Introduction to Communicative English:
Introduction, Language as a Tool, Fundamentals of Communicative English, Process of Communication, Barriers to Effective Communicative English, Different styles and levels in Communicative English (Communication Channels). Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Communication Skills, How to improve and Develop Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Communication Skills.
Introduction to Phonetics :
Introduction, Phonetic Transcription, English Pronunciation, Pronunciation Guidelines Related to consonants and vowels, Sounds Mispronounced, Silent and Non-silent Letters, Syllables and Structure, Word Accent and Stress Shift, – Rules for Word Accent, Intonation – purposes of intonation, Spelling Rules and Words often Misspelt – Exercises on it. Common Errors in Pronunciation
Basic English Communicative Grammar and Vocabulary PART - I :
Grammar: Basic English Grammar and Parts of Speech - Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Articles and Preposition. Preposition, kinds of Preposition and Prepositions often Confused. Articles: Use of Articles – Indefinite and Definite Articles, Pronunciation of ‘The’, words ending ‘age’, some plural forms. Introduction to Vocabulary, All Types of Vocabulary –Exercises on it.
Basic English Communicative Grammar and Vocabulary PART - II:
Question Tags, Question Tags for Assertive Sentences (Statements) – Some Exceptions in Question Tags and Exercises, One Word Substitutes and Exercises. Strong and Weak forms of words, Words formation - Prefixes and Suffixes (Vocabulary), Contractions and Abbreviations. Word Pairs (Minimal Pairs) – Exercises, Tense and Types of tenses, The Sequence of Tenses (Rules in use of Tenses) and Exercises on it
Communication Skills for Employment:
Information Transfer: Oral Presentation - Examples and Practice. Extempore / Public Speaking, Difference between Extempore / Public Speaking, Communication Guidelines for Practice. Mother Tongue Influence (MTI) – South Indian Speakers, Various Techniques for Neutralization of Mother Tongue Influence – Exercises. Reading and Listening Comprehensions – Exercises.
Course outcome (Course Skill Set)
At the end of the course (21EGH18) the student will be able to :
1. Understand and apply the Fundamentals of Communication Skills in their communication skills.
2. Identify the nuances of phonetics, intonation and enhance pronunciation skills.
3. To impart basic English grammar and essentials of language skills as per present requirement.
4. Understand and use all types of English vocabulary and language proficiency.
5. Adopt the Techniques of Information Transfer through presentation.
Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)
(methods of CIE need to be defined topic wise i.e.- MCQ, Quizzes, written test, Reports writing, Seminar and activities). Continuous internal evaluation (CIE) needs to be conducted for 50 marks like Engineering courses. The weight age of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam (SEE) is 50%. The student has to obtain a minimum of 40% of maximum marks in CIE and 35% of maximum marks in SEE to pass. MCQ Pattern (Multiple Choice Questions) Semester End Exam (SEE) is conducted for 50 marks (120 minutes duration). Based on this grading will be awarded.
Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) :
Three Unit Tests each of 20 Marks (duration 01 hour)
1. First test at the end of 5th week of the semester
2. Second test at the end of the 10th week of the semester
3. Third test at the end of the 15th week of the semester
All the tests are preferred similar to SEE pattern; however, teacher may follow test pattern similar to other theory courses of Engineering Two assignments each of 10 Marks
4. First assignment at the end of 4th week of the semester
5. Second assignment at the end of 9th week of the semester Report writing /Group discussion/Seminar any one of three suitably planned to attain the COs and POs for 20 Marks (duration 01 hours)
6. At the end of the 13th week of the semester
The sum of three tests, two assignments, and quiz/seminar/group discussion will be out of 100 marks and will be scaled down to 50 marks CIE methods /question paper is designed to attain the different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy as per the outcome defined for the course.
Semester End Examination (SEE) :
SEE paper will be set for 100 questions of each of 01 marks. The pattern of the question paper is MCQ. The time allotted for SEE is 120 minutes. Marks scored are scaled down to 50 Marks. (Time duration may be made 90 minutes to train the students for engineering / non-engineering competitive examination)
1. Communicative English has become a very important component in all engineering and nonengineering competitive examinations. In exams like GRE, TOEFL, IELTS and GATE exam, all state and Central Government recruitment examinations, placement tests and other Examinations, so the pattern of question paper, in general, will be in a multiple-choice question (MCQ) Pattern. So, to meet the relevance of the recruitment requirement of our Engineering students “Communicative English” Semester end examination (SEE) will be conducted in a multiple choice question (MCQ) pattern.
2. MCQ Pattern (Multiple Choice Questions) Semester End Exam (SEE) is conducted for 50 marks (120 minutes duration).
Suggested Learning Resources:
1) Communication Skills by Sanjay Kumar and Pushp Lata, Oxford University Press - 2019.
2) English for Engineers by N.P.Sudharshana and C.Savitha, Cambridge University Press – 2018.
3) A Textbook of English Language Communication Skills, Infinite Learning Solutions–(Revised Edition) 2021.
4) A Course in Technical English – D Praveen Sam, KN Shoba, Cambridge University Press – 2020.
5) Technical Communication by Gajendra Singh Chauhan and Et al, Cengage learning India Pvt Limited [Latest Revised Edition] - 2019.
6) English Language Communication Skills – Lab Manual cum Workbook, Cengage learning India Pvt Limited [Latest Revised Edition] – 2019.
7) Practical English Usage by Michael Swan, Oxford University Press – 2016.
8) Technical Communication – Principles and Practice, Third Edition by Meenakshi Raman and Sangeetha Sharma, Oxford University Press 2017.