Institute of Modern Languages
University of Dhaka
Senior Certificate Course in English, 2015-16
Course Requirements
Senior Certificate Course in English at the Institute of Modern Languages is designed for the
students who have seccessfully completed the Junior Certificate Course under the same
institution. The duration of the course is 120 contact hours for two days a week (two hours
per class). There are two sessional tests and a final examination at the end of the course. The
first sessional test is administered after 40 hours of teaching and the second sessional test
after 80 hours of teaching. The final examination is held after completion of 120 hours of
teaching.
Aims:
The course aims to enable the students to:
Read and understand Intermedate level texts in English;
Write texts to fulfill various types of communicative needs with a reasonable amount
of accuracy.
Use and understand English spoken in various kinds of social and professional
situation;
Develop accuracy in grammar.
Examinations
Students will have to take three exams at the apointed time. No make-up examination will be
administered for any test missed.
Breakdown of the marks of the examination will be as follows:
Total Marks:300
Paper I: Reading (60)+ Listening (30)=100 Marks
Paper II: Writing (60) + Grammar (40)=100 Marks
Paper III: Sessional Tests (25+25)+ Speaking Test (40) + Class Performance and attendance
(10)=100 Marks
Requirements for the successful completion of the course:
Regular attendance is a requirement of the course. Students who are absent more than three
consecutive days will not be allowed to continue with the course. At least 75% attendance is
required to take the final exaination 60-74% attendance is non-collegiate, i.e. students are
allowed to take examination only after paying a fine. Students having less than 60%
attendance will not be allowed to take examination.
Grading System
The final grade will be the average percentage of all three examinations. However, students
will have to pass each paper individually. Minimum pass mark is 40% in each paper.
Sabrina Ahmed Chowdhury
Assistant Professor
Department of English Language
Institute of Modern Languages
University of Dhaka