CC01 Syllabus

CC01
Communicative English
Contact Hours/ Week : 1(L) + 0(T) + 0(P) Credits : 1.0
Total Lecture Hours : 15 CIE Marks : 50
Total Tutorial Hours : 00 SEE Marks : 50
Total Practical Hours : 00 Exam Hours : 1.30
Course Type : Theory Course Code : CC01
Course Objectives : This course will enable students :
 To know about Fundamentals of Communicative English and Communication
Skills in general.
 To train to identify the nuances of phonetics, intonation and enhance
pronunciation skills for better Communication skills.
 To impart Basic English grammar and essentials of important language skills.
 To enhance with English vocabulary and language proficiency for better
communication skills.
 To learn about Techniques of Information Transfer through presentation.
LANGUAGE LAB
To augment LSRW, grammar and Vocabulary skills (Listening, Speaking,
Reading, Writing and Grammar, Vocabulary) through tests, activities,
exercises etc., comprehensive web-based learning and assessment systems
can be referred as per the AICTE / VTU guidelines.
UNIT - I
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH 3 Hrs
Communicative English, Fundamentals of Communicative English, Process of
Communication, Barriers to Effective Communicative English, Different styles
and levels in Communicative English. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal
Communication Skills.
UNIT - II
INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS 3 Hrs
Phonetic Transcription, English Pronunciation, Pronunciation Guidelines to
consonants and vowels, Sounds Mispronounced, Silent and Non silent Letters,
Syllables and Structure. Word Accent, Stress Shift and Intonation, Spelling
Rules and Words often Mis-spelt. Common Errors in Pronunciation.
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UNIT - III
BASIC ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR AND
VOCABULARY PART - I 3 Hrs
GRAMMAR
Basic English Grammar and Parts of Speech, Articles and Preposition.
Question Tags, One Word Substitutes, Strong and Weak forms of words,
Introduction to Vocabulary, All Types of Vocabulary – Exercises on it.
UNIT - IV
BASIC ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR AND
VOCABULARY PART - II 3 Hrs
WORDS FORMATION
Prefixes and Suffixes, Contractions and Abbreviations. Word Pairs (Minimal
Pairs) – Exercises, Tense and Types of tenses, The Sequence of Tenses
(Rules in use of Tenses) and Exercises on it.
UNIT - V
COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT 3 Hrs
INFORMATION TRANSFER
Oral Presentation and its Practice. Difference between Extempore/Public
Speaking, Communication Guidelines. Mother Tongue Influence (MTI),
Various Techniques for Neutralization of Mother Tongue Influence. Reading
and Listening Comprehensions – Exercises.
TEXT BOOKS :
1 Communication Skills by Sanjay Kumar & Pushp Lata, Oxford
University Press India Pvt Ltd - 2019.
2 A Textbook of English Language Communication Skills, (ISBN-978-81-
955465-2-7), Published by Infinite Learning Solutions, Bengaluru -
2022.
REFERENCE BOOKS :
1 Technical Communication by Gajendra Singh Chauhan and Et al,
(ISBN-978-93-5350-050-4), Cengage learning India Pvt Limited [Latest
Revised Edition] - 2019.
2 English for Engineers by N.P. Sudharshana and C. Savitha, Cambridge
University Press – 2018.

3 English Language Communication Skills – Lab Manual cum
Workbook, Cengage learning India Pvt Limited [Latest Revised Edition]
(ISBN-978-93-86668-45-5), 2019.
4 A Course in Technical English – D Praveen Sam, K N Shoba,
Cambridge University Press – 2020.
5 Practical English Usage by Michael Swan, Oxford University Press –
2016.
Course Outcomes :
After the completion of this course, students will be able to:
CO1 : Understand and apply the Fundamentals of Communication Skills in their
communication skills.
CO2 : Identify the nuances of phonetics, intonation and enhance pronunciation
skills.
CO3 : Impart Basic English grammar and essentials of language skills as per
present requirement.
CO4 : Understand and use all types of English vocabulary and language
proficiency.
CO5 : Adopt the Techniques of Information Transfer through presentation.

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Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru – 572 103 151

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Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru – 572 103 153

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