AECC- ENGLISH COMMUNICATION

FYBA/FYBCOM/FYBSC

AECC (Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course)

1111- ENGLISH COMMUNICATION

(WEF 2019-20)

Semester-I

Objectives:

1. To impart language skills to students with a practical approach

2. To enable students to use English language for professional and personal purposes

3. To inculcate the habit of using language with individual linguistic creativity

Credits- 2 Marks: 50

Internal Examination: 10

External Examination: 40

UNIT I: Reading/Listening Skills: Comprehension

1. Master Choa Kok Sui: The Great Invocation

2. G. N Devy: On Development

3. Sri Aurobindo: The Powers of the Mind

4. H. H. Munro ‘Saki’: The Open Window

UNIT II: Writing-I

1. Information Transfer

2. Summarizing

3. Expansion of Ideas

UNIT III: Writing-II

1. Letter writing: Application Letters and Personal Letters

2. Resume writing: Types and Examples

3. Report writing: Newspaper Reports, Project Reports, Investigative Reports

UNIT IV: Speaking

1. Oral Communication:

Starting Conversation, Greetings, Enquiring and Making Offers, Requests and Orders

2. Describing Objects, People, Places and Processes

3. Group Discussion

4. Interview

References:

1. Language, Literature and Creativity. Orient Blackswan, 2013.

2. Mohan, Krishna and Meera Banerji. Developing Communication Skills. Macmillan, 2007.

3. Seely, John. Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking. 2005.

4. Chaudhari, Vijay & Bhupendra Kesur. Language Pearls. Jalgaon: Atharva, 2018.