Prestige Institute of Engineering Management and Research, Indore
B. Tech First Year Syllabus
BT206 Language Lab and Seminars (RGPV)
Course objective: This course intends to impart practical training in the use of English Language
for Communicative purposes and aims to develop students’ personality through language
Laboratory.
Topics to be covered in the Language laboratory sessions:
1. Introducing oneself, family, social roles.
2. Debate
3. Extempore
4. JAM
5. Group Discussion
6. Creative Writing- prescribed topic
7. Every day Dialogue
8. Roler play
9. Presentation
10. Book Review
English for Technical Communication
Course Objective:
To improve students’ proficiency in English, focusing on developing communication
skills.
To help practice public speaking and develop confidence in presenting their ideas.
To strengthen listening, reading, writing and speaking skills to communicate
effectively in their professional career and contribute meaningfully to their field of
study.
Course Outcome:
Students will be well equipped with the language and communication skills for
academic success and professional development.
Topics to be covered in the Language laboratory sessions:
1. Introducing oneself, family, social roles.
2. Public Speaking and oral skills with emphasis on conversational practice, extempore speech,
JAM (Just a minute sessions), describing objects and situations, giving directions, debate,
telephonic etiquette + Extempore.
3. Reading Comprehension: Intensive reading skills, rapid reading, and reading aloud (Reading
material to be selected by the teacher).
4. To write a book review. Standard text must be selected by the teacher.
5. Role plays: preparation and delivery topic to be selected by teacher/faculty.
6. Formal Presentation
Objective: To enhance public speaking skills, improve organizational skills, refine content delivery
techniques, develop presentation skills.
PRE-REQUISITE:
The student must possess basic knowledge of English Grammar and basic ability to read, write and
speak English
language
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this course is to enable the students to recognize the relationship of effective
communication skills to
succeed in academic, work and social environments and to develop both written and oral
communication skills to
comprehend and produce clear, complete and accurate messages. This course also intends to impart
business
correspondence and improve English phonetics enabling the students to speak and write English
correctly and with
confidence.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
After successful completion of the course, students will develop competency in the following areas:
CO1: Communicate effectively with good interpersonal skills; speak in public, engage the
audience, make a presentation using Power-Point and tackle group discussion.
CO2: Speak English with clarity using correct pronunciation and accent in all situations
CO3:.Comprehend a particular piece of information, absorb what is read and hone the
art of condensation and effective writing skills with correct syntax and grammar in
all formal situations.
CO4:.Collect, analyze, document, and report information clearly, concisely and logically.
Also, apply technical information and knowledge in practical documents.
CO5: Produce clear, complete, concise, concrete and precise messages in day to day
business transactions while drafting applications and E-Mails.
COURSE CONTENT:
UNIT I: Communication Skills
(i) Meaning & Process
(ii) Significance of Effective communication.
(iii) Presentation Strategies: Techniques of Oral Presentations, Defining the Purpose, Analyzing the
Audience, Establishing the main idea, Selecting the Appropriate Channel and Medium. Power Point
Presentation.
(iv) Group Discussion.
UNIT II: Application of Linguistic Ability
(a) English IPA (Types of speech sounds.)
(b) Monophthongs
(c) Diphthongs.
(d) Consonants.
(e) Phonetic Transcription
UNIT III: Advanced Writing Skills:
(i) Reading and Comprehension
(ii) Essay Writing
(iii) Precis
UNIT IV: Academic Writing and Technical Report Writing:
(i) Introduction to Technical and Academic Writing
(ii) Features & Principles of Technical Report
(iii) Structure(iv) Samples & Models for practice
UNIT V: Business Correspondence
(i) Business letters
(ii) Structure & Layout of Business letters – Standard Fully Block Style
(iii) Types of Letters: Job Application and other Business letters ( letters of enquiry, Quotations etc)
(iv)E-Mail writing
ASSESSMENT: Through End-Sem. Theory Exam, Theory sessionals, Mid-Sem Tests, Assignments, End-
Sem.
Practical Exam, Practical sessional, quizzes, and presentations.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
1. Sharma, R.C. and Krishna Mohan, Business Correspondence and Report Writing, New
Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 2009.
2. Raman, Meenakshi and Sangeeta Sharma, Technical Communication, New Delhi: Oxford
Univ. Press, 2011.
3. Kapoor A.N., Business Letters for Different Occasions, New Delhi: S. Chand & Co. Pvt.
Ltd., 2012.
4. Thomson, A.J. and [Link], A Practical English Grammar, New Delhi: Oxford University Press,
1986.
REFERENCES RECOMMENDED:
1. Lesikar, Petlit, and Flatley, Lesikar’s Basic Business Communication, New Delhi: Tata McGraw-
Hill, 1999.
2. Bhatia, R.C., Business Communication, New Delhi: Ane Books Pvt. Ltd., 2012.
