| Sno |
Subject Name |
Semester |
Credits |
| 1 |
Language and Reasoning Skills |
II |
3 Credits L-T-L 2-0-2 |
COMPETENCY I INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
The team concept – Team work processes --- Building effective teams---Stages of team formation ---- Team player styles --- Outbound training --- Objectives of outbound ---Leadership : duties and skills
COMPETENCY II CRITICAL REASONING ( GRE, GMAT,CAT, NDA)
Definition --- methods and classification ---- the weak sense critical thinker --- the strong sense critical thinker
Skills:
Observation--- interpretation --- analysis --- inference --- evaluation --- explanation---metacognition
Critical thinking ---a learning paradigm --- training in ----Independent Judgment----Critical thinking------Ethical reasoning
Three types of thinking:
1.Receptive
2.Appreciative
3.Critical
Practice sessions
Analytical reasoning tests -----Situation Reaction Tests ----Verbal Reasoning Tests-------Situation Analysis tests ( Problem solving and case studies)
A).Writing thematic analysis
B).ENGLISH FOR THE MEDIA
Writing headlines ------ Caption writing ---- Cutlines---- Taglines
Writing agenda--- writing minutes---- preparing pressnotes--- briefing and debriefing
COMPETENCY IV ADVANCED GRAMMAR
1.Parallelism
2.Dangling Modifiers
3.Tautology
4.Ambiguity
5.Needless shifts in tense, voice and mood
COMPETENCY V COMPOSITION SKILLS
1.Writing Paragraphs
Topic sentence--- linkers---- transitions---- kernels, coordinates and subordinates --- sequencing ideas.
2.Writing essays--- connecting and organizing paragraphs --- Introduction--- development---conclusion--- editing and revising
3.Precis writing
4.Writing summaries and abstracts.
TEXT BOOK
Technical Communication Skills K L E F 2013-14
REFERENCE
The Winner’s Manual : Essential Life and Work Skills Dorling Kindersley London New York 2008
Writing Effectively : Beth S. Neman Charles E. Merril Publishing company, Ohio
Smart’s Handbook of Effective Writing: Harper& Brothers 1963
Effective Writing : Christopher Turk and John Kirkman Spon press , London New York
Critical Reasoning : A User’s Manual : Chris Swoyer