PEL 131: Communication Skills II
L:1 T:2 P:1 Credits:4
Course Outcomes: Through this course students should be able to
Demonstrate effective word choice, grammar and sentence structure for accurate and effective communication.
Use the rules of English grammar accurately
Articulate clearly organized ideas in conversations and presentations leading to apposite vocabulary for the target audience.
Compose moderately complex sentences with basic transitions to connect ideas in spoken and written discourse
Unit I:
Meeting and greeting people: vocabulary and common errors related to salutation; vocabulary and common errors related
to self- introduction; vocabulary and common errors related to asking for help; common errors related to tenses and parts of
speech
Unit II:
Usage of connectors and transition words in conversation: usage of connectors, transition words and vocabulary related to
routine; usage of connectors, transition words and vocabulary related to shopping ; usage of connectors, transition words and
vocabulary related to vacation
Unit III:
Engaging in small talk: direct and indirect speech; vocabulary and phrases related to small talk, importance of small talk
Unit IV
Presenting your ideas effectively: introducing intonation and stress; introducing dignitaries using positive adjectives;
presenting ideas on products using positive adjectives
Unit V
Paragraph writing and power point presentation: introducing paragraph writing, key elements of paragraph writing, usage of
collocations ;do’s and don’ts of power point presentation
Unit VI
Making reservation and arrangements: telephone etiquettes; vocabulary and phrases for making reservation and
arrangements, formal letter writing; request and complaint letters
References:
1 ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE BY RAYMOND MURPHY, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS,FOURTH EDITION (2012)