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BEGLA-135:English in Daily Life

By Dr. Vibhuti Gaur   |   Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
Learners enrolled: 1403

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.

Summary
Course Status : Upcoming
Course Type : Elective
Language for course content : English
Duration : 15 weeks
Category :
  • Language
Credit Points : 6
Level : Undergraduate
Start Date : 15 Jul 2025
End Date : 15 Nov 2025
Enrollment Ends : 15 Sep 2025
Exam Date :

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Course layout

Topics

Publishing Weeks

Topics

 

 

Greetings and Goodbye

Week 1

Starting and Ending Conversations

Social Small Talk

Week 2

Feelings

Week 3

Non- Verbal Communication: Body Language

 

The World around Us

Week 4

Family and Friends

Week 5

Describing Daily Events

Week 6

Money Matters

Week 7

Public Services

 

Media and Entertainment

Week 8

The Media

Week 9

The Floating Markets of Thailand

Week 10

People at Work

Week 11

The Smell of Food

 

Burning Issues

Week 12

Social Injustice

Week 13

Make Peace Not War

Week 14

Young Leaders

Week 15

Doing Away with Exam

Instructor bio



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.



Course certificate


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The online registration form has to be filled, and the certification exam fee needs to be paid.


CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE


30 Marks will be allocated for Internal Assessment (Final Quiz- Mandatory) which will be available at the end of the course and 70 Marks will be allocated for end term proctored examination.


A  minimum of 40% passing marks (i.e. at-least 12 marks in Internal Assessment (Final Quiz- Mandatory) & 28 Marks in external proctored examination) will be required for being eligible for SWAYAM Certificate.




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