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2HU04 English Communication -II

 

Objective:

To enable students to write better and speak better especially in English as a foreign language, a library language and a language to carry on day today requirements.

 

Course Contents:

  1. How to write better: How to write a research paper, précis, book reports, and project reports, applying for a job and sales letters.

  2. How to speak better: Good conservation : How to speak in front of a group how to prepare your speech, how to sell your idea, use visuals to prove your point and secrets of good delivery.

  3. Tools: Word power- vocabulary, grammar and usage, spelling and punctuations.

  4. Your voice: Speech blemishes, how to improve your voice: correct pronunciation, recent trends in American speech- English a wonderful, erratic language and dictionary of usage.

Reference Book:

    1. Write Better Speak Better- By Reader’s Digest

    2. English Grammar and Composition- By Martin.

    3. English Grammar and Composition-By C. Francis

    4. English Grammar- By Oliver (Macmillan)

    5. The Book of Virtues – By William J Bennett (Simon Schuster)

    6. Selected Reading from- By World’s Literatures.

    7. A guide to good English – By God Frey Howard.

    8. Newfield’s English Grammar, Composition and Usage- By N.K. Agarwal & F.T. Wood.

 

Evaluation:

Internal 60 %

    (Class assignments/tutorials, Class attendance, Tests, Class interactions, and any laboratory work if required
    etc.)

Final 40 %

    (Exam, Jury, Term Paper etc.)