Communicative English

Course Code: 100103

Course Title: Communicative English

L-T-P-C: 3-0-0-3

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Unit 1.0 – Vocabulary Building (7 hrs)

• Nature of word formation
• Root words and morphemes
• Prefixes and suffixes
• Foreign expressions in English
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Homophones and homographs
• Abbreviations and acronyms

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Unit 2.0 – Basic Writing Skills (7 hrs)

• Parts of speech and types of words
• Sentence structures and types
• Phrase and clause
• Punctuation marks and capitalization
• Tenses: present, past, and future
• Voice: active and passive
• Question formation using auxiliaries, modals, and Wh-words

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Unit 3.0 – Common Errors in English (7 hrs)

• Articles and prepositions
• Modifiers
• Subject-verb agreement
• Noun-pronoun agreement
• Redundancies and clichés
• Spelling errors

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Unit 4.0 – Principles of Appropriate Writing (7 hrs)

• Defining, describing, classifying, and exemplifying
• Structure: introduction, body, and conclusion
• Use of references, quotations, and illustrations
• Paragraph organization
• The 7 Cs of professional writing: Clear, Concise, Concrete, Correct, Coherent, Complete, Courteous

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Unit 5.0 – Practices of Formal Writing (7 hrs)

• Formal letters: cover letters and job applications
• Resume writing
• Report writing
• Minutes of meetings, memorandums, and notices
• Essay writing: personal and impersonal
• Email writing etiquettes
• Article writing
• Writing for social media

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Unit 6.0 – Comprehension of Written English (7 hrs)

• Of Studies (Essay) by Sir Francis Bacon
• The Sun Rising (Poem) by John Donne
• The Last Leaf (Story) by O. Henry
• Unseen/untaught passages

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Text / Reference Books:

1. English Language and Communication Skills for Engineers – Sanjay Kumar, Pushp Lata, Oxford University Press
2. Communicative English for Technical Students – Dr. Bijay Bhadur Singh & Dr. Kalpana Sinha, Foundation Publishing House (FPM)
3. Communication Skill (As per VRV syllabus 2018) – Sanjay Kumar & Pushp Lata, Oxford University Press
4. A Course in Listening & Speaking – V. Sasi Kumar, P. Kiranmai Dutt & Geetha Rajeevan, Foundation Books