|
Course Title |
: COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN
ENGLISH |
Course Code |
: 15CP01E |
|
Semester |
: I / II |
Course Group |
: Core |
|
Teaching Scheme (L:T:P) |
: 4:0:0 (in hours) |
Credits |
: 4 Credits |
|
Type of course |
: Theory |
Total Contact Hours |
: 52 |
|
CIE |
: 25 Marks |
SEE |
: 100 Marks |
Pre-requisites:
· Basic Knowledge of Grammar
· Listening, Speaking, Reading and
Writing Skills as acquired in Secondary Education
Course Objectives:
The
students shall be able to:
· Learn to apply the basic grammar in day to day
communication in English
· Comprehend the given ideas in a passage
and be able to effectively express the same in written form
· Enrich their vocabulary through reading
· Face oral examinations and interviews
· Express their ideas creatively through (spoken/written) exercises
Course Delivery:
The Course will
be delivered through lectures, class room interactions, exercises and case
studies as detailed below:
|
Sl. No. |
Description |
Teaching
contact hours |
|
1. |
Text |
24 |
|
2. |
Grammar |
18 |
|
3. |
Descriptive writing |
5 |
|
4. |
Comprehension |
5 |
|
Total |
52 |
|
Text book: Communication Skills in English for
Polytechnics – by ORIENT
BLACKSWAN
publishers – published by
NITTTR Chennai
UNIT I: CAREER
PLANNING (09Hrs)
Glossary; Comprehension Exercises; Vocabulary Exercises – Spelling;
Grammar- Parts of Speech; Newspaper Reading and Comprehension; Descriptive
Writing – Describing Objects; Listening/ Speaking Exercise – Self Introduction.
UNIT-II: THE GREAT INDIAN
PSYCHOTHERAPY (09Hrs)
Glossary;
Comprehension Exercises; Vocabulary
Exercises – Prefixes and Suffixes; Grammar
– Articles and Prepositions;
Descriptive Writing – Describing People; Listening/ Speaking Exercises
–
Listening to speeches and writing gist of it in one’s own words.
UNIT III: GLOBAL WARMING (08Hrs)
Glossary; Comprehension Exercises; Vocabulary Exercises –
Synonyms and Antonyms;
Grammar – Auxiliaries, Question Tags and Short-form Answers; Descriptive
Writing – Describing Places; Listening/ Speaking Exercises – Narrating one’s
own experiences of different situations in their
day- to-day life.
UNIT IV: RENDEZVOUS WITH A
WOMAN CORPORATE GIANT (09Hrs)
Glossary; Comprehension Exercises; Vocabulary Exercises – Homonyms,
Homophones, Homographs; Grammar – Subject-Verb Agreement; Descriptive Writing –
Describing Processes; Listening/ Speaking Exercises – A short presentation on a
given topic ;Paraphrasing of Proverbs; Different kinds of Interviews.
UNIT V: A UNIQUE
PATIENT (09
Hrs)
Glossary; Comprehension Exercises; Vocabulary Exercises – Compound words;
Grammar –Tenses; Descriptive Writing – Describing Events (Eg: College Day,
National Festivals, Etc.); Comprehension of a paragraph; Quiz – Questions on
health and hygiene.
UNIT VI: A FARMER’S WIFE (08
Hrs)
Glossary; Comprehension
Exercises; Vocabulary Exercises
– Formation of
plurals; Grammar – Active and
Passive Voices; Descriptive Writing – Describing one’s goal and its attainment; Developing hints into a
paragraph; Comprehension of an unseen passage.
1.
HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH GRAMMAR
AND COMPOSITION BY
WREN AND MARTIN
(S.CHAND & CO.)
2. THE KING’S GRAMMAR BY SANJAY KUMAR SINHA (S.CHAND &
CO.)
3.
STRENGTHEN YOUR WRITING BY V.R. NARAYANA
SWAMY (ORIENT BLACKSWAN)
4. ESSENTIAL ENGLISH BY E. SURESH KUMAR et.al (ORIENT BLACKSWAN)
5. ENGLISH GRAMMAR &COMPOSITION AND EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION BY M.A.PINK AND THOMAS S.E.
(S.CHAND & CO.)
6. WHAT YOUNG INDIA WANTS: SELECTED
ESSAYS AND COLUMNS
BY CHETAN
BHAGAT (RUPA PUBLICATION, NEW DELHI)
7. CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE INDIAN DOCTOR’S SOUL BY JACK CANFIELD et.al
(WESTLAND LIMITED PUBLISHERS)
8. SOFT SKILLS BY K. ALEX(S.CHAND AND COMPANY)
9.
“REFLECTIONS”: I
PUC ENGLISH COURSE
BOOK, PUBLISHED BY DEPT.OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, GOVT OF KARNATAKA
10. A PRACTICAL COURSE FOR WRITING SKILLS IN ENGLISHBY J.K.GANGAL. (PHI PUBLICATIONS)
11.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LABORATORIES – A COMPREHENSIVE MANUAL
BY NIRA KONAR (PHI LEARNING)
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On successful completion
of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Read their text, and respond
to basic comprehension questions
2. Enhance the students’
English grammar skills by using the following grammatical components in written
and verbal communication
· Parts of speech
· Auxiliaries
· Articles
· Tenses
· Active and Passive voice
· Prepositions
· Question Tags and Short form answers
· Prefixes and Suffixes
· Subject-Verb Agreement
· Homonyms/Homophones/ Synonyms /Antonyms
3.
Communicate an idea in series logically connected
sentences by describing an event such as objects,
people, places, processes, expanding proverbs and also conducting activity such
as group discussion, presentation, reporting and documentation
4. Comprehend the given passage
and able to answer the linked questions
