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Aspects of the Grammar of English

This course builds on the clause as an organic part of the sentence, sentence types and the use of sentences in text are highlighted with the view to developing the writing and oral skills of the students in the domains in which they need English in their studies and after graduation. 

Course Code: 
ENG 306
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
English

English in Multilingual Context.

The course looks at the different forms and functions of English in communities that have other languages genetically unrelated to English as first language.  Topics to be treated include the growth of English as a world language, the emergence of new English as a world language, the emergence of new Englishes, perceptions of non-native varieties of English, the relationship between English and indigenous languages, and samples of Ghanaian English.

Course Code: 
ENG 304
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
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English

The Techniques of Poetry

The focus of this course is the nature of poetry.  It will discuss the various characteristics of poetry; including form, structure and function, and the tropes of poetry. Other elements to be discussed include imagination, beauty, emotion and perception. Illustrative material will be drawn from Ghanaian, African and non-African texts. 

Course Code: 
ENG 214
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
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English

Forms and Functions of the English Clause

This course is a continuation of ENG 203. It deals with the forms and functions of clause types, with emphasis on co-ordination and subordination, and their stylistic effects on composition. The main clause types to be studied are the nominal, relative/adjectival, and adverbial clauses.

Course Code: 
ENG 204
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
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English
Guidance and Counselling

Principles of Prose Fiction

This introductory course involves the definition and recognition of the tools for appreciating texts.  The focus here is on prose fiction, and the elements to be examined include character and characterization, story and plot, tropes, setting etc.  Students will be guided to do a close analysis of selected literary works as the basis of effective critical writing.

Course Code: 
ENG 112
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
English

Advanced Writing

This course is a follow-up on ENG 014 and it aims to consolidate and further develop students’ writing skills. It guides students in developing skills in interactive writing; business letter writing; writing paragraphs: topic sentences and supporting sentences; and writing different types of essays.

Course Code: 
ENG 024
No. of Credits: 
4
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
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English

Advanced Reading

The course is a follow-up on ENG 013 and it consolidates and advances students reading skills. Students will be guided to read for enjoyment and reading for information. Students will also be introduced to different reading skills such as skimming and scanning; and using contextual information to guess the meaning of new words and expressions. They will also be guided to study the connotative and denotative meaning of words. Texts for reading will include novels, textbooks and scientific reports.

Course Code: 
ENG 023
No. of Credits: 
4
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
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English

Advanced Speaking

This course is a follow-up on ENG 012 and it focuses on more advanced skills in speaking. The course will introduce students to polite forms of speech; highlighting in speech; formal and informal speech; deliberate and rapid speech; persuasion argumentation; public speech, anecdotes, jokes, quoting and referring to sources of information, structuring speech. Students will be involved in a lot of practice work.

Course Code: 
ENG 022
No. of Credits: 
4
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
English

Advanced Listening

This course is a follow-up on ENG 011 and it focuses on listening to speech in real and simulated situations. Areas to be covered include discussion by more than two speakers, signals of agreement and disagreement; listening to public speech; evaluating speech, listening to highlights, telephone conversation, lectures, and radio and television news.

Course Code: 
ENG 021
No. of Credits: 
4
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
English
Exhibition at the programme

VOTEC Marks World Youth Skills Day

25 Jul, 2019 By louis Mensah

As part of the United Nations’ (UN) World Youth Skills Day Celebration (WYSD), the Department of Vocational and Technical Education, which is a member of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation- International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNESCO-UNEVOC), has organised an exhibition aimed at Inspiring the Youth and Improving their Perception about the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).” 

Welcoming the participants, the Head, Department of Vocation and Technical Education, Dr. Augustina Araba Amissah, explained that the celebration was marked every 15th July, across the Globe by UN to emphasise the importance of TVET in providing the youth with the opportunity to develop their competencies and accelerate their transitions to work. 
She added that in collaboration with other UNEVOC centres, the Department had also organised skills training in fascinator and beads making and cake decoration. 
Dr. Amissah commended the organisers of the programme and urged participants to participate fully in the celebration in order to realise its relevance.

