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ADVANCED ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS LAB: Syllabus
ADVANCED ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS LAB
1. Introduction
The introduction of the English Language Lab is considered essential at 3rd year level. At this
stage the students need to prepare themselves for their careers which may require them to listen
to, read, speak and write in English both for their professional and interpersonal communication
in the globalised context.
The proposed course should be an integrated theory and lab course to enable students to use
‘good’ English and perform the following:
· Gather ideas and information, to organise ideas relevantly and coherently.
· Engage in debates.
· Participate in group discussions.
· Face interviews.
· Write project/research reports/technical reports.
· Make oral presentations.
· Write formal letters.
· Transfer information from non-verbal to verbal texts and vice versa.
· To take part in social and professional communication.
2. Objectives:
This Lab focuses on using computer-aided multimedia instruction for language development to
meet the following targets:
· To improve the students’ fluency in English, through a well-developed vocabulary and

enable them to listen to English spoken at normal conversational speed by educated
English speakers and respond appropriately in different socio-cultural and professional
contexts.
· Further, they would be required to communicate their ideas relevantly and coherently in
writing.
Syllabus: ADVANCED ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS LAB ( 3rd year B.Tech)
The following course content is prescribed for the Advanced Communication Skills Lab:
Ø Functional English - starting a conversation – responding appropriately and relevantly –

using the right body language – role play in different situations.
Ø Vocabulary building – synonyms and antonyms, word roots, one-word substitutes,

prefixes and suffixes, study of word origin, analogy, idioms and phrases.
Ø Group Discussion – dynamics of group discussion , intervention, summarizing,

modulation of voice, body language, relevance, fluency and coherence.
Ø Interview Skills – concept and process, pre-interview planning, opening strategies,

answering strategies, interview through tele and video-conferencing.
Ø Resume’ writing – structure and presentation, planning, defining the career objective,
projecting ones strengths and skill-sets, summary, formats and styles, letter-writing.
Ø Reading comprehension – reading for facts, guessing meanings from context, scanning,
skimming, inferring meaning, critical reading.
Ø Technical Report writing – Types of formats and styles, subject matter – organization,
clarity, coherence and style, planning, data-collection, tools, analysis.
4. Minimum Requirement:
The English Language Lab shall have two parts:
i) The Computer aided Language Lab for 60 students with 60 systems, one master console,
LAN facility and English language software for self- study by learners.
ii) The Communication Skills Lab with movable chairs and audio-visual aids with a P.A
System, a T. V., a digital stereo –audio & video system and camcorder etc.
System Requirement ( Hardware component):
Computer network with Lan with minimum 60 multimedia systems with the following
specifications:
i) P – IV Processor
a) Speed – 2.8 GHZ
b) RAM – 512 MB Minimum
c) Hard Disk – 80 GB
ii) Headphones of High quality
5. Suggested Software:
The software consisting of the prescribed topics elaborated above should be procured and used.
Suggested Software:
· Clarity Pronunciation Power – part II
· Oxford Advanced Learner’s Compass, 7th Edition
· DELTA’s key to the Next Generation TOEFL Test: Advanced Skill Practice.
· Lingua TOEFL CBT Insider, by Dreamtech
· TOEFL & GRE( KAPLAN, AARCO & BARRONS, USA, Cracking GRE by CLIFFS)
· The following software from ‘train2success.com’
Ø Preparing for being Interviewed,
Ø Positive Thinking,
Ø Interviewing Skills,
Ø Telephone Skills,
Ø Time Management
Ø Team Building,
Ø Decision making
· English in Mind, Herbert Puchta and Jeff Stranks with Meredith Levy, Cambridge
6. Books Recommended:
1. Effective Technical Communication, M. Ashraf Rizvi, Tata Mc. Graw-Hill Publishing

Company Ltd.
2. A Course in English communication by Madhavi Apte, Prentice-Hall of India, 2007.
3. Communication Skills by Leena Sen, Prentice-Hall of India, 2005.
4. Academic Writing- A Practical guide for students by Stephen Bailey, Rontledge

Falmer, London & New York, 2004.
5. English Language Communication: A Reader cum Lab Manual Dr A Ramakrishna

Rao, Dr G Natanam & Prof SA Sankaranarayanan, Anuradha Publications, Chennai
6. Body Language- Your Success Mantra by Dr. Shalini Verma, S. Chand, 2006.
7. DELTA’s key to the Next Generation TOEFL Test: Advanced Skill Practice, New
Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers, New Delhi.
8. Books on TOEFL/GRE/GMAT/CAT by Barron’s/cup
9. IELTS series with CDs by Cambridge University Press.
10. Technical Report Writing Today by Daniel G. Riordan & Steven E. Pauley, Biztantra
Publishers, 2005.
11. Basic Communication Skills for Technology by Andra J. Rutherford, 2nd Edition,
Pearson Education, 2007.
12. Communication Skills for Engineers by Sunita Mishra & C. Muralikrishna, Pearson
Education, 2007.
13. Objective English by Edgar Thorpe & Showick Thorpe, 2nd edition, Pearson Education,
2007.
14. Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test by Jolene Gear & Robert Gear, 4th
Edition.
15. Technical Communication by Meenakshi Raman & Sangeeta Sharma, Oxford

University Press.

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ADVANCED ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS LAB: Syllabus

ADVANCED ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS LAB

· Gather ideas and information, to organise ideas relevantly and coherently.

· Participate in group discussions.

· Write project/research reports/technical reports.

· Make oral presentations.

· Write formal letters.

· Transfer information from non-verbal to verbal texts and vice versa.

· To take part in social and professional communication.

· To improve the students’ fluency in English, through a well-developed vocabulary and

Ø Functional English - starting a conversation – responding appropriately and relevantly –

Ø Vocabulary building – synonyms and antonyms, word roots, one-word substitutes,

Ø Group Discussion – dynamics of group discussion , intervention, summarizing,

Ø Interview Skills – concept and process, pre-interview planning, opening strategies,

The English Language Lab shall have two parts:

System Requirement ( Hardware component):

a) Speed – 2.8 GHZ

b) RAM – 512 MB Minimum

ii) Headphones of High quality

· Clarity Pronunciation Power – part II

· Oxford Advanced Learner’s Compass, 7th Edition

· Lingua TOEFL CBT Insider, by Dreamtech

· The following software from ‘train2success.com’

Ø Preparing for being Interviewed,

1. Effective Technical Communication, M. Ashraf Rizvi, Tata Mc. Graw-Hill Publishing

2. A Course in English communication by Madhavi Apte, Prentice-Hall of India, 2007.

3. Communication Skills by Leena Sen, Prentice-Hall of India, 2005.

4. Academic Writing- A Practical guide for students by Stephen Bailey, Rontledge

5. English Language Communication: A Reader cum Lab Manual Dr A Ramakrishna

8. Books on TOEFL/GRE/GMAT/CAT by Barron’s/cup

9. IELTS series with CDs by Cambridge University Press.

15. Technical Communication by Meenakshi Raman & Sangeeta Sharma, Oxford

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