AR25C01 Introduction to Language and English Skills – Semester I – Arch / BDes – R-2025

Subject Code & Name: AR25C01 – Introduction to Language and English Skills

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: I (First Semester)

Branch: B. Arch. (Arch)

Credits / L-T-P: 3 Credits | L-T-P: 3-0-0

Course Objectives

• To give an introduction to the concepts and evolution of language in human society including its various expressions and functions.
• To give basic skills of English language in everyday situations involving speaking, listening, reading, writing, presenting.
• To enable the use of language to think, express experience and communicate larger meaning.

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I – Introduction to Language and Linguistics

Communication in humans and animals. Language in humans – definition, function and hypotheses of evolution. Some concepts of language – phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics.

Unit II – English – Speaking and Listening

Everyday communication and human interaction through language. Speaking and listening. Simple class exercises.

Unit III – English – Reading, Writing, Presenting

Reading and writing. Language comprehension skills through reading and writing. Presenting information and ideas. Simple exercises.

Unit IV – Language as Expression and Cognition

Language as expression – poetry, prose, literature, etc. Cognitive function of language. Cognitive role of language in constructing reality, abstracting, projecting the future. Simple exercises.

Unit V – Language as Discourse

Thinking, talking and writing about ideas and situations within a social context and conveying broader meaning and abstraction. Discourse, dialectic. Simple class exercises.

Course Outcomes (COs)

• CO1: An understanding of basic role of language in humans.
• CO2: Skill and confidence in everyday requirements of the English language.
• CO3: Ability to express experience, explore meaning and construct reality through language.

Assessment Pattern (Quick Note)

• Weightage: Continuous Internal Assessment 40% | End Semester Examinations 60%
• Internal methodology: Two Assessments with equal weightage – Internal written Test/Examination (50%), Assignment (50%) of any mode such as study, seminar, and or a combination of modes, etc.

Source: Official Anna University – B. Arch. / B. Des. R-2025 Syllabus
Last Updated: September 2026