Communication Skill: Seminar

Paper Code: 
CHY 128
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Needs of the Learners:

  1. Presentations (Writing and Speaking)
  2. Participation in Seminars/Conferences
  3. Participation in Group Discussions
  4. Writing Scientific Reports
  5. Teaching – Readout to students, floor management, use of white board/black board/LCD

 

Language-skills required:

  1. Reading
  2. Writing
  3. Speaking
  4. Listening

As regards listening skill it is recommended that a language laboratory be developed and a few sessions be given to the students in the lab.  

6.00
Unit I: 
Grammar

Conditionals/Tenses

Relative Clauses

Subject – Verb Agreement

Passive Voice

6.00
Unit II: 
Written Communication

Discuss a topic of general interest, but related to science in about 300 words.

(Analyse, Comment, Argue, Reflect, Persuade, etc.)

(can also be used for  oral presentations by the students, followed by discussion).

5.00
Unit III: 
Scientific writing

Writing a Scientific Report on a project undertaken or an experiment conducted (Theory + Practice). 

3.00
Unit IV: 
Oral communication I
  1. Consulting a dictionary for correct pronunciation (familiarity with Phonetics Symbols and Stress-marks only).
  2. Dialogue.        
10.00
Unit V: 
Soft Skills
  1. Gestures/ postures – Body language, gesture, posture.       
  2. Group Discussion – Giving up of PREP, REP Technique, how body language during group discussion.                                                 
  3. Presentation Skills                                                          
    1.  How to make power point presentation.
    2.  Body language during presentation.
  4. Resume Writing                                                                   

      a. Cover letter, career objective.

      b. Resume writing (tailor made).

 

  1. Mock Interview                                                                    

           Each student to face an interview and to demonstrate the above taught skills.

  1. Positive Attitude                                                                   

          Positive skills enhancement with power point presentation.

Essential Readings: 
  1. Advanced English Usage; Quirk & Greenbaum; Pearson Education.
  2. Developing Communication Skills; Second Edition; M. Banerjee & K. Mohan; Macmillan Publications, 1996.
  3. Business Communication: Concepts, Cases and Applications; P.D. Chaturvedi; Pearson Publications, 2008.
  4. Business Communication: Process and Skills; M.J. Mathew; RBSA Publications, 2016.
  5. Communication of Business: A Practical Approach; Fourth Edition; S. Taylor; Pearson Publications, 2011.
  6. Soft Skills : ICFAI Publication
  7. Dictionary Oxford
Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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