FOR WHOM:    DEGREE / PG STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE GOOD AT BASIC ENGLISH     (DURATION: 100 Hrs)

COURSE OUTCOME

SPEAKING

You possess a fairly basic ability in communicating in a practical day to day situation. You can go into shops and ask for goods, order food in a restaurant, reserve a room in a hotel, request basic services in a bank or post office, and to explain the nature of a physical problem to your doctor.

WRITING

You are able to write short, simple and comprehensive messages and notes, faxes, postcards, letters, and e-mails, although you frequently re-write and refer to the dictionary.

LISTENING

You are starting to follow natural speech. You can understand the kind of language used from day to day. You can understand things like prices of goods in shops, simple directions on how to reach places, questions and advice from your doctor, and the customary questions asked at the immigration wing.

READING

You can follow texts in every practical situation whether it is about eating out, doing shopping, and making use of services like banks. You are able to read ordinary letters, and get basic information from various factual texts, as also make limited use of sources of information like bilingual dictionaries and computers.