MA English Part I      BZ University Multan

Paper-3        Academic Discourse

1. Grammar and Mechanics

> Tenses

> Parts of Speech

> Moods (Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive)

> Voice (Active, Passive)

> Narration (Direct, Indirect)

> Clause (Main, Subordinate, Coordinate)

> Sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex)

> Transitional Devices/ Connectives

> Cohesion and Coherence

> Punctuation

> Articles

> Prepositions

2. Reading Skills

1. Skimming

2. Scanning

3. SQ3R

4. Locating main ideas

5. Critical Reading

• Previewing: Establishing Context, Purpose and Content

• The Process: Previewing

• Reading: Annotating a Text

• The Process: Reading and Annotating

• Reviewing: Organizing, Analyzing, Evaluating and Reacting

• The Process: Reviewing

3. Writing Skills

1. Brainstorming and outlining

2. Traits of good writing

• Ideas

• Organization

• Voice

• Word choice

• Sentence fluency

• Connection

3. Paragraph writing

4. Essay writing

• Cause and effect

• Comparison and contrast

• Description

• Narration

• Persuasive

• Process analysis

> Summarizing/ Précis Writing

> Paraphrasing

Reading List:

Boudin, E.M. (1984). Reader's Choice.Ann Arbour, University of Michigan Press

Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar Karachi: Oxford University Press

Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press

Taib, N. et. al (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill

Taib, N. et. al. (2003). Basic English, Malaysia: McGraw Hill

Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basic: A Programmed Approach. New York: John Wiley and Sons.

Azar, Betty Schrampfer. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York: Longman

Azar, Betty Schrampfer. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3 rd Edition). New York: Longman

Howe, D. H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3'd Impression). Karachi: OUP