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ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
The course will enable the students to
- Evaluate the language of communication, verbal and non-verbal
- Improve their knowledge of grammar and fluency in oral and written production
- Acquire compositional and editing skills
Course Outcomes (COs):
Learning Outcome (at course level)
| Learning and teaching strategies | Assessment Strategies |
The students will: CO 88.Evaluate the finer points pertaining to verbal and non-verbal communication CO 89.Analyse grammatical structures meaningfully and appropriately in language-use CO 90.Display compositional skills over a variety of written tasks | Approach in teaching: Discussion, Demonstration via Presentation
Learning activities for the students: Drafting a Proposal, Presentation | Observation, Presentation, Report writing |
Language of Communication - I
Meaning and Importance of Communication
The Communication Process
Barriers to Effective Communication
Language of Communication – II
Verbal and Non- Verbal Communication
Effective Use of Body Language
Group Discussion
Grammar and Usage
Sequence of Tenses
Direct and Indirect Narration
Reading and Comprehension
Comprehension of an Unseen Passage
Editing a Short Text (focusing on grammar, coherence and cohesion)
Writing Skills
Letter-Writing: Formal
Report-Writing
Précis-Writing
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Mathew, M.J. Business Communication. RBSA Publishers, 2002. Print.
Quirk, Randolph, and Sidney Greenbaum. A University Grammar of English. Harlow: Orient
Raman, Meenakshi. Business Communication. Delhi: OUP,2006. Print.
Shrikhande, Rajan. Business Communication and Executive Effectiveness. Pune: Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, 2004. Print.
Thomson A.J and A.V.Martinet. A Practical English Grammar. New Delhi: OUP, 1997. Print.
