English in Daily Life is a specially designed programme for
learners who wish to improve their English so that they can communicate in
English comfortably in their daily life. It is meant for those of you who
already have some basic skills in the language and are now ready to acquire
greater proficiency in it.
| Course Status : | Completed |
| Course Type : | Elective |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 15 weeks |
| Category : |
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| Credit Points : | 6 |
| Level : | Undergraduate |
| Start Date : | 15 Jul 2024 |
| End Date : | 30 Nov 2024 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 31 Aug 2024 |
| Exam Date : | 07 Dec 2024 IST |
| Exam Shift : | Shift-I |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
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Topics |
Publishing Weeks |
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Greetings and Goodbye |
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Starting and Ending Conversations |
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3 |
Non- Verbal Communication: Body Language |
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The World around Us |
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4 |
Family and Friends |
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Week
5 |
Describing Daily Events |
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Media and Entertainment |
Week
8 |
The
Media |
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Week
9 |
The
Floating Markets of Thailand |
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Week
10 |
People
at Work |
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Week
11 |
The
Smell of Food |
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Burning Issues |
Week
12 |
Social
Injustice |
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Week
13 |
Make
Peace Not War |
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Week
14 |
Young
Leaders |
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Week
15 |
Doing
Away with Exam |
A
doctorate from Centre for English Studies, JNU in Folk Literature and
Translation Studies in Postcolonial Perspectives, Dr Gaur has been a gold
Medalist throughout her academic career. Deeply privileged to study and teach
in premier universities like JNU, DU, PU she had been a part of diverse
administrative assignments while in DU.
Her passion to make academia Indo-centric has engaged her at various levels. She has proposed an introduction of a new course in IGNOU titled" Indian
Literary Theory and Criticism". She lectures extensively especially in JNU HRDC and CPDHE-DU on her areas of
interest and research. She has appeared on TV and radio on many occasions.She works for women empowerment and was the 1st convenor of Savitribai Phule
Memorial lecture, Nehru Memorial, Delhi. Her book titled 'Indian Perspective on Women' is under publication. She has been widely published in various international journals and edited
books.
She has organized, participated, presented papers and chaired sessions in
various national and international seminars, conferences and workshops. Her areas of interest include Literary Theory, Postcolonial Studies, Diaspora
Studies, South Asian Studies, Gender Studies, Oral Narratives, Film Studies, Indian
Knowledge and Critical Traditions, Indian Classical Literatures. She has taught subjects like Literary Theory, Postcolonial Studies, Indian Diaspora, Translation Studies,
British Romantic Literature, British 18th Century for almost 15 years now.
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