Communication Skills

100101

5 modules · 27 topics · 27 with study notes

Module 1Vocabulary Enrichment (8 hrs)5 topics
  • Technical Vocabulary DevelopmentNotes
  • Nature of Word FormationNotes
  • Root Word and Morpheme, Prefix, and SuffixNotes
  • Foreign Expressions in EnglishNotes
  • Synonyms and Antonyms, Homophones and Homographs, Abbreviations and AcronymsNotes
Module 2Basics of English Grammar (10 hrs)7 topics
  • Parts of SpeechNotes
  • Articles, PrepositionsNotes
  • Subject Verb AgreementNotes
  • Phrase and ClauseNotes
  • Formation of Questions using Primary Auxiliaries, Modals, and Wh-WordsNotes
  • Tenses, VoiceNotes
  • Redundancies/ClichésNotes
Module 3Technical Communication (8 hrs)5 topics
  • Communication: Role and RelevanceNotes
  • Process / Steps, Types: formal and informal/verbal and non-verbal (Kinesics, Chronemics, Proxemics, Haptics, Vocalics/Paralanguage)Notes
  • Barriers to CommunicationNotes
  • Pattern/channels of communicationNotes
  • 7C's for effective communicationNotes
Module 4Techniques of Professional Writing (8 hrs)5 topics
  • Letter Writing (formal/informal/ cover letter/application)Notes
  • Report Writing, Proposal, Notice, Agenda, and Minutes of MeetingNotes
  • MemorandumNotes
  • Bio-Data/Resume/Curriculum VitaeNotes
  • Essay Writing, Email WritingNotes
Module 5Comprehension and Interpretation Skills (8 hrs)5 topics
  • If (Poem) by Rudyard KiplingNotes
  • Of Studies (Essay) by Sir Francis BaconNotes
  • India: Our Motherland (Essay) by Swami VivekanandaNotes
  • A Devoted Son (Story) by Anita DesaiNotes
  • Unseen/Untaught passageNotes
Theory