COMMUNICATION SKILLS – I

Submitted by Anand on Wed, 08/05/2020 - 01:06

RATIONALE

Knowledge of English Language plays an important role in career development. This subject aims at introducing basic concepts of communication besides laying emphasis on developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as parts of Communication Skill.

 

 

 

MEANS OF ASSESSMENT

    Assignments and quiz/class tests, mid-semester and end-semester written tests

    Actual practical work, exercises and viva-voce

    Presentation and viva-voce

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
 

University: 
Board of Technical Education Uttar Pradesh
Learning Outcomes: 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After undergoing the subject, the students will be able to:.

  •     Understand the importance of effective communication
  •     Describe the process of communication
  •     Communicate effectively in different contexts
  •     Identify parts of speech
  •     Write correct sentences using appropriate vocabulary
  •     Reproduce and match words and sentences in a paragraph
  •     Write various types of paragraphs, notices for different purposes and composition on picture with appropriate format
  •     Read unseen texts with comprehension
Detailed Contents: 

DETAILED CONTENTS

  • 1    Basics of Communication    (13 periods)
  • 1.1    Definition and process of communication
  • 1.2    Types of communication - formal and informal, oral and written, verbal and non-verbal
  • 1.3    Communications barriers and how to overcome them
  • 1.4    Barriers to Communication, Tools of Communication

2    Application of Grammer    (18 periods)

  •     2.1    Parts of Speech (Noun, verb, adjective, adverb) and modals    
  •     2.2    Sentences and its types    
  •     2.3    Tenses    
  •     2.4    Active and Passive Voice    
  •     2.5    Punctuation    
  •     2.6    Direct and Indirect Speech    

3    Reading Skill    (10 periods)

  • Unseen passage for comprehension (one word substitution, prefixes, suffixes, antonyms, synonyms etc. based upon the passage to be covered under this topic)

4    Writing Skill    (15 periods)

  • 4.1    Picture composition
  • 4.2    Writing paragraph
  • 4.3    Notice writing
Instructional Strategy: 

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY

Student should be encouraged to participate in role play and other student centred activities in class room and actively participate in listening exercises

Practical Exercises: 

LIST OF PRACTICALS

Note: Teaching Learning Process should be focused on the use of the language in writing reports and making presentations.

Topics such as Effective listening, effective note taking, group discussions and regular presentations by the students need to be taught in a project oriented manner where the learning happens as a byproduct.

Listening and Speaking Exercises

    Self and peer introduction

    Newspaper reading

    Just a minute session-Extempore

    Greeting and starting a conversation

    Leave taking

    Thanking

    Wishing well

    Talking about likes and dislikes

    Group Discussion

    Listening Exercises.