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SREENARAYANAGURU OPEN UNIVERSITY

B.A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE

B21EG02SE
ENGLISH FOR PROFICIENCY IN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS
CREDITS: 2

Course Objectives

1. To help the learners to better their language skills for successfully
taking competitive examinations
2. To familiarise the learners with the pattern of questions
3. To train learners to tackle competitive examinations with confidence
4. To help learners to gain a strong foundation in Language Skills required
for competitive examinations

Course Outcomes

Upon completing the course, the learners:

1. will have a clear idea about the English topics prescribed generally for
competitive examinations
2. will become familiar with the patterns of questions in various
competitive examinations
3. will gain a strong foundation in Language Skills required for competitive
examinations, and thus successfully tackle the examinations with confidence
4. will be able to gain practical knowledge of the Language Skills that will help
them to perform better in competitive examinations

COURSE DETAILS

BLOCK 1: INTRODUCTION
BLOCK 2: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

BLOCK 1 Introduction

UNIT 1 Types of Competitive Exams – Skills Tested in Competitive Exams –
Which Exam for What Purpose – Relevance of Competitive Exams and
English Proficiency – Competitive Exams in India –International
Competitive Exams

UNIT 2 Types of Questions Asked – Individual Tasks – Integrated Tasks –
Objective Questions – Descriptive Questions – Cloze Tests –
Reasoning

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