LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY, IBADAN
FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE
FIRST SEMESTER, 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
COURSE PARTICULARS
Course Code: GST 107
Course Title: Use of English I
TUTORIAL QUESTIONS
1. (a) What is communication?
(b) What are the elements of communication and how do they help the communication
process?
(c) What are the barriers to effective communication in social groups and the work place?
2. Explain the common pronunciation problems Nigerian students have, especially in
phonemes, stress, and intonation, and the correct ways of pronouncing them.
3. (a) What is listening?
(b) Discuss the three basic listening types.
(c) Discuss five factors that hinder active listening?
4. (a) What is reading?
(b) Extensively discuss five purposes of reading.
(c) Explain the SQ3R study techniques and how they can be used in examination
preparation.
(d) Discuss fully four faulty reading habits and explain how they can be eradicated.
5. Giving adequate examples, explain the word formation processes laying emphasis on how
they help in creating new words.
6. (a) Explain how students can develop their vocabulary through lexical words and
grammatical words in English.
(b) Explain how to combine lexical words to construct good sentences.
(c) Highlight the lexical choices of words in fields such as sports, health, business, science,
technology, medicine, engineering and creative arts.
7. Explain the common errors in concord and how such errors can be eradicated in their use
of the English language.
8. (a) With adequate examples, explain the correct ways of reporting in English
(b) Explain the changes involved in indirect reporting
(c) Explain the process of creating active and passive voice in English.
9. (a) Differentiate between time and tense, giving adequate examples
(b) Explain the correct use of tenses and their importance to the study of the English
language.
10. (a) Discuss the benefits of the Internet to the learning and use of English.
(b) Explain the effects of Internet English on English learning.
11. Explain the procedures for summary writing, giving adequate examples.
12. Discuss the techniques of note-taking and note-making, giving adequate examples.
13. Explain the following: a) mechanics of spelling 2) the correct use of punctuation marks
and 3) proper capitalisation.
14. (a) What is a paragraph? (b) Examine three qualities of a good paragraph.
(c) Discuss the three (3) types of paragraph in relation to function.
15. Explain the procedures of writing the following essay types: minutes of meetings, letters
(formal and informal letters), public announcements, memoranda, reports and essays.
Lecturers: Dr. Davies, Ass. Prof. Robbin, Prof. Olutayo, Dr. Senayon, Dr. Gbadegesin, Dr.
Adesina, Dr. Aluko, Dr. Adeyinka, Mr. Jegede, Mr. Akande, Mr. Lawal, Miss
Bino
