Presentation with Audio-visual aids
Professional Communication

Seminar skills

Module 3 Week 11
Telephonic skills
Negotiations
Socializing skills
Body language
Voice modulation

Audience awareness
Non-Verbal communication

Module 4 Situational conversations

Module 4 Week 12
Introduction
Meeting
Parting
Daily activities
Asking about activities

Talking about activities

Evening activities
General activities
Travel
Meeting at the train station
Asking questions at the train station
Meeting at the airport
Getting information at the airport
Getting to the hotel
Finding ones hotel
Asking directions
Getting information
Finding ones way
Asking about buses
Traveling By bus
Going by taxi
Taking a trip by car
Travel plans
Time
Asking the time
Going by the clock
Arriving early or late
Watches and the time

Time and the calendar

Days, dates and seasons
Using expressions of time
Expressions of time
Dates and periods of time
Calendar time
Vacation time
Living
Living in an apartment
Living in a house

Module 4 Week 13
Telephone
Using the telephone
Formal and informal conversation
Hold the line
Transfer the call

Shopping
Getting help in stores
Going shopping
Talking about shopping
Shopping for clothes
Asking about prices
Money
Money problems
Talking about money
Lending and borrowing money

Module 4 Week 14
At the stores
At the grocery store
Shopping for groceries
At the bakery
At the green grocers

People
Identifying people
Immediate family and relatives
Identifying things
Letters
Sending and receiving letters
More about letters
Money
Getting change
American money and prices
Weather
Whats it like outside
Talking about the weather
A look at the weather

Module 4 Week 15
Holiday
Trips and sight seeing
Finding locations
Asking tariff
Food

Talking about eating

Breakfast and lunch at restaurant
Ordering food
Having dinner at a restaurant
Dinner conversations
Health
Personal health
Common health problems
At the doctors office

Module 4 Week 16
At work
Quitting and finding jobs
Office details
Office conversations
At school

Conversations about school

Going to school
The English class
Learning and using English
Language learning problems
Bikes and cars
Asking for a lift
Riding a bike
Driving a car
Car and bike repairs
At the gas station

Module 5 - Reading comprehension

Module 5 Week 17
Skimming
Scanning
Techniques of reading
Comprehension passages for practice

Module 6 - Writing comprehension

Module 6 Week 18
Tips to effective writing
Competence and coherence
Practice material/topics

Module 6 Week 19
Style in Written English
1. Common stylistic problems that appear in Grammar questions:
Sequence of Tenses
Antecedents of Pronouns
Illogical Participial Modifiers (Dangling Participles)

Participles as Adjectives
Redundancy
Parallel Structure
Transformation of Direct and Indirect Objects
Adverbials at the beginning of a sentence
2. Elimination of Incorrect Answers in Style Questions
Examples of Style Questions

Module 6 Week 20
Problem Vocabulary and Prepositions
1.

Commonly misused words

2.

Confusingly related words

3.

Use of Prepositions
Miscellaneous Expressions with Prepositions

4.

Verbal Idioms

5.

Common Combinations with Prepositions

MODULE 7 - Introduction to Phonetics

Module 7 Week 21

What is phonetics?
Need for learning phonetics
What is a syllable?
Syllable division

Understanding phonetics

Module 7 Week 22

Vowels
Diphthongs
Consonants
Consonant clusters
Voiced and voice less sounds in English
Exercises the phonetics workbook

Module 7 Week 23
Symbols for Transcription: British
Symbols for Transcription: American
Stress & Word Accent
What is word accent?

Module 7 Week 24
What is stress?
Primary stress & secondary stress in English words
Functional accent in English words
General rules of pronunciation

Module 7 Week 25
Articulatory Phonetics

Attributes of good speech

Clear speech
Therapeutic speech exercises

Accent neutralization
American accent tuning

Module 7 Week 26
Accent, Rhythm, Intonation
Tones: rising tone, falling tone, fall rise, rise fall
Functional intonation in English words
Weak forms in English

Module 7 Week 27
Varieties of English
Spelling differences in American English
Grammar in American English
Differences in British and American symbols
Characteristics of American English

Module 7 Week 28
Pronunciation Practice
Some common personal names, names of days, months, and literary characters
Some common geographical names
Foreign words and phrases commonly used in English

Module 8 Oral Communication &

Personality Development

Module 9 Week 36
Body Language
Voice Modulation
Audience Awareness
Interpersonal Skills

Module 9 Week 37
Memory Retention
Time Management
Stress Management
Module 9 Week 38
Goal Setting
Focusing Ability
Mind Mapping
Nonverbal communication
Personal appearance
Posture
Gestures
Facial expression
Eye contact
Space distancing
Communication in daily life
Pattern of communication
Management of information
Module 10 Week 39
General grammar practice
Vocabulary enrichment exercises
Language games
Pronunciation games

General grammar tests

Listening comprehension tests
Reading comprehension tests
Speaking exercises
Vocabulary building tests
Self-assessment tests