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 Youtube.
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:
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 maintenance: 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.
OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, learners should be able to
Take international examination such as IELTS and TOEFL
Make presentations and Participate in Group Discussions.
Successfully answer questions in interviews.
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.
2. International English Language Testing System Practice Tests, Cambridge University Press.
3. Interactive Multimedia Programs on Managing Time and Stress.
4. Personality Development (CD-ROM), Times Multimedia, Mumbai.
5. 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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