Skill-set Course Prepares you for Job Market    

In a remark, the guest of honour, Prof. Eric Wilmot, commended participants for choosing a skill-set course, because it would automatically make them skilled-workers specially prepared for the job market. Stressing on the need to equip the youth with skills, Prof. Wilmot, who is the Provost, College of Education Studies, said, “The skills that the citizens have determined how strong the economy is. Therefore, there is the need to match up the work-force with the skills of the local people to save the country from investing in foreign skills.” He encouraged participants to take their education seriously to ensure that they mastered whatever special skills they were learning in order to realise their dreams and gain recognition. “The future is bright for you, but it depends on whether you are willing to take advantage of the present dispensation or not. I want to entreat you that whatever you are doing, make sure that you are recognised,” he explained. The Provost urged the participants to use the occasion as an avenue to acquire new knowledge and ideas to improve their skills so as to create opportunities for themselves, even when white-collar jobs become unavailable. 

Mathematics is Key in TVET Programmes


The Head of Department of Mathematics and ICT Education, Dr. Kofi Ayebi Arthur, said the use of Mathematics in TVET was very paramount and for that matter, participants should take the subject seriously since what they were engaged in had a lot to do with mathematics. Explaining further, he said, “you still need Maths, to enable you to use tools, materials and equipment for measurements and conversions.” 


Dr. Ayebi Arthur urged the participants to always see time as very important and be guided by it because it would help them to serve their clients promptly. He also noted that Information Technology has become very useful, and therefore, called on the participants to learn how to use software packages and the internet for support services and advertising. He advised the students to separate personal accounts from business accounts, and use mathematics and ICT to promote, advance, advertise and grow their business.”
Make Good Use of Internet


The Dean, Centre for International Education, who represented the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rosemond Boohene, acknowledging the usefulness of ICT, cautioned the youth to make use of the internet and social media for entrepreneurial, business and profitable objectives. She also hinted that “countries have recognised the potentials in people with skills in TVET and are willing to employ them, rather than those with any other degrees. Therefore, you must take advantage of the skills you are being taught and develop the right competencies towards them.” Prof. Boohene advised the young people to improve upon their entrepreneurial skills, and attitudes, and develop a character of good and prompt services. 

WSD Aims at Youth Development Skills


The Vice-Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology Education, Prof. Douglas Adjei, who chaired the function, said the programme was laudable since it was intended to raise the awareness about the relevance of youth development skills. He noted, “The aim of the WYSD to advocate for skills as an important factor to improve young people’s transitions to decent work, and to highlight the crucial role of skilled youth in addressing today’s most challenging global issues is a step in the right direction.” He explained that young people were almost three times more likely to be unemployed than adults and continuously face the challenges of greater labour market inequalities. 
The chairman charged the youth to act on the messages they heard in order to get enriched in their fields of competencies and entreated them to be innovative entrepreneurs by checking their attitudes towards work, clients and people they work with. Prof. Adjei concluded that “remember that you have been given the skill to create jobs, employ others and contribute your quota to the development of our mother Ghana.”    


Certificates were presented to candidates who successfully completed a three-day beads making, fascinator making and cake decoration course which was organised by VOTEC as part of the WYSD celebration. 
In attendance were a representative from the office the Registrar, Ms. Elizabeth Yankah, Senior Lecturer, VOTEC, Dr. (Mrs.) Christina Boateng, Deputy Manager, Vocational Training and Rehabilitation Institute, Biriwa, and representatives from other Vocational and Technical Institutions in Central Region.   


The participants and exhibitors for the WYSD Celebration and Exhibition included students from the Department of Vocational and Technical Education, UCC, Biriwa Vocational Training and Rehabilitation Institute, Cape Coast Technical Institute, and freelance artists in and around Cape Coast.  
 

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