SEC-A1

Objectives:

• To understand the basic elements of Communication

• To acquire Listening Skills

• To acquire Speaking Skills

• To acquire Reading and Writing Skills

Unit: 1 = Introduction to Communication click here (Bengali) click here (English)

➢ Meaning, Nature and types of communication

➢ Principles of communication

➢ Process of communication: Sender, encoding, recipient, decoding and feedback

➢ Barriers of effective communication

Unit: 2 = Listening Skills

➢ Principles of listening skills

➢ Types of listeners

➢ Barriers to listening

Unit: 3 = Speaking Skills click here (Bengali) click here (English)

➢ Verbal and non-verbal communication

➢ Public speaking: Extempore

➢ Group discussion

Unit: 4 = Reading and Writing Skills

➢ Previewing, skimming, and scamming

➢ Development of skills for correct pronunciation, reading and comprehension

➢ Sentence formation and punctuation