Professional Skills.docx
- 1. Professional Skills Subject code: DEN002A Credits: 3 Course Objectives 1. To enhance Professional competence in reading, writing, listening and speaking. 2. Switch the approach from providing information about the language to use the language. 3. Minimize the Grammar Translation Method of ELT while trying to replace it with Direct Method. 4. Introduce Communicative Method of ELT and focusing the teaching pedagogy on the student-centred learning rather than on the teacher-centred learning. 5. Ability to master three major forms of communications which are vital in academic and professional settings namely professional presentations, interviews and group communications respectively. 6. Providing a deep insight into the techniques for delivering effective presentations, winning job interviews, and actively participating in various forms of group communication. Course Outcomes (CO): At the end of this course students will have: CO1: Ability to design a language component or process to meet desired need within realistic, Constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, scenario CO2: Ability to analyze the usage of English words in professional scenario. CO3: An understanding of technical and academic articles’ comprehension. CO4: The ability to present oneself at multinational levels as per the demand of the corporate culture Syllabus: Theory UNIT 1 Professional Grooming and Professional Culture: Basics of corporate culture, Dressing sense-personal hygiene, Cultural adaptability, Body language components: undesirable and desirable body language, Team-ship, Leadership, Stress and Conflict management UNIT 2 Advanced Grammar: Common errors related to prepositions, articles, models, Conditionals, Determiners etc, Punctuation, Proof-reading and Editing of Documents UNIT 3 Composition:, Memo, Notice, Circular, Book Review, Research Article, Reports UNIT 4 Vocabulary Building: Words often misspelt, One Word Substitution, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms UNIT 5 Reading Comprehension: Reading different types of documents including Passages, Reports, Technical Essays, Speeches, Research Articles, Newspaper articles, Interviews etc- Skimming and Scanning-Inference and Deduction Syllabus: Lab UNIT 1 Professional Grooming Role plays and Activities on Dressing sense-personal hygiene, Cultural adaptability, Body language components: undesirable and desirable bodylanguage, Team-ship, Leadership, Stress and Conflict management
- 2. UNIT 2 Advanced Grammar: Exercise Sessions for Common errors related to prepositions, articles, models , Conditionals, Determiners etc, Punctuation, Proof-reading and Editing of Documents UNIT 3 Composition:, Memo, Notice, Circular, Book Review, Research Article, Reports – Giving Assignments based on practical applications, Practice sessions on different topics UNIT 4 Vocabulary Building: Words often misspelt, One Word Substitution, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms- Activities related to the appropriate use of words UNIT 5 Reading Comprehension: Practice Reading Unseen Paragraphs- Finding Suitable title, Summarizing, Analyzing, Finding new words etc Methodology for Evaluation 1. Internal Assessment (Theory) a) Home Assignments: One from each Unit : 15 Marks b) In Semester Tests (Minimum two) : 30 Marks c) Attendance : 05 Marks 2. Term End (Theory) : 50 Marks 3. Internal Assessment (Lab) (a) Daily Performance in the Lab : 50 Marks 4. Term End (Lab) : 50 Marks Suggested Readings: 1. Felixa Eskey. Tech Talk, University of Michigan. 2005 2. Michael Swan. Practical English Usage, Oxford University Press. 2005 3. Anderson, Paul. Technical Communication: A Reader Centered Approach, V Edition, Hercourt, 2003. 4. Thampi, G. Balamohan. Meeting the World: Writings on Contemporary Issues. Pearson, 2013. 5. Lynch, Tony. Study Listening. New Delhi: CUP, 2008. 6. Kenneth, Anderson, Tony Lynch, Joan Mac Lean. Study Speaking. New Delhi: CUP, 2008. 7. Marks, Jonathan. English Pronunciation in Use. New Delhi: CUP, 2007. 8. Syamala, V. Effective English Communication For You (Functional Grammar, Oral and Written Communication): Emerald, 2002