MC7113 COMMUNICATION SKILL LABORATORY Syllabus
I. PC based session (Weightage 40%) 21 periods
A. English Language Lab (15 Periods)
1. Listening Comprehension: (5) Listening and typing – Listening and sequencing of sentences – Filling in the blanks - Listening and answering questions.
2. Reading Comprehension: (5) Filling in the blanks - Close exercises – Vocabulary building - Reading and answering questions.
3. Speaking: (5) Phonetics: Intonation – Ear training - Correct Pronunciation – Sound recognition exercises – Common Errors in English. Conversations: Face to Face Conversation – Telephone conversation
– Role play activities (Students take on roles and engage in conversation)
B. Discussion of audio-visual materials (6 periods) (Samples to learn and practice)
1. Resume / Report Preparation / Letter Writing (1) Structuring the resume / report - Letter writing / Email Communication - Samples.
2. Presentation skills: (1) Elements of effective presentation – Structure of presentation - Presentation tools – Voice Modulation – Audience analysis - Body language – Video samples
3. Soft Skills: (2) Time management – Articulateness – Assertiveness – Psychometrics – Innovation and Creativity - Stress Management & Poise - Video Samples
4. Group Discussion: (1) Why is GD part of selection process ? - Structure of GD – Moderator – led and other GDs - Strategies in GD – Team work - Body Language - Mock GD –Video samples
5. Interview Skills: (1) Kinds of II. Practice Session (Weightage – 60%) 24 periods
1. Resume / Report Preparation / Letter writing: Students prepare their own resume and report. (2)
2. Presentation Skills: Students make presentations on given topics. (8)
3. Group Discussion: Students participate in group discussions. (6)
4. Interview Skills: Students participate in Mock Interviews (8)
REFERENCES:
1. Anderson, P.V, Technical Communication, Thomson Wadsworth , Sixth Edition, New Delhi, 2007.
2. Prakash, P, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning, Macmillan India Ltd. Second Edition, New Delhi, 2004.
3. John Seely, The Oxford Guide to Writing and Speaking, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2004.
4. Evans, D, Decisionmaker, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
5. Thorpe, E, and Thorpe, S, Objective English, Pearson Education, Second Edition, New Delhi, 2007.
6. Turton, N.D and Heaton, J.B, Dictionary of Common Errors, Addision Wesley Longman Ltd., Indian reprint 1998.
LAB REQUIREMENTS:
1. Teacher console and systems for students.
2. English Language Lab Software
3. Career Lab Software
Guidelines for the course
1. A batch of 60 students is divided into two groups – one group for the PC- based session and the other group for the Class room session.
2. The English Lab (2 Periods) and the Career Lab (2 Periods) may be handled by any competent teacher
3. Record Notebook: At the end of each session of English Lab, review exercises are given for the
students to answer and the computer evaluated sheets are to be compiled as record notebook. Similar exercises for the career lab are to be compiled in the record notebook.
4. Internal Assessment: The 15 marks (the other 5 marks for attendance) allotted for the internal
assessment will be based on the record notebook compiled by the candidate. 10 marks may be allotted for English Lab component and 5 marks for the Career Lab component.
5. End semester Examination: The end-semester examination carries 40% weightage for English Lab and 60% weightage for Career Lab.
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