English Communication

Paper Code: 
AENG 200 A
Credits: 
02
Periods/week: 
02
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

The course will enable the students to:

  • Evaluate the language of communication, verbal and non-verbal
  • Improve their knowledge of grammar and fluency in oral and written production
  • Acquire compositional and editing skills 

 

Course Outcomes

The students will:

  • Evaluate the finer points pertaining to verbal and non-verbal communication
  • Analyse grammatical structures meaningfully and appropriately in language-use
  • Display compositional skills over a variety of written tasks

 

6.00

Language of Communication - I                                 

Meaning and Importance of Communication

The Communication Process

Barriers to Effective Communication

6.00

Language of Communication - II

Verbal and Non- Verbal Communication

Effective Use of Body Language

Group Discussion

6.00

Grammar and Usage                                                      

Sequence of Tenses

Direct and Indirect Narration

6.00

Reading and Comprehension

Comprehension of an Unseen Passage

Editing a Short Text (focusing on grammar, coherence and cohesion)

 

6.00

Writing Skills

Letter-writing: Formal

Report-writing

Précis-writing

Source Books: 

Essential Readings:

Gupta, H.C. and S.G. Telang. Business Communication.  Wisdom Publications, 2009.

Hooper, J.S. A Quick English Reference. OUP, 1981.

Mathew, M.J. Business Communication. RBSA Publishers, 2002.

Quirk, Randolph, and Sidney Greenbaum. A University Grammar of English. Orient Longman, 1973.

Raman, Meenakshi. Business Communication.  OUP, 2006.

Shrikhande, Rajan. Business Communication and Executive Effectiveness. Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, 2004.

Thomson A.J and A.V. Martinet. A Practical English Grammar. OUP, 1997.

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022