ADVANCED ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS LAB

1. IntroductionThe introduction of the English Language Lab is considered essential at 3 rd year level. At this stage thestudents need to prepare themselves for their careers which may require them to listen to, read, speak andwrite in English both for their professional and interpersonal communication in the globalised contet.

The proposed course should be an integrated theory and lab course to enable students to use !good"English and perform the following#

• $ather ideas and information, to organise ideas relevantly and coherently.

• Engage in debates.

• %articipate in group discussions.

• &ace interviews.

• 'rite pro(ect)research reports)technical reports.

• *ake oral presentations.

• 'rite formal letters.

• Transfer information from non+verbal to verbal tets and vice versa.

• To take part in social and professional communication.

2. Objcti!"#This Lab focuses on using computer+aided multimedia instruction for language development to meet thefollowing targets#

• To improve the students" fluency in English, through a well+developed vocabulary and enable them

to listen to English spoken at normal conversational speed by educated English speakers andrespond appropriately in different socio+cultural and professional contets.

• &urther, they would be required to communicate their ideas relevantly and coherently in writing.

$. S%&&'bu"#The following course content is prescribed for the Advanced ommunication -kills Lab#

&unctional English + starting a conversation responding appropriately and relevantly using theright body language role play in different situations.

/ocabulary building synonyms and antonyms, word roots, one+word substitutes, prefies andsuffies, study of word origin, analogy, idioms and phrases.

$roup 0iscussion dynamics of group discussion , intervention, summari1ing, modulation ofvoice, body language, relevance, fluency and coherence.

2nterview -kills concept and process, pre+interview planning, opening strategies, answeringstrategies, interview through tele and video+conferencing.

esume" writing structure and presentation, planning, defining the career ob(ective, pro(ectingones strengths and skill+sets, summary, formats and styles, letter+writing.

eading comprehension reading for facts, guessing meanings from contet, scanning, skimming,inferring meaning, critical reading.

Technical eport writing Types of formats and styles, sub(ect matter organi1ation, clarity,coherence and style, planning, data+collection, tools, analysis.

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3. Su--"td So4t'r#  The software consisting of the prescribed topics elaborated above should be procured and used.

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DIST*IBUTION AND =EIGHTAGE O8 MA*KS# Advanced Communication Skills Lab Practicals :>. The practical eaminations for the English Language Laboratory practice shall be conducted as per theDniversity norms prescribed for the core engineering practical sessions.9. &or the English Language lab sessions, there shall be a continuous evaluation during the year for 9=sessional marks and =6 End Eamination marks. Cf the 9= marks, >= marks shall be awarded for day+to+daywork and >6 marks to be awarded by conducting 2nternal Lab Tests4. The End Eamination shall beconducted by the teacher concerned with the help of another member of the staff of the same department ofthe same institution.