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Syllabus

Technical Communication (English) – I

Module - I

Introduction to Technical Communication
  • Fundamentals of Technical Communication Skills
  • Barriers to Effective Communication, Different styles in Technical Communication
  • Interpersonal Communication Skills
  • How to improve Interpersonal Communication Skills
  • Developing Interpersonal Skills
Grammar:
  • Basic English Grammar
  • Parts of Speech - Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs,Preposition, Articles, Conjunctions.

Module - II

Introduction to Listening Skills and Phonetics – I
  • Introduction to Phonetics
  • Sounds Mispronounced
  • Silent and Non silent Letters
  • Homophones and Homonyms
  • Aspiration
  • Pronunciation of ‘The’
  • words ending ‘age’
  • some plural forms
Articles:
  • Use of Articles
  • Indefinite and Definite Articles.

Module - III

Developing Listening Skills (Phonetics and Vocabulary Building) - II
  • Speech Sounds: Vowels and Consonants - Exercises on it.
  • Preposition
  • kinds of Preposition and Prepositions often Confused
  • Word Accent – Rules for Word Accent
  • Question Tags
  • Question Tags for Assertive Sentences(Statements) – Some Exceptions in Question Tags and Exercises
  • One Word Substitutes and Exercises.
  • Vocabulary – Synonyms and Antonyms, Exercises on it.

Module - IV

Speaking Skills (Grammar and Vocabulary) – I
  • Syllables
  • Structures
  • Strong and Weak forms of words
  • Words formation - Prefixes and Suffixes (Vocabulary)
  • Contractions and Abbreviations
  • Spelling Rules and Words often Misspelt – Exercises on it
  • Word Pairs (Minimal Pairs) – Exercises
  • The Sequence of Tenses ( Rules in use of Tenses) and Exercises on it

Module - V

Speaking Skills (Grammar and Vocabulary) – II
  • Extempore/Public Speaking, Difference between Extempore/Public Speaking, and Guidelines for Practice.
  • Mother Tongue Influence(MTI) – South Indian Speakers
  • Various Techniques for Neutralisation of Mother Tongue Influence – Exercises
  • Listening Comprehension – Exercises
  • Information Transfer : Oral Presentation - Examples
  • Common Errors in Pronunciation

Technical Communication (English) – II

Module - I

Identifying Common Errors in Writing and Speaking English
  • Subject Verb Agreement (Concord Rules with Exercises)
  • Common errors in Subject-verb agreement
  • Noun-pronoun agreement, Adjective, Adverb
  • Verb, Sequence of Tenses, Misplaced modifiers, Articles and Prepositions, Common errors in Conjunctions
  • Word Order, Errors due to the Confusion of words
  • Common errors in the use of Idioms and phrases, Gender, Singular & Plural

Module - II

Nature and Style of sensible writing
  • Organizing Principles of Paragraphs in Documents
  • Writing Introduction and Conclusion, Importance of Proper Punctuation
  • The Art of Condensation (Precise writing) and Techniques in Essay writing
  • Common Errors due to Indianism in English Communication, Redundancies & Clichés.

Module - III

Technical Reading and Writing Practices
  • Effective Technical Reading and Writing Practices, Technical Reports writing and Technical Proposals Writing.
  • Grammar – Voice (Active and Passive Voices) and Reported Speech, Vocabulary – Anologies, Words Confused/Misused
  • Collocations
  • The Listening Comprehension
  • Spotting Error Exercises
  • Sentence Improvement Exercises
  • Cloze Test and Theme Detection Exercises

Module - IV

Communication for Employment
  • Components of a Formal Letter
  • Formats and Types of Business Letters
  • Model Letter of Application (Cover Letter) with Resume
  • Email and Blog Writing
  • Reading Skills and Reading Comprehension

Module - V

Communication at Workplace
  • Interpersonal Communication Skills
  • Non-Verbal Communication Skills (Body Language)
  • Group Discussion and Employment Interviews
  • Presentation skills and Formal Presentations by Students
  • Dialogues in Various Situations (Practical Sessions by Students).



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