COMMUNICATION SKILLS (SYLLABUS)

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Unit 1: Communication and Communication Processes  
Introduction to Communication, Forms and functions of Communication, Barriers to Communication and overcoming them, Verbal and Non-verbal Communication Reading: Introduction to Reading, Barriers to Reading, Types of Reading: Skimming, Scanning, Fast Reading, Strategies for Reading, Comprehension. Listening : Importance of Listening, Types of Listening, Barriers to Listening.

Unit 2: Verbal & Non-verbal Communication 
Use of Language in Spoken Communication, Principles and Practice of Group Discussion, Public Speaking (Addressing Small Groups and Making Presentation), Interview Techniques, Appropriate Use of Non-verbal Communication, Presentation Skills, Extempore,Elocution.

Unit 3: Study of Soundsin English 
Introduction to phonetics, Study of Speech Organs, Study of Phonemic Script, Articulation of Different Sounds in English.

Unit 4:English Grammar 
Grammar: Forms of Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Use of Auxiliaries and Modal Auxiliaries, Synonyms and Antonyms, Common Errors.

Unit 5: Writing Skills, Reading Skills & Listening Skills
Features of Good Language, Difference between Technical Style and Literary Style, Writing Emails, Formal and Informal English, Technical Reports: Report Writing: Format, Structure and Types Letter Writing: Types, Parts, Layouts, Letters and Applications, Use of Different Expressions and Style, Writing Job Application Letter and Resume.
 
Text book:
Mohd. Ashraf Rizvi, Communication Skills for Engineers, Tata McGraw Hill

Reference Books:
a. Sanjay Kumar, Pushp Lata, Communication Skills, Oxford University Press,2016
b.Meenakshi Raman, Sangeeta Sharma, Communication Skills, Oxford University Press,2017
c. Teri Kwal Gamble, Michael Gamble, Communication Works, Tata McGraw Hill Education, 2010
d.Anderson, Kenneth. Joan Maclean and Tossny Lynch. Study Speaking: A Course inSpoken
English for Academic Purposes. Cambridge: CUP, 2004.
e. Aswalthapa, K. Organisational Behaviour, Himalayan Publication, Mumbai(1991).
f. Atreya N and Guha, Effective Credit Management, MMC School of Management, Mumbai (1994).
g.Balan,K.R. and Rayudu C.S., Effective Communication, Beacon New Delhi(1996).
h.Bellare, Nirmala. Reading Strategies. Vols. 1 and 2. New Delhi. Oxford University Press, 1998.
i. Bhasker, W. W. S & Prabhu, N. S.: English through Reading, Vols. 1 and 2. Macmillan, 1975.
j. Black, Sam. Practical Public Relations, E.L.B.S. London(1972).
k.Blass, Laurie, Kathy Block and Hannah Friesan. Creating Meaning. Oxford: OUP,2007.
l. Bovee Courtland,L and Thrill, John V. Business Communication, Today McGraw Hill, New York, Taxman Publication(1989).
 

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