Functional Grammar and Communication in English | BA English Semester 1 | Calicut University

Functional Grammar and Communication in English is a prescribed textbook for the First Semester aimed at preparing undergraduate students for learning English language at the functional level. This book provides a selective overview of the key areas of English grammar that the students need to master, in order to express correctly and appropriately in academic writing and speech. The core areas of discussion include the basics of the verb tense system, the syntactic structures, transformation of sentences, the use of language for communication, especially writing skills in various professional and career related situations and also the basic skills in spoken communication in various contexts. This book is intended for the undergraduate classes and therefore it is often assumed that they know the basic grammatical points.