Communication in English - II

Abstract

In communication in English II, two language skills, writing and reading in communication will be emphasized. • Writing: getting started, strategies in writing, planning a good writing, parts of an essay, paragraph development, transitional devices, types of writing – definition, narrative, explanatory, argumentative, instructions; • Report writing, its features, types, technical and non-technical reports; technical type: laboratory, project report eg dissertation or thesis writing; non-technical report: term paper; • Reading skills: reading and literary appreciation – literature and its features, types, elements and relevance; genres of literature; • Application of the literary features and genres to three recommended reading texts on the three genres of literature. A review or critique of a specified txt must be submitted by each student shortly before the end of the semester. • narrative, explanatory, argumentative, instructions; • Report writing, its features, types, technical and non-technical reports; technical type: laboratory, project report eg dissertation or thesis writing; non-technical report: term paper; • Reading skills: reading and literary appreciation – literature and its features, types, elements and relevance; genres of literature; • Application of the literary features and genres to three recommended reading texts on the three genres of literature. A review or critique of a specified txt must be submitted by each student shortly before t