Silver Mountain College

Graduate Business School

Lazimpat, Kathmandu

Affiliated With:
Recognized by:

Preston University, US
Tribhuvan University
Nepal

Name of Degree: Course Duration:

Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) Four Year Bachelor Program.

Detail of Syllabus and Study Guide: Subject: Semester: Total Credit: English (Writing Composition) II nd 3 credit hours

In the first semester the emphasis has been on writing paragraphs with good, detailed support. Since a paragraph develops one idea, the topics being developed are necessarily quite limited. In this semester the students learn to write an essay, the course Writing Composition presents an integrated programme of writing for high-intermediate students of English as a second or foreign language. It combines extensive practice in rhetorical strategies and techniques. Course objectives: To introduce the skills required to describe reports (bar charts, pie charts and tables), by interpreting general and specific information, and comparing and contrasting data. To introduce students to the skills required to structure, organize and present ideas in acceptable different types of essay formats. To prepare students for the different types of letters (request, complaint, etc.) that they need in real life situation Course Content Describing bar charts, pie charts and tables Comparing and contrasting data on charts or tables Writing an argumentative or persuasive essay Writing an advantages and disadvantages essay Writing a compare and or contrast essay Writing a classification essay Writing a cause and effect essay Writing business letters Instructional Techniques Lecture and discussion Explanation and illustration Group and individual work Evaluation techniques The students will be evaluated in different ways. 60 marks from final examination, 15 marks from classroom performance/presentation, 20 marks from assignments and 5

marks from attendance (in order to pass one must obtain at least 60 % in all subcategories) Reference Books Boardman, Cynthia A. and Frydenberg Jia. 2002. Writing to communicate: Paragraphs and Essays, Longman, New York Ruetten Mary K. and Smalley Regina L. 1995. Refining Composition Skill: Rhetoric and Grammar. Newbury House USA

SN Content 1 2. 3. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Course introduction Report writing (describing bar-graphs, Pie chart and other figures) Report writing (describing bar-graphs, Pie chart and other figures) Report writing (describing bar-graphs, Pie chart and other figures) Report writing (describing bar-graphs, Pie chart and other figures) Report writing (describing bar-graphs, Pie chart and other figures) Essay writing: introduction

Classroom activities Teacher presentation

Assignments and Presentation

Group exercise and Class assignment concept discussion Class assignment Assign assignment first

Further practice in different modules Group presentation and feedback Group work and discussion Different types of essay writing Identifying different types of essay Different types of essay writing Further practice Writing persuasive/ argumentative Discussion and essay presentation from the teacher Persuasive writing Classroom practice and feedback Persuasive Writing Further practice (how to express fey idea) Persuasive writing How this writing is different from other types of writing Writing an advantages and Presentation how this disadvantages essay essay is written Writing an advantages disadvantages essay Writing an advantages disadvantages essay Presentation and Classroom practice and feedback

Assignment Two

and Where and how these Assign are used presentation task Assign Assignment 3 Assign work Project

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Presentation and feed back Project work Topic select for project Project work Criteria set for project work Reflect the learning Group work Writing a compare and or contrast Approach to writing essay such writing Writing a compare and or contrast Academic/practical essay usage of this writing Writing a compare and or contrast Classroom practice essay and presentation Presentation Presentation an feedback Review class Follow up project work and review presentations and assignments Writing a classification essay Introduction: how it is

Assign presentation task Assign Assignment 4