Communicative English

I Semester - BE
Communicative English
Course Code 21EGH18 CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) L:2,T:1,P:0 = 03 Hours SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 03 Hours/Week Total Marks 100
Credits 02 Exam Hours 120 Minutes

Course objectives:
The course (21EGH18) will enable the 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 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.

Teaching-Learning Process (General Instructions)

These are sample Strategies, which teacher can use to accelerate the attainment of the various course outcomes.

1. Teachers shall adopt suitable pedagogy for effective teaching - learning process. The pedagogy shall involve
the combination of different methodologies which suit modern technological tools and software’s to meet
the present requirements of the Global employment market.
(i) Direct instructional method ( Low /Old Technology),
(ii) Flipped classrooms ( High/advanced Technological tools),
(iii) Blended learning ( combination of both),
(iv) Enquiry and evaluation based learning,
(v) Personalized learning,
(vi) Problems based learning through discussion,
(vii) Following the method of expeditionary learning Tools and techniques,
(viii) Use of audio visual methods through language Labs in teaching of of LSRW skills.
2. Apart from conventional lecture methods, various types of innovative teaching techniques through videos,
animation films may be adapted so that the delivered lesson can progress the students In theoretical applied
and practical skills in teaching of communicative skills in general.

Module-1
Introduction to Communicative English:
Introduction, Language as a Tool, Fundamentals of Communicative English, Process of Communication, Barriers to
Effective Communicative English, Different styles and levels in Communicative English (Communication Channels).
Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Communication Skills, How to improve and Develop Interpersonal and
Intrapersonal Communication Skills.

Chalk and talk method, Videos, Power Point presentation to teach Communication skills (LSRW
Teaching -
Skills), Creating real time stations in classroom discussions, Giving activities and assignments
Learning
(Connecting Campus & community with companies real time situations).
Process

Module-2
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Introduction to Phonetics :
Introduction, Phonetic Transcription, English Pronunciation, Pronunciation Guidelines Related to consonants and
vowels, Sounds Mispronounced, Silent and Non-silent Letters, Syllables and Structure, Word Accent and Stress
Shift, – Rules for Word Accent, Intonation – purposes of intonation, Spelling Rules and Words often Misspelt –
Exercises on it. Common Errors in Pronunciation.

Teaching- Chalk and talk method, Videos, PowerPoint presentation and Animation videos to teach phonetics
Learning in Practical method, creating real time stations in classroom discussions, Giving activities and
Process assignments (Connecting Campus & community with companies real time situations).
Module-3
Basic English Communicative Grammar and Vocabulary PART - I :
Grammar: Basic English Grammar and Parts of Speech - Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Conjunctions,
Articles and Preposition. Preposition, kinds of Preposition and Prepositions often Confused. Articles: Use of
Articles – Indefinite and Definite Articles, Pronunciation of ‘The’, words ending ‘age’, some plural forms.
Introduction to Vocabulary, All Types of Vocabulary –Exercises on it.
Teaching- Chalk and talk method, Videos, PowerPoint presentation to teach Grammar, Animation videos on
Learning communication and language skills, creating real-time stations in classroom discussions, Giving
Process activities and assignments (Connecting Campus & community with companies real time situations).
Module-4
Basic English Communicative Grammar and Vocabulary PART - II:
Question Tags, Question Tags for Assertive Sentences (Statements) – Some Exceptions in Question Tags and
Exercises, One Word Substitutes and Exercises. Strong and Weak forms of words, Words formation - Prefixes and
Suffixes (Vocabulary), 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.
Chalk and talk method, PowerPoint presentation to teach Grammar and phonetics, Animation
Teaching-
videos on communication and language skills, creating real time stations in classroom discussions,
Learning
Giving activities and assignments (Connecting Campus & community with companies real time
Process
situations).
Module-5
Communication Skills for Employment:
Information Transfer: Oral Presentation - Examples and Practice. Extempore / Public Speaking, Difference
between Extempore / Public Speaking, Communication Guidelines for Practice. Mother Tongue Influence (MTI) –
South Indian Speakers, Various Techniques for Neutralization of Mother Tongue Influence – Exercises. Reading and
Listening Comprehensions – Exercises.
Chalk and talk method, Videos, Power Point presentation to teach Grammar and phonetics,
Teaching-
Animation videos on communication and language skills, creating real time stations in classroom
Learning
discussions, Giving activities and assignments (Connecting Campus & community with companies
Process
real time situations).

