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PARUL UNIVERSITY - FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Department of CDC
SYLLABUS FOR 3rd Sem BTech PROGRAMME
Professional Communication 1 (03193201)

Type of Course: BTech


Prerequisite: Knowledge of English Language studied till 2nd semester
Rationale: Knowledge and application of English is crucial for Organizational Communication.
Teaching and Examination Scheme:
Teaching Scheme
(Hrs./Week)

Examination Scheme
Credit

External

Total

Internal

P
-

Theory

Practical

Theory

*C.E.

Practical

60

20

20

100

L-Lectures; T-Tutorial; P-Practical; C.E.-Continuous Evaluation


Contents:
Sr.

Topic

Weightage

Teaching
Hrs.

Email and letter writing:


Trains students on detailed email and letter writing etiquette.
Giving practice and feedback on the same.

10%

Listening to workplace communication:


Provides practice on understanding accents and workplace
related conversations.
Students become well-versed in listening to English
conversations of business context.

5%

Reading -- Understanding the theme of a passage and Reading


Comprehension:
Developing ability to understand the theme of a passage.
Trains students on reading skill through practice passages.
exposing students to jargons and words used in the workplace
environment.

10%

10%

10%

10%

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:


4

Students will understand meanings and origin stories of idioms through


illustrative examples, and ways to use phrasal verbs in sentences.
Speaking - Participating in discussions:

Students will be encouraged to step on to the stage and discuss


in groups various workplace scenarios.

Vocabulary: Words that describe all kinds and sorts of people,


including:
6

terms for self-interest, reactions to the world, attitudes to others,


skill and awkwardness, marital states,

Hatred of man, of woman and of marriage.

Collocations, Gerund and Infinitives:

Students will be trained using various drills and activities.


Students will understand and use verbs and tenses, which are
the basic

5%

10%

10%

10%

5%

5%

5%

tenets of proper English communication and sentence construction.


Tenses:
8

Forming sentences of different tenses, converting from one form to


another, and also their meanings and usage will be taught using simple
examples.
Forms and Speech and Voice:

Basics of Active-Passive Voice and Direct-Indirect Speech will


be discussed through practical demonstrations and examples.

Letting students build a strong base for aptitude based verbal topics.
Movie Review writing and speaking:
10 A movie will be shown and related to the same movie writing
and speaking tasks will be given to students.
Classification of sentences and Punctuations:

11

Students will be trained on the basic types of sentences ranging


from Simple, Compound, Complex to Interrogative, Declarative
etc. along with knowledge of where to use them.

Extensive practice on transforming sentences from one type to the


other type will be provided to strengthen the basic knowledge of
students.
Recap session 
12 Recapping all of the grammar topics taught through rigorous practice
and repetition, so that students do not forget the basics learned.
Recap session 
13 Recapping all of the grammar topics taught through rigorous practice
and repetition, so that students do not forget the basics learned.
*Continuous Evaluation:
It consists of Assignments/Seminars/Presentations/Quizzes/Surprise Tests (Summative/MCQ) etc.
Reference Books:
1.

1. Technical Communication : Principles And Practice


Sangeetha Sharma, Meenakshi Raman

2.

Word Power Made Easy


Norman Lewis

3.

Oxford Practice Grammar,


John Eastwood; Oxford University Press

Course Outcome:
After Learning the course the students shall be able to:
1.Write, read and understand workplace English
2.Speak and participate in oral organizational communication

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