21ENG111 Professional Communication-

Unit I-

Vocabulary Building: Prefixes and Suffixes; One word substitutes, Modal auxiliaries, Error Analysis: Position of Adverbs, Redundancy, modifiers (displaced, dangling etc.)

Unit II-

Instruction, Suggestion & Recommendation – Sounds of English: Stress, Intonation – Essay writing: Analytical and Argumentative

Unit III-

Circulars, Memos – Business Letters – e-mails

Unit IV-

Reports: Trip report, incident report, event report – Situational Dialogue – Group Discussion

Unit V-

Mini Project and Presentation

References:

  1. FelixaEskey. 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. Raymond V. Lesikar and Marie E. Flatley. Basic Business Communication, Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co. New Delhi. 2005. Tenth Edition.
  5. Thampi, G. Balamohan. Meeting the World: Writings on Contemporary Issues. Pearson, 2013.
  6. Lynch, Tony. Study Listening. New Delhi: CUP, 2008.
  7. Kenneth, Anderson, Tony Lynch, Joan Mac Lean. Study Speaking. New Delhi: CUP, 2008.
  8. Marks, Jonathan. English Pronunciation in Use. New Delhi: CUP, 2007.
  9. Syamala, V. Effective English Communication For You (Functional Grammar, Oral and Written Communication): Emerald, 2002.