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Official SLIATE Curriculum Higher National Diploma in English

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1st Year 1st Semester Subjects

7 Subjects

EN 1101

Reading & Vocabulary Development (RSVD)

Reading comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, word roots and affixation.

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EN 1102

Effective Communication Skills I

Oral communication techniques, public speaking, conversational fluency.

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EN 1103

Listening in English I

Active listening, note-taking techniques from spoken discourse.

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EN 1104

Linguistics I (Language Structure & Usage)

Introduction to linguistics, phonetics, phonology, and English morphology.

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EN 1105

Introduction to Literature

Forms of literature, poetry elements, short story analysis, drama introduction.

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EN 1106

Professional Writing I

Sentence structures, paragraph development, mechanics of writing.

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EN 1107

CALL & Study Skills I

Computer-assisted language learning, presentation tools, academic research.

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Published Study Materials & Past Papers

Listening for Gist vs. Listening for Specific Detail: Academic Audio Strategies

Lecture Note • EN 1103 • Sep 02, 2026

Listening for Gist vs. Listening for Specific Detail: Academic Audio Strategies

Distinguish between global top-down comprehension and targeted bottom-up listening to ace university lecture comprehension tasks.

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The Cornell Note-Taking System for University Lectures in English

Lecture Note • EN 1103 • Sep 02, 2026

The Cornell Note-Taking System for University Lectures in English

A step-by-step tutorial on using the Cue Column, Note-Taking Area, and Summary Block to organize and retain lecture content.

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Effective Academic Research: Boolean Operators and Digital Database Search

Lecture Note • EN 1107 • Sep 02, 2026

Effective Academic Research: Boolean Operators and Digital Database Search

Master AND, OR, NOT and wildcard operators to uncover high-impact academic papers and thesis references on Google Scholar and ERIC.

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English Phonetics & Phonology: Consonants, Vowels, and the IPA Chart

Lecture Note • EN 1104 • Sep 02, 2026

English Phonetics & Phonology: Consonants, Vowels, and the IPA Chart

Master the 44 phonemes of English, places and manners of articulation, voicing, and vowel classification for accurate pronunciation and phonetic transcription.

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Understanding Literary Genres: Poetry, Drama, Fiction, and Non-Fiction

Lecture Note • EN 1105 • Sep 02, 2026

Understanding Literary Genres: Poetry, Drama, Fiction, and Non-Fiction

A guide to major literary genres, forms, and conventions for students beginning their literary appreciation studies in HND English.

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The Anatomy of a Perfect Paragraph: Topic Sentence, Unity, and Coherence

Lecture Note • EN 1106 • Sep 02, 2026

The Anatomy of a Perfect Paragraph: Topic Sentence, Unity, and Coherence

Learn how to construct rigorous academic paragraphs using the TEEL / MEAL framework, transitional cohesion markers, and logical idea progression.

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Context Clues Mastery: How to Guess Unfamiliar Words in Academic Passages

Lecture Note • EN 1101 • Sep 02, 2026

Context Clues Mastery: How to Guess Unfamiliar Words in Academic Passages

Discover the 5 main types of context clues (Definition, Synonym, Antonym, Example, and Inference) to decipher complex vocabulary without stopping for a dictionary.

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Word Formation Techniques: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words in English

Lecture Note • EN 1101 • Sep 02, 2026

Word Formation Techniques: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words in English

Master English morphological building blocks to rapidly decode and create hundreds of academic nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

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The Foundations of Human Communication: Process, Elements, and Barriers

Lecture Note • EN 1102 • Sep 02, 2026

The Foundations of Human Communication: Process, Elements, and Barriers

A comprehensive breakdown of the 7 elements of communication, Shannon-Weaver and Berlo models, and techniques to overcome semantic, physical, and psychological noise.

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Non-Verbal Communication Essentials: Body Language, Eye Contact, and Proxemics

Lecture Note • EN 1102 • Sep 02, 2026

Non-Verbal Communication Essentials: Body Language, Eye Contact, and Proxemics

Discover how kinesics, paralanguage, haptics, and spatial awareness contribute over 65% of message impact in academic and workplace interactions.

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