GE6674 COMMUNICATION AND SOFT SKILLS - LABORATORY BASED|Syllabus

GE6674 COMMUNICATION AND SOFT SKILLS - LABORATORY BASED L T P C 0 0 4 2 

OBJECTIVES:

•  To enable learners to develop their communicative competence.
•  To facilitate them to hone their soft skills.
•  To equip them with employability skills to enhance their prospect of placements.

UNIT I                   LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS                                       (12)
Conversational skills (formal and informal) – group discussion and interview skills – making presentations. Listening to lectures, discussions, talk shows, news programmes, dialogues from TV/radio/Ted talk/Podcast – watching videos on interesting events on You tube.
UNIT II                          READING AND WRITING SKILLS                                     (12)
 Reading different genres of tests ranging from newspapers to philosophical treatises – reading strategies such as graphic organizers, summarizing and interpretation. Writing job applications – cover letter – resume – emails – letters – memos – reports – blogs – writing for publications.
 UNIT III ENGLISH FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS AND PLACEMENTS                                                                                                                 (12)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) – Graduate Record Examination (GRE) – Civil Service (Language related) – Verbal ability.    
 UNIT IV                       SOFT SKILLS (1)                                                                      (12)
 Motivation – self image – goal setting – managing changes – time management – stress management – leadership traits – team work – career and life planning.
 UNIT V                         SOFT SKILLS (2)                                                                     (12) 
Multiple intelligences – emotional intelligence – spiritual quotient (ethics) – intercultural communication – creative and critical thinking – learning styles and strategies.

                                                                                                              TOTAL: 60 PERIODS
TEACHING METHODS:
1. To be totally learner-centric with minimum teacher intervention as the course revolves around practice.
2. Suitable audio/video samples from Podcast/YouTube to be used for illustrative purposes.
3. Portfolio approach for writing to be followed. Learners are to be encouraged to blog, tweet, text and email employing appropriate language.
4. GD/Interview/Role Play/Debate could be conducted off the laboratory (in a regular classroom) but learners are to be exposed to telephonic interview and video conferencing.
5. Learners are to be assigned to read/write/listen/view materials outside the classroom as well for graining proficiency and better participation in the class.
LAB INFRASTRUCTURE:

LAB INFRASTRUCTURE: S. No.	Description of Equipment (minimum configuration)	Qty Required
1	Server	1 No.
 PIV System
 1 GB RAM / 40 GB HDD
 OS: Win 2000 server
 Audio card with headphones
 JRE 1.3
2	Client Systems	60 Nos.
 PIII System
 256 or 512 MB RAM / 40 GB HDD
 OS: Win 2000
 Audio card with headphones
 JRE 1.3
3	Handicam	1 No.
4	Television 46”	1 No.
5	Collar mike	1 No.
6	Cordless mike	1 No.
7	Audio Mixer	1 No.
8	DVD recorder/player	1 No.
9	LCD Projector with MP3/CD/DVD provision for Audio/video facility	1 No.

EVALUATION: INTERNAL: 
20 MARKS Record maintena
nce: Students should write a report on a regular basis on the activities conducted, focusing on the details such as the description of the activity, ideas emerged, learning outcomes and so on. At the end of the semester records can be evaluated out of 20 marks.
 EXTERNAL: 80 MARKS
 Online Test - 35 marks Interview - 15 marks Presentation - 15 marks Group Discussion - 15 marks
 NOTE ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EVALUATION: 
1. Interview – mock interview can be conducted on one-on-one basis.
 2. Speaking – example for role play:
a. Marketing engineer convincing a customer to buy his product.
 b. Telephonic conversation- fixing an official appointment / placing an order / enquiring and so on.
 3. Presentation – should be extempore on simple topics.
4. Discussion – topics of different kinds; general topics, case studies and abstract concept
REFERENCES:
1. Business English Certificate Materials, Cambridge University Press.
2. Graded Examinations in Spoken English and Spoken English for Work downloadable materials from   Trinity College, London.
3. International English Language Testing System Practice Tests, Cambridge University Press.
4. Interactive Multimedia Programs on Managing Time and Stress.
5. Personality Development (CD-ROM), Times Multimedia, Mumbai.
6. Robert M Sherfield and et al. “Developing Soft Skills” 4th edition, New Delhi: Pearson Education, 2009.
WEB SOURCES:

• http://www.slideshare.net/rohitjsh/presentation-on-group-discussion
• http://www.washington.edu/doit/TeamN/present_tips.html
• http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/writing-job-applications
• http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/coveringletters.htm
• http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCDV_34.htm

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