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Certificate Course in Spoken English
Paper I Phonology of English
Objectives:
1] To enable the students to acquire phonetic skills required for oral skills.
2] To give ear training to students to help them to listen sounds which are not there in
their regional languages.
3] To acquaint the students with the phonological structure of modern English.
4] To orient the students to word accents and speech rhythm and spoken English.
Topics:
1] Phonemes: Consonants, Vowels and Diphthongs
2] Phonetic transcription of words and sentences
3] Syllables and CVC pattern
4] Rules for word accents
5] Weak forms and strong forms
6] Accent patterns in connected speech
7] Intonation: Rising tone, Falling tone etc.
Practical Test will include:
1] Loud reading of a poem/ passage.
2] Pronunciation of words
3] Observation of accent and pronunciation of a given text
Books:
1] Bansal R. K. and Harrison J. B. Spoken English for India. Orient Longman, Mumbai, 200
2] Danial Jones. English Pronouncing Dictionary. 15th edition. Roach, P. & Hartman, J. eds.
Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
3] Katamba, F. An Introduction to Phonology, Longman, 1989.
4] J. D. O’Connor. Better English Pronunciation. Universal Book Stall. New Delhi, 2001
5] V. Sasikumar and P. V. Dhamija. Spokan English. Tata McGrow Hill, New Delhi, 2001.
6] A. S. Hornby. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary for Current English. Oup., 1989.

7] S. Chaudhari Better Spoken English. Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, 2004.
8] T. Balsubramanian. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students. Macmillan, New
Delhi,1999.
Paper II Conversation in English
Objectives:
1] To improve communicative competence of the students
2] To enable the students to converse in their life situations
3] To train the students to use English for the practical purposes.
Topics:
A] Patterns:
1] Greeting
2] Introducing Oneself
3] Invitation
4] Making Request
5] Expressing Gratitude
6] Complimenting and Congratulating
7] Expressing Sympathy
8] Apologizing
9] Asking for Information
10] Seeking Permission
11] Complaining and Expressing Regret
B] Using English in Real Life Situation
1] At the Bank/ post office/ College office
2] At the Green Grocer
3] At the Temple
4] At the College Canteen or Restaurant

5] At the Police station
6] At the Railway Station/ Bus Station
7] At the Medical Shop
8] At the Library
9] Interviews
10] Booking a Room in a Hotel
11] At the Travel Agency
All the topics in Part B that is Using English in Real Life Situations
Books:
1] Z. N. Patil. English for Practical Purpose. MacMillan Ind. Ltd.
2] G. Radhakrishna, Pillai, K. Rajeevan. Spoken English for You. CIEFL. Emerald
Publication.
3] K. S. Smita, Annie Pothen. English Conversational Practice. Sterling Publication Pvt. Ltd.
4] Dr. Saraswati. Success with Spoken English for Undergraduates. Commonwealth
University Books.
5] Bygate, M. Speaking. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Paper III Basic English Grammar
Objectives;
1] To acquaint learner with the modern English Usage
2] To take remedial steps to correct the errors that enters the learner’s Language
system while learning English as a foreign language.
3] To make them aware of the peculiarities English language.
Topics
1] Parts of speech and their uses
2] Word formation
3] Tenses and their Uses

4] Articles and their uses
5] Types of sentences and sentence patterns
6] Synonyms and their uses
7] Antonyms and their uses
1] Definition of terms such as noun / adjective/ adverb
2] Synonyms
3] Antonyms
4] Word Formation
Books:
1] Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deushar. English Grammar Today.
2] W. S. Allen. Living English Structure.
3] F. T. Wood. A Remedial English Grammar for Foreign Students.
4] P. C. Wren and H. Martin. Highschool English Grammar and Composition. S. Chand
company Mumbai, 2006.
5] Thomson and Martinet. A Practical English Grammar. OUP, 1986.

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