Use of English GNS 101A and 101B

Use of English GNS 101A and 101B

1) Language

• Definitions and Uses
• The four language skills
• English language in Nigeria and its uses

2) Reading and types of reading

• Reasons why we read
• Factors than can affect effective reading

3) Listening skills

• Factors than can affect effective listening
• How to improve listening skills

4) Writing and types of writing

• Narrative Essay Writing
• Descriptive Essay Wrtiting
• Argumentative Essay Writing
• Expository Essay Writing
• Letter Writing
• Formal Letter
• Informal Letter
• The Basic Skills of Writing

5) Note taking and Note-making

• The skills of note taking
• The purpose of note taking and note making

6) Outlining

• The qualification of a good outline
• The use of a good outline

7) The Dictionary and its uses

8) Word building and processes

• Affixation
• Blending
• Clipping
• Compounding
• Acronym
• Borrowing
• Reduplication
• Neologism

9) Speaking Skills

• Organs of Speech
• The English vowels
• The English consonants
• Suprasegmentals
• Speech problem areas of Nigeria Students learning or using English as a second language

10) Parts of Speech

• Noun
• Pronouns
• Verbs
• Adverbs
• Adjectives
• Conjunctions
• Interjections

11) Sentences and Sentence Types

• Phrases
• Clauses
• Simple Sentence
• Compound Sentence
• Complex Sentence
• Compound-Complex Sentence
• Declaratice Sentences
• Interrogative Sentences
• Exclamatory Sentences
• Imperative Sentences

12) Paragraph Development

• Paragraph Connectors

13) Mechanics of Writing

• Capitalization
• Spellings
• Abbreviations
• Italics
• Punctuation

14) Errors Associated with Concord/Tense

15) Registers

• Register of Vocabulary items Associated with Education
• Register of Vocabulary Items Associated with Arts and Humanities
• Register of Vocabulary Items Associated with Natural Sciences
• Register of Vocabulary Items Associated with the Legal Field
• Register of Vocabulary Items Associated with the Medical Sciences Field