English ( Nursing): English I (Functional English)

English I (Functional English)

Objectives:   

Enhance language skills and develop critical thinking.

Course Contents:

Basics of Grammar

• Parts of speech and use of articles Sentence structure, active and passive voice Practice in unified sentence
• Analysis of phrase, clause and sentence structure Transitive and intransitive verbs
• Punctuation and spelling

Comprehension:

Answers to questions on a given text

Discussion:

General topics and every-day conversation (topics for discussion to be at the discretion of the teacher keeping in view the level of students)

Listening:

To be improved by showing documentaries/films carefully selected by subject teachers

• Translation skills:

• Urdu to English

• Paragraph writing

Topics to be chosen at the discretion of the teacher

Presentation skills

Introduction