Syllabus Communicative English, RIMT University, 2017 batch onwards

Syllabus Communicative English, RIMT University, 2017 batch onwards

RIMT UNIVERSITY

SUBJECT : COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH-II
BTHU - 1101

(Common syllabus for all  B. Tech courses / Semester-II)

(L : 3 , P : 2 )

DETAILED  CONTENTS

SECTION-A  (12 hrs)

1.     Communication: Meaning, Types of Communication, Elements of Communication, Process of Communication, Channels of Communication, Barriers to Communication

2.     Grammar: Sentence Elements, Seven Basic Sentence Patterns of English, Formation and Use of Tenses, Voice, Narration

SECTION-B (10 hrs)

    Business Office Practices: Group Discussion;  Conducting a Meeting; Agenda; Minutes; Oral Presentation; Role of Body Language and Audio-visual aids; Telephone Etiquette.

                                                             Section C (12 hrs)

    Business Correspondence:

 i.    Elements of Business Writing,

ii. Business Letters: Components of a Business Letter; Letter Formats and Punctuation Used in Them: Complete Block Style, Block Style, Semi Block Style, Indented Style; Kinds of Business Letters – Inquiry, Order, Complaint, Complaint Redress, Credit Request, Acceptance and Denial of Credit Request, Quotations, Auction Notice, Tender Notice,
iii.  Report Writing: Definition, Qualities of a good report, Types of reports, Elements of a report,  
iv. Writing a short report

iv.    Job Application Letter and Resume Writing
v. Memorandum writing

SECTION-D   (11 hrs)

1.     Writing and Speaking Skills: Elements of Effective Writing,  Effective Speaking Skills.

2.     Reading and Listening Skills – Process of Reading, Reading Purposes, Reading Models, Reading Strategies, : Process of Listening, Effective Listening Skills.

SUBJECT : COMMUNICATION SKILLS (LAB)

List of Practical Activities / Semester-II

1.      Introduction to IPA Symbols, Word Accent, Sentence Stress, Contrastive Stress, Intonation

2.      Group discussion

3.      Oral Presentation using audio-visual aids

4.      Describing people, objects and situations

5.      Just a minute sessions

6.     Taking telephonic messages and passing them on to the intended receiver

Note : For lab. work, each section should be divided into two groups (with the maximum strength not exceeding 30 students) and each group should have 1 lab class of 2 lectures per week.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

1.      M. V. Rodriques, ‘Effective Business Communication’, Cocept Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1992, reprint 2000

2.      Adhikari Sethi, ‘Business Communication, McGraw Hill

3.      Indrajit Bhattacharya, ‘An Approach to Communication Skills’, Dhanpat Rai Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., New Delhi

4.      Chrissie Wright, ‘Handbook of Practical Communication Skills’ Jaico Publishing House, Mumbai

5.      L. Grsside, ‘Modern Business Correspondence’, Pitman Publishing, London

6.     Rizvi M. Ashraf, Effective Technical Communication’, McGraw Hill