Course outcome (Course Skill Set)

At the end of the course (21EGH18) the student will be able to :

1. Understand and apply the Fundamentals of Communication Skills in their communication skills.
2. Identify the nuances of phonetics, intonation and enhance pronunciation skills.
3. To impart basic English grammar and essentials of language skills as per present requirement.
4. Understand and use all types of English vocabulary and language proficiency.
5. Adopt the Techniques of Information Transfer through presentation.

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Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)
(methods of CIE need to be defined topic wise i.e.- MCQ, Quizzes, written test, Reports writing, Seminar and
activities). Continuous internal evaluation (CIE) needs to be conducted for 50 marks like Engineering courses. The
weight age of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam (SEE) is 50%. The student
has to obtain a minimum of 40% of maximum marks in CIE and 35% of maximum marks in SEE to pass. MCQ
Pattern (Multiple Choice Questions) Semester End Exam (SEE) is conducted for 50 marks (120 minutes duration).
Based on this grading will be awarded.
Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) :
Three Unit Tests each of 20 Marks (duration 01 hour)
1. First test at the end of 5th week of the semester
2. Second test at the end of the 10th week of the semester
3. Third test at the end of the 15th week of the semester
All the tests are preferred similar to SEE pattern; however, teacher may follow test pattern
similar to other theory courses of Engineering
Two assignments each of 10 Marks
4. First assignment at the end of 4th week of the semester
5. Second assignment at the end of 9th week of the semester
Report writing /Group discussion/Seminar any one of three suitably planned to attain the COs
and POs for 20 Marks (duration 01 hours)
6. At the end of the 13th week of the semester
The sum of three tests, two assignments, and quiz/seminar/group discussion will be out of 100
marks and will be scaled down to 50 marks
CIE methods /question paper is designed to attain the different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy as
per the outcome defined for the course.

Semester End Examination (SEE) :

SEE paper will be set for 100 questions of each of 01 marks. The pattern of the question paper is
MCQ. The time allotted for SEE is 120 minutes. Marks scored are scaled down to 50 Marks.
(Time duration may be made 90 minutes to train the students for engineering / non-engineering
competitive examination)
1. Communicative English has become a very important component in all engineering and non-
engineering competitive examinations. In exams like GRE, TOEFL, IELTS and GATE exam, all state
and Central Government recruitment examinations, placement tests and other Examinations, so
the pattern of question paper, in general, will be in a multiple-choice question (MCQ) Pattern. So,
to meet the relevance of the recruitment requirement of our Engineering students “Communicative
English” Semester end examination (SEE) will be conducted in a multiple choice question (MCQ)
pattern.
2. MCQ Pattern (Multiple Choice Questions) Semester End Exam (SEE) is conducted for 50 marks
(120 minutes duration).

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Suggested Learning Resources:

1) Communication Skills by Sanjay Kumar and Pushp Lata, Oxford University Press - 2019.
2) English for Engineers by N.P.Sudharshana and C.Savitha, Cambridge University Press – 2018.
3) A Textbook of English Language Communication Skills, Infinite Learning Solutions–(Revised
Edition) 2021.
4) A Course in Technical English – D Praveen Sam, KN Shoba, Cambridge University Press –
2020.
5) Technical Communication by Gajendra Singh Chauhan and Et al, Cengage learning India Pvt
Limited [Latest Revised Edition] - 2019.
6) English Language Communication Skills – Lab Manual cum Workbook, Cengage learning
India Pvt Limited [Latest Revised Edition] – 2019.
7) Practical English Usage by Michael Swan, Oxford University Press – 2016.
8) Technical Communication – Principles and Practice, Third Edition by Meenakshi Raman and
Sangeetha Sharma, Oxford University Press 2017.

Activity Based Learning (Suggested Activities in Class)/ Practical Based learning

 Contents related activities (Activity-based discussions)
 For active participation of students instruct the students to prepare Flowcharts and Handouts
 Organising Group wise discussions Connecting to placement activities
 Quizzes and Discussions
 Seminars and assignments

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