Skill enhancement course · English · Semester 2 · FY BA · 2 credits · 50 marks · 30 hours
Module 1
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Section A: Mending One’s Language
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a
Pronunciation: Neutralizing accent, Stress & Intonation, Pronouncing words of foreign origin, Enunciation
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b
Vocabulary: Profession specific diction, Collocations, Usage, Strategies, tools and techniques to enrich professional diction
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c
Grammar: Common Errors at sentence level, Discourse Errors
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Section B: Presenting and Representing
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a
Elevator Pitch
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b
Conducting and participating in Meetings
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Purpose & Significance of meetings in corporate communication
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Presenting and responding to ideas in a business meeting
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c
Briefings
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Organising a team briefing
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Presenting/ managing the team briefing
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d
Conferences and Seminars
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Purpose Significance of conferences in corporate communication
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Conducting a business conference/Seminar
Module 2
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Section A: Writing Professionally
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Eliminating Indianisms and Jargon in Professional Writing
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Correspondence for Meetings:
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Drafting Notices, Agendas, Minutes and Resolutions
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Writing Professional Reports, Crafting Proposals that Work
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Section B: Tactful and Diplomatic Communication
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The Art of saying ‘NO’
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Using Unbiased/Impartial language
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Delivering ‘bad news’ with tact
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Writing negative emails
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Communicating Business ethics
References
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Barns, Lucas. ESL Business English: The Essential Guide to Business English Communication. 2015
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Barduhn, Susan and Tim Bowen. English for Everyone: Business English Course Book. DK Publishing, 2017.
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Bennet, Andrew. 25 Business Stories: A Practical Guide for English Learners. Merriam Webster, 2008.
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Boobyer, Victoria, et al. English for Everyone: Business English Course Book. Dorling Kindersley Ltd., 2019.
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Brook-Hart, Guy. Business Benchmark Upper Intermediate Business Vantage Student's Book. Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Canavor, Natalie. Business Writing Today: A Practical Guide. 3 rd ed., Sage Publications, 2019.
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Cordell, Jane. Cambridge Business English Activities. Cambridge UP, 2000.
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Davidson, George. Learners’ Companion to English Vocabulary. Learners Publishing Pte Ltd., 2003.
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Franklin Executive Vocabulary for Effective Communication: 2180 Most Common Words for Business Communication by Franklin Vocab System. 2014.
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Mascull, Bill. Business English Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge UP, 2004.
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Mehra, Shital Kakkar. Business Etiquette: A Guide for the Indian Professional. HarperCollins, 2012.
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Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English. Edt. Dilys Parkinson & Joseph Noble. Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Parkinson, Dylis. Oxford Business English Dictionary: for Learners of English. Oxford UP, 2008.
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Raman, Meenakshi, and Sangeeta Sharma. Professional English. OUP, 2019.
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Truss, Lynne. Eats, shoots and leaves: the zero-tolerance approach to punctuation. Fourth Estate, 2009.
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Whitby, Norman. Business Benchmark Pre-intermediate to Intermediate Business Preliminary Student's Book. Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Williams, Erica. Presentations in English: Find your voice as a presenter. Macmillan, 2008.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.softecks.businesswriting
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https://www.businessenglishpod.com/ (It is truly fantastic! It offers audio lessons where each audio has real-world interactions and conversations in mind, with plenty of different
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https://www.businessenglishpod.com/
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https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/business-english
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https://www.engvid.com/topic/business-english/
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https://businessenglishsite.com/
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/
