GE6674 Communication and Soft Skills - Laboratory Syllabus Semester VI IT BTECH Anna University-Regulation-2013

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GE6674                 COMMUNICATION AND SOFT SKILLS - LABORATORY BASED            L T P C
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OBJECTIVES:

• To enable learners to develop their communicative competence.
• To facilitate them to hone their soft skills.
• To equip them with employability skills to enhance their prospect of placements.

UNIT I         LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS                                                                             12
Conversational  skills  (formal  and  informal)  –  group  discussion  and  interview  skills  –  making presentations.
Listening  to  lectures,  discussions,  talk  shows,  news  programmes,  dialogues  from  TV/radio/Ted talk/Podcast – watching videos on interesting events on You tube.

UNIT II         READING AND WRITING SKILLS                                                                                  12
Reading  different genres of  tests  ranging from newspapers  to  philosophical treatises  –  reading strategies such as graphic organizers, summarizing and interpretation.
Writing job applications – cover letter – resume – emails – letters – memos – reports – blogs – writing for publications.

UNIT III       ENGLISH FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS AND PLACEMENTS                                                                                                                  12
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) – Graduate Record Examination (GRE) – Civil Service (Language related) – Verbal ability.

UNIT IV        SOFT SKILLS (1)                                                                                                            12
Motivation – self image – goal setting – managing changes – time management – stress management
– leadership traits – team work – career and life planning.

UNIT V        SOFT SKILLS (2)                                                                                                             12
Multiple   intelligences   –   emotional   intelligence   –   spiritual   quotient   (ethics)   –   intercultural communication – creative and critical thinking – learning styles and strategies.



TEACHING METHODS:

TOTAL: 60 PERIODS

1. To be totally learner-centric with minimum teacher intervention as the course  revolves around practice.
2. Suitable audio/video samples from Podcast/YouTube to be used for illustrative purposes.
3. Portfolio approach for writing to be followed. Learners are to be encouraged to blog, tweet, text and email employing appropriate language.
4. GD/Interview/Role Play/Debate could be conducted off the laboratory (in a regular classroom) but learners are to be exposed to telephonic interview and video conferencing.
5. Learners are to be assigned to read/write/listen/view materials outside the classroom as well for

graining proficiency and better participation in the class.

LAB INFRASTRUCTURE:

S. No.	Description of Equipment (minimum configuration)	Qty Required
1	Server	1 No.
	·    PIV System
	·    1 GB RAM / 40 GB HDD
	·    OS: Win 2000 server
	·    Audio card with headphones
	·    JRE 1.3
2	Client Systems	60 Nos.
	·    PIII System
	·    256 or 512 MB RAM / 40 GB HDD
	·    OS: Win 2000
	·    Audio card with headphones
	·    JRE 1.3
3	Handicam	1 No.
4	Television 46”	1 No.
5	Collar mike	1 No.
6	Cordless mike	1 No.
7	Audio Mixer	1 No.
8	DVD recorder/player	1 No.
9	LCD    Projector    with    MP3/CD/DVD    provision    for Audio/video facility	1 No.

EVALUATION: INTERNAL: 20 MARKS
Record maintenance: Students should write a report on a regular basis on the activities conducted, focusing on the details such as the description of the activity, ideas emerged, learning outcomes and so on. At the end of the semester records can be evaluated out of 20 marks.

EXTERNAL: 80 MARKS
Online Test                            - 35 marks Interview                                - 15 marks Presentation                          - 15 marks Group Discussion                  - 15 marks

NOTE ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EVALUATION:

1. Interview – mock interview can be conducted on one-on-one basis.
2. Speaking – example for role play:
3. Marketing engineer convincing a customer to buy his product.
4. Telephonic conversation- fixing an official appointment / placing an order / enquiring and so on.
5. Presentation – should be extempore on simple topics.
6. Discussion – topics of different kinds; general topics, case studies and abstract concept.

OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, learners should be able to

• Take international examination such as IELTS and TOEFL
• Make presentations and Participate in Group Discussions.
• Successfully answer questions in interviews.

REFERENCES:

1. Business English Certificate Materials, Cambridge University Press.
2. Graded Examinations in Spoken English and Spoken English for Work downloadable materials from Trinity College, London.
3. International English Language Testing System Practice Tests, Cambridge University Press.
4. Interactive Multimedia Programs on Managing Time and Stress.
5. Personality Development (CD-ROM), Times Multimedia, Mumbai.
6. Robert M Sherfield and et al. “Developing Soft Skills” 4th edition, New Delhi: Pearson Education,

2009.

WEB SOURCES:
http://www.slideshare.net/rohitjsh/presentation-on-group-discussion http://www.washington.edu/doit/TeamN/present_tips.html http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/writing-job-applications http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/coveringletters.htm http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCDV_34.htm