1. In the name of Allah, the most Gracious,
the most Merciful.
Quote of the week
“ The greatest of all journeys begins with
the first step”.

2. Fall 2013
HUM100 “English Comprehension &
Composition”

3. ►Course
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Co-coordinator:
Ayyaz Qadeer
ayazqadeer@yahoo.com

4. Course Objective
► The
primary objective of designing this
course is to enhance the students’
comprehension of English Language.
► The students will be helped to implement
techniques of improving understanding of
their studies in general and English in
particular.
► A secondary objective of this course is to
help the students learn how to compose
various forms of messages in official
document writing.
► The students will acquire a good level of
proficiency of English language writing.

5. Course Outline :
Week no. 1
 Introduction to the course
 Enhancing Comprehension Skills-I
Previewing, Reading for main ideas,
using context for vocabulary,
scanning for details, making
inferences, identifying exceptions
and referring to the passage

6. ► Week
2
► Enhancing Comprehension Skills-II
Class room activities
► Week
3
Basic Grammar Review-I
Definition of a sentence, Sentence
structures, Punctuation marks, Modifiers
(adjectives and adverbs)

7. Week 4
Basic Grammar Review-II
Verb tense, Subject-verb agreement,
Articles/determiner, Word order,
Prepositions
Week 5
Advanced Sentence Structures-I
Misplaced modifiers, Dangling modifiers

8. Week 6
► Advanced Sentence Structures-I I
Parallelism Sentence fragments Run-on
sentences
► Week 7
► Pre-writing Techniques Free-writing,
note keeping, brain storming, mind
mapping, journalistic questions (5 w’s),
Exercises for students
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9. ► Week
8
► Paragraph Writing Definition, unity,
topical sentence and supporting details,
Relevant Exercises
► Week 9
► Essay Writing Definition, Characteristics,
Types, Organization, common methods of
beginning, cohesion, coherence, Practice
activities

10. Week 10
► Précis Writing Definition,
Need/Importance, Characteristics, do’s and
don'ts in précis writing, Practice Activities
► Week 11
► Message Composition-I
Memo writing Email messages
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11. ► Week
12
► Message Composition-II
CV/Resume Writing Cover Letter
► Week
13
► Word Skills Vocabulary building,
synonyms, antonyms, effective use of
thesaurus, dictionary skills

12. ► Week
14
► Presentation Skills Assessing the Reason and
Receivers, Delivering the presentation, Gathering
material, Organization of data, Use of appropriate
language, Use of graphs, figures and visual aids,
Involving the audience
► Week 15
► Student’s Presentations-I &
► Students Presentations-II
► Week 16
► Problem Solving Session and Critique

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Recommended Course Literature:
Baron’s SAT II Writing
High School English Grammar and Composition
(Wren and Martin)
Business Communication (Locker & Kaczmarek)
Recommended Course Requirements and
Expectations :
80% attendance is mandatory
3 Quizzes (10%)
3 Assignments (10%)
Individual Presentation (5%)
1st sessional exam 10%
2nd sessional exam 15%
Final exam 50 %