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Full Academic Year Overview Higher National Diploma in English

2nd Year Curriculum & All Subjects

Complete academic curriculum for 2nd Year — 1st Semester & 2nd Semester subjects, syllabuses, lecture notes, and past examination papers.

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2nd Year - 1st Semester Subjects

Core subjects & learning modules
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EN 2101

Advanced Reading & Vocabulary Development I (ARSVD I)

Advanced text analysis, academic registers, speed reading techniques.

EN 2102

Technical Communication

Technical reports, feasibility studies, user manuals, and formal proposals.

EN 2103

Linguistics III (Language Structure & Usage)

Semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis and sociolinguistics.

EN 2104

Commonwealth Literature

Post-colonial literature, African, Caribbean, South Asian and Australian writers.

EN 2105

Professional Writing III

Informative vs expository writing, maps/graphs interpretation, paraphrasing.

EN 2106

Research Methodology I

Academic research foundations, literature reviews, quantitative and qualitative methods.

EN 2107

English Language Teaching Methodology I (ELTM I)

Principles of language teaching, teaching language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing).

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2nd Year - 2nd Semester Subjects

Core subjects & learning modules
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EN 2202

Linguistics IV (Language Structure & Usage)

Applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, first and second language acquisition.

EN 2203

Sri Lankan Literature in English

Sri Lankan English fiction, poetry, drama, post-colonial cultural identity.

EN 2204

Advanced Professional Writing

Editing, publishing, public relations writing, research papers.

EN 2205

English Language Teaching Methodology II (ELTM II)

Curriculum design, lesson plan design, microteaching, classroom management.

EN 2206

Principles of Education

Philosophical and sociological foundations of education.

EN 2207

Educational Measurement & Evaluation

Test construction, assessment metrics, rubric design, evaluation strategies.

EN 2208

Educational Psychology

Child and adolescent development, learning theories, motivation in the classroom.

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