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SYLLABUS FOR BASIC SPOKEN ENGLISH

LANGUAGE COURSE : Duration- 30 Hours

Free Speech on topics such as:

One stormy night
Most memorable trip
Health is wealth
Pollution
Role Plays
At breakfast table
A meeting at the bus-stop
A meeting between two friends
Inviting a friend over to your birthday party
Congratulating a friend on getting a job or offering condolences to a
bereaved family on a loss of a dear one

Vocabulary Building
Passage reading & writing( topics such as )
The Opera
The Wolf
The tempest
General Discussion( on a wide range of topics as)
My most memorable photograph
Why it is the most memorable photograph
Who had taken the photograph & when
My most favorite animal/do you have any pet?
How do you like to spend time with the pet?
How creative are you?

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English Grammar
Introduction
Sentence pattern
Parts Of Speech
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Verb
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Interjection
- Conjunction

Articles
Definite
Indefinite

Preposition
Tense

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Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Present Tense
Present Continuous
Past Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future Perfect
Present perfect Continuous
Future perfect continuous
Framing of simple sentences

Written Communication
Composition-50 words
Semi Formal Letters-Leace Application

The User course incorporates 2 basic components:

1. General English
2. Business English

The course aims at developing a wide range of

Communication skills used in English:

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Language Development, which involves grammar and extensive vocabulary
learning
Writing skills, which have a specific focus on literacy and short essays,
memorandum, notes
Reading, which involves study of instructional business-related texts of
topical relevance
Listening, which includes comprehension of ideas and detailed information
Communication skills, which cover communication situations (within the
framework of qualification and proficiency of the student)

Course objectives:The main objectives of the

syllabus are:
to help the students to learn pronunciation of the English sounds, to learn
to read, write, and to know the fundamentals of English grammar and
vocabulary;
to develop the students' reading skills to enable them to skim an adapted
text for main idea, to scan an adapted text for specific information, to
interpret an adapted text for inferences;
to develop the students' writing skills to enable them to respond to input
applying information to a specified task, to elicit, to select, to summarize
information in essays (140-160 words);
to develop the students' listening skills to enable them to understand and
apply specific information from the input to develop the students' speaking
skills to enable them to use general, social and professional language (to
develop the students' general capacity to a level that enables them to use
English in their professional and academic environment)

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Methods of assessment: Assessment is by

coursework (40%), which integrates the following:
Individual and group oral presentations
Oral interactions (including pair work)
Written tests and tasks Essays
Listening/ viewing
Communicating the idea of simple reading passages
Furthermore the course contents will include the following and more :

Extempore ( These would be some of the extempore

topics)
Globalization
My turning point of life
If I were a PM
My ideas on how to make life better
Ships docked in the harbor faces no storm
Money or success. What would you prefer and why?

General Discussion( few of the topics)

Role of English
Role of fashion
Advantages & Disadvantages of social networking site
Cinemas are corrupting the minds of youth

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Role Play on real life situations for instance:

Visit to a bank
Booking a hotel accommodation
Visit to a consumer showroom

Vocabulary
Anonyms/Synonyms/Prefix/Suffix

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Passage reading, storytelling and writingGrammar

Articles
- Definite
-Indefinite
Preposition
Tense
-Present Tense
-Past Tense
-Future Tense
-Present Tense
-Present Continuous
-Past Continuous
-Present Perfect
-Past Perfect
-Future Perfect
-Present perfect Continuous
-Future perfect continuous
-Framing of simple sentences
Active Voice & Passive Voice
Indirect & Speech
Subject & Verb Agreement
Modals
Propositions
Conditionals

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Written Communication
Business Letter
Semi-formal Letter
Email writing guidelines
Essay Writing(100-150words)
Resume writing( functional resume) and writing applications
Interview handling skills for freshers (learning to tackle frequently asked HR
interview questions)

SYLLABUS FOR ADVANCED BUSINESS

ENGLISH : Duration- 40 Hours
Business English course starts during the first intensive course with the
introduction of the students into the world of business. This preparatory course
will further give the students the opportunity to speak on general topics, to
communicate in Business environment and to understand texts on business and
finance in the English speaking world.
The course aims to:

develop the students' comprehension of business awareness;

develop the students' listening skills in the field of business and
economics;
Provide the students with opportunities to express business concepts by
reformulating them in their own words while summarizing
The students' competence in this aspect is measured by their ability to
demonstrate their communication skills in the key business areas of meetings,
negotiations, telephoning and social English, as well as the ability to write
memos, notes. The course content will include:

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Advanced Extempore(impromptu speech)
General and business Idioms
Commonly used English Phrases and idioms
Group Discussion (do and donts and current topics)
Grammar (Advanced level)
Advanced level tenses and general grammar
- Revision of basic & intermediate
- Phrasal Verbs
Vocabulary (Advanced)
- Meaning of words (Synonyms)
- Opposite of words (Antonyms)
- Confused pair of words
- Exercises and Quizzes
- Debates
- General Knowledge
Written Communication
- Corporate email etiquette
- Essay (200-250 words)
- Business letters
- Precise writing
Interview preparation (professional level)
- Personal Interview Techniques for professionals
- Resume Preparation (professional chronological resume)
- Soft skills
Presentation Skills
Telephonic Etiquette
Accent Neutralization
Corporate Etiquette
Business skills
Public speaking

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Listening skills
Mastering interpersonal skills
Team Skills (How to build your team)
Being a leader
Difference between a Manager and a Leader
Stress Management
Body language(gestures, posture, the art of mirroring and so on)

Diploma in Business English - A combo package of

basic, intermediate and advance level English
Syllabus for Diploma Course in Business English - 100 Hours

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Complete Basic syllabus
Complete Intermediate syllabus
Complete Advance level syllabus
Punctuation
Precis writing
Writing of negative sentences pattern for ordinary sentences
Writing of negative sentences pattern for passive voice
Writing of interrogative sentences pattern for ordinary sentences
Writing of interrogative sentences pattern for passive voice SENTENCES
Tongue twisters
Essay writing
Meeting notice, memorandum etc
Minutes writing
One word substitutes
Proverbs-expansion
Idioms, phrases
Appropriate words and expressions
Foreign words and phrases
Conversation on common topics/day to day life matters
Public speaking on current topics
Group discussions
Resume/CV writing
Interview skills
Positive attitude/ mind set up tips
Stress removal tips
Health tips
Tips for successful life career
E mail writing

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