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:
- FelixaEskey. Tech Talk, University of Michigan. 2005
- Michael Swan. Practical English Usage, Oxford University Press. 2005
- Anderson, Paul. Technical Communication: A Reader Centered Approach, V Edition, Hercourt, 2003.
- Raymond V. Lesikar and Marie E. Flatley. Basic Business Communication, Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co. New Delhi. 2005. Tenth Edition.
- Thampi, G. Balamohan. Meeting the World: Writings on Contemporary Issues. Pearson, 2013.
- Lynch, Tony. Study Listening. New Delhi: CUP, 2008.
- Kenneth, Anderson, Tony Lynch, Joan Mac Lean. Study Speaking. New Delhi: CUP, 2008.
- Marks, Jonathan. English Pronunciation in Use. New Delhi: CUP, 2007.
- Syamala, V. Effective English Communication For You (Functional Grammar, Oral and Written Communication): Emerald, 2002.