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This document provides information on a course titled "Communicative English and Soft Skills". The course aims to promote communication and soft skills. It has 4 units that cover topics like importance of English communication, vocabulary, grammar, corporate communication, and soft skills development. The course outcomes are that students will be able to effectively communicate, apply vocabulary and grammar, use technology for career development, and develop a positive attitude for placements. The syllabus outlines weekly topics covered in each unit, along with teaching methods and reference books. A related lab course focuses on developing listening, speaking, reading skills and soft skills through activities and assessments.

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This document provides information on a course titled "Communicative English and Soft Skills". The course aims to promote communication and soft skills. It has 4 units that cover topics like importance of English communication, vocabulary, grammar, corporate communication, and soft skills development. The course outcomes are that students will be able to effectively communicate, apply vocabulary and grammar, use technology for career development, and develop a positive attitude for placements. The syllabus outlines weekly topics covered in each unit, along with teaching methods and reference books. A related lab course focuses on developing listening, speaking, reading skills and soft skills through activities and assessments.

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Subject Code Name of the Subject L T P C

Communicative English and Soft


21BHSBS1050 2 0 0 2
Skills
Course Educational Objectives
CEO1 To promote communication skills and soft skills.
CEO2 To enhance the employability and entrepreneurial skills
CEO3 To motivate the students to participate in group discussions without stage fear
Course Outcomes: Towards the end of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1 Understand the importance of effective communication for professional development
CO2 Application of vocabulary and grammar for effective communication.
CO3 Application of Information and Communication Technology(ICT) for career development
CO4 Nurture and motivate positive attitude towards placements.
CO-PO & PSO Mapping
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES PSOs
COs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3
CO1 3
CO2 3
CO3 3
CO4 3
SYLLABUS
UNIT -1 Importance of English for Communication in the 21st Century (9 hours)
1.1 Role of English in enhancing employability and entrepreneurial skills (1)
1.2 The Nature and Scope of Communication (1)
1. 3 English Language skills, i.e., LSRW skills ; appropriate use of skills in communicative
contexts (1+1+1)
1.4 The process of communication and factors that influence communication: Sender, receiver,
channel, code, topic, message, context, feedback, noise, filters and barriers (steps such as
Ideation, Encoding, Transmission, Decoding, etc. need to be dealt with); Audience and purpose
(1 + 1)
1.5 Types of Communication: General and Professional Communication; Written communication
and Spoken communication. (1 + 1)
UNIT -2. English Vocabulary, Grammar & Usage (8 hours)
2.1 Synonyms and Antonyms 1
2.2 Words often confused 1
2.3 Technical terms and one word substitutes 1
2.4 Sentence Structure and syntax 1
2.5 Common errors in English. 1+1
2.6 Communicative use of the Passive Voice 1
2.7 Difference between American, British and Indian English (Vocabulary based) 1
UNIT- 3. Introduction to Corporate Communication (11 hours)
3.1 Seven C’s communication and Ten C’s of Non-communication. 1
3.2. Intercultural and cross cultural communication. 1
3.3 Corporate Communication – Direction of Communication: Downward Communication,
Upward Communication, Horizontal/Lateral Communication, Diagonal Communication 1 + 1
3.4 Communication challenges in today’s work place: Advances in technology; culturally diverse
workforce; Team-based organizational Settings; how to overcome these challenges 1 + 1
3.5 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the corporate world, Power point
presentation using multimedia; Internet and Intranet. 1+1
3.6 Corporate/Business etiquette: Mobile etiquette, proper handshake, body language, social
etiquette. 1 + 1
3.7 How to handle difficult conversations at work 1

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UNIT- 4 Soft skills Development. (8 hrs)
4. 1 Importance of soft skills in personal and professional life 1+1
4.2 Time and stress management. 1+1
4.3 Leadership, team work and net-working skills 1+1
4.4. Lateral thinking and problem solving skills; Emotional Intelligence 1+1
Teaching Methods: Chalk& Board/ PPT/Video Lectures
Text Books:
1. An Introduction to Professional English and Soft Skills by B. K. Das et al., Cambridge
University Press.
2. Communicative English for Engineers and Professionals by Nitin Bhatnagar and Mamta
Bhatnagar. Published by DK/Pearson.
3. Practical English Usage. Michael Swan, OUP,1995
Reference Books:
1. Technical Communication , Principle and Practice by Meenakshi Raman & Sangeeta
Sharma, Oxford University Press
2. Business Communication Today by Bovee, Courtland L., Thill, John V. Prentice Hall.
3. The Ace of Soft Skills: Attitude, Communication and Etiquette for Success by Gopalaswamy
Ramesh and Mahadevan Ramesh. Pearson.
4. Oxford Guide to English Grammar by John Easthood. Oxford University Press.
5. 365 Ways to Change Your World by Norman Vincent Peale by Orient Paperbacks.
6. Soft Skills For Your Career by Kalyani Samantray Oxford University Press, 2016.

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Lab Code Name of the Lab L T P C
Communicative English and Soft Skills
21BHSBS1150 0 0 2 1
Laboratory
Course Educational Objectives
CEO1 To develop the communication skills of the students, especially the Listening and Speaking
skills.
CEO2 To develop the vocabulary and usage skills of students by practice.
CEO3 To enable students to participate in group discussions through proper listening and
speaking.
CEO4 To enable students eliminate grammatical mistakes in speech and writing.
Course Outcomes: The students will be able to:
CO1 Build up a good range of vocabulary and know proper usage.
CO2 Become active listeners with good comprehension, participation, and evaluation.
CO3 Develop conversational and public speaking competencies.
CO4 Use grammar for effective speaking in GD and other formats of speaking.
CO5 Eliminate stage fear and hesitancy in speaking.
CO-PO & PSO Mapping
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES PSOs
COs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3
CO1 3
CO2 2
CO3 3
CO4 3
CO5 2
SYLLABUS
Phonetics & Listening Skills 10 hours = 5 classes [2 listening tests x 10 marks=20
marks]
Vowels, diphthongs, consonants, consonant clusters; The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA); phonemic
transcription; Problem sounds; Syllable division and word stress; Sentence rhythm and weak forms;
Contrastive stress in sentences to highlight different words; Intonation: falling, rising, and falling-rising
tunes; Listening to Newspaper reading/Video, etc.
Listening with a focus on pronunciation (ear-training): segmental sounds, stress, weak forms, intonation &
Listening for comprehension.
Reading comprehension skills: Identifying main ideas and details; analyzing text structure; inferencing
underlying ideas/meanings: speculating what may happen next in the reading text; integrating reading to
listening and speaking activities.
Speaking skills 10 hours = 5 classes [4 speaking tests x 10 = 40 marks]
• Topics for 1 minute, 2 minutes, and 5 minutes speaking; Pictures , Quotations , Attitude-testing
Questions may be used.
• Responding to handouts, articles, books magazines and newspapers.
• Summarizing a reading text.
Individual/Group presentations discussion on given topics
Soft skills development 10 hours = 5 classes [4 assignments x 10 = 40 marks]
• Basic Writing skills 1+1+1
• Time & stress management 1+1
• Lateral thinking & problem solving 1+1
• Practice with GD techniques 1+1+1
Teaching Methods: Chalk& Board/ PPT/Video Lectures
Text/Reference Books:
Form and Finesse, Business Communication and Soft skills by Shruti Das, Published by Orient Black Swan.
2. Business and Corporate Soft skills developed by Rai Tech. University (PDF available)
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3.Spoken English (with CD). Sasikumar V and P V Dhamija. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd. (2 nd
Ed.)

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