Course

Unit 1

Listening skills

Unit 2

Speaking skills

Unit 3

Reading Skills

Unit 4

Writing Skills

Unit 5

Activities

Unit 6

Spoken English – Introduction to English sounds/ Rhythm/ Pronunciation , Practice: Short speeches/ Conversation. Written English – Letters: formal and informal/ Paragraph: writing, analysis/Essays/ Definitions: short, expanded/ Graphical Representation/ Writing Memos, Circulars, Notices/ Reports: lab, process etc. Listening – Listening: for comprehension/ accent/ pronunciation. Reading – Intensive and extensive.

To provide the students with an ability to build and enrich their communication skills. To make them familiar with different types of communication. To understand the barriers to effective communication. Engage students in meaningful communication through effective tasks. Identify the basic principles of communication. Analyse the various types of communication. Make use of the essential principles of communication. Identify the prominent methods and models of Communication.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

After completing the course, students shall be able to

CO1. Prepare the students to seek and find employment in the corporate, media, English language teaching and content writing sectors.

CO2. Develop communicative competence in students.

CO3. Impart knowledge, ideas and concepts in the technicalities of proper pronunciation, structure, appropriate use and style of the English Language as well as the application areas of English communication

CO4. Expose the students to the employment opportunities, challenges and job roles. To enable the students to conduct independent surveys, collect and analyze data, prepare and present reports and projects.

CO5. Guide the students to establish self-employment strategies.

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• Stanley, Daavies. Spoken English for you – London Emerald,1998
• Hester, Strang. English Basics (a companion to grammar and writing) – CambridgeCUP,6th ed.1997.
• John ,Douglas .A communicative grammar of English, III Ed. – London Pearson 2001
• Strauss, Andrews. Effective English for Technical Communication – London Emerald Publishers, 2001
• Strick Vauen Spoken English in 4 Easy Steps – Cambridge ESN pbl,2009