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Program Name: Diploma in Engineering
Level: Diploma
Branch: All
Course / Subject Code : DI01000031
Subject Name :Communication Skills in English
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2024-25

Semester:

1

Category of the Course:

HSMC-1

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of English
Rationale:

Language is the most commonly used medium of self-expression in all spheres of
human life – personal, social and professional. English language has become a dire
need to deal successfully in the globalized and competitive market. Competency in
English is need of the hour, not only for Indian industry, but also worldwide, where
diploma engineers have the employable opportunity. Therefore, the basic English
skills- listening, speaking, reading and writing have become almost mandatory for
employability. This course intends to make the students to develop comprehension
skills, improve vocabulary, use proper grammar, acquire writing skills, correspond
with others and enhance skills in spoken English. Further, it is expected that each
polytechnic will provide conducive environment for acquiring proficiency in
communication skills among the students through English language.

Course Outcome:
After Completion of the Course, the student will able to:
No

Course Outcomes

01

Use strategies to minimize barriers of effective communication.

02

Construct grammatically correct sentences.

03

Develop reading and listening skills in terms of fluency and comprehensibility.

04

Compose different types of written communication.

05

Communicate orally in a given situation with a purpose.

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Program Name: Diploma in Engineering
Level: Diploma
Branch: All
Course / Subject Code : DI01000031
Subject Name :Communication Skills in English
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Teaching and Examination Scheme:
Total
Credits
L+T+ (PR/2)

Teaching Scheme
(in Hours)

Assessment Pattern and Marks
Theory

L

T

PR

Tutorial / Practical

C
ESE (E) PA/CA(M) PA/CA (I)

2

0

2

Total
Marks

3

70

30

ESE (V)

20

30

150

Course Content:
No. of
Hours

% of
Weight
age

Theory of Communication
1.1 Concept of Effective Communication and Communication Skills
1.2 Basic Communication Models(S+E+C+D+R+N+F)
1.3 Level of Communication: Upward and Downward
1.4 Types of Communication: Verbal, Non-Verbal, Visual
Interpersonal, Intrapersonal,
Extra personal and Mass
1.5 Barriers of Effective Communication

06

14
Marks
20%

Grammar
2.1 Parts of Speech: Noun, Verb, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb,
Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection
2.2 Tenses: Present: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
Past: Simple, Continuous, Perfect
Future: Simple
2.3 Modal Auxiliaries: Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Shall, Will,
Should, Would, Ought to, Need
2.4 Subject-Verb Agreement
2.5 Basic Sentence Patterns of English: SV, SVO, SVA, SVC

10

28
Marks
40%

Unit
No.

Contents

1.

2.

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Course / Subject Code : DI01000031
Subject Name :Communication Skills in English
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3.

Prose and Poetry
3.1 Prose
The Leopard- Ruskin Bond
3.2 Short Story
After Twenty Years- O Henry
3.3 Poetry
 Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening-Robert Frost

06

14
Marks
20

4.

Techniques of Writing
4.1 Email Writing:
Format&Types: (Inquiry, Reply to Inquiry, Order, Complaint)
4.2 Paragraph Writing (Approximately in150 words)
Suggested Topics:
Paragraph on:
Festivals, Nature and Environment, Famous Personalities, Favorite
Sports, Friends and Family members.

08

14
Marks
20%

30

100

Total
Suggested Specification Table with Marks (Theory):
Distribution of Theory Marks
R Level

U Level

A Level

N Level

E Level

C Level

17

29

24

-

-

-

Where R: Remember; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C: Create (as
per Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy)
References/Suggested Learning Resources:
(a) Books:
S.
Author
Title of Book
No.
1. Living English Structures
W. S. Allen
2

Essentials of English Grammar and
Composition

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Publication with place, year
and ISBN
Pearson Education India 1992
ISBN: 9788131728499
Goyal Brothers Prakashan
2015
ISBN :8183896162
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S.
Author
Publication with place, year
Title of Book
No.
and ISBN
3.
English
3
Grammar at Glance
M. Gnanamurali
S. Chand & Co. Ltd. 2010
ISBN : 9788121929042
4.
Effective English
E. Suresh Kumar &
Pearson 2010
Others
ISBN : 9788131731000
5.
English Communication for
S. Chandrashekhar &
Orient BlackSwan 2013
Polytechnics
Others
ISBN : 8125037462
6.

English Fluency Step 1 & 2

-

7.

Active English Dictionary

-

8.

The Pronunciation of English

Daniel Jones

9.

Ed. English Pronouncing
Dictionary

James Hartman & et al.

10.

Effective Communication Skills

Kulbhushan Kumar

11.

Better English Pronunciation

J.D.O’Connor

12.

An English Grammar:
Comprehending Principles and
Rules
Examine your English

Lindley Murray

14.

A Practice Course in English
Pronunciation

J.Sethi& et al

15.

Technical Communication: A
Practical Approach.

Pfeiffer, William Sanborn
and T.V.S Padmaja

13.

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Macmillan 2010
ISBN : 9781405003650
9781405003667
Longman 1991
ISBN : 8131707865
Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 4th Edition
1956
ISBN : 0521093694
Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.17th Edition
2006
ISBN : 0521680867
Khanna Publishing House,
New Delhi (Revised Ed.
2018)
ISBN : 9789382609940
Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press 1982
ISBN : 0521231523
Franklin Classics (10 October
2018).
ISBN : 0342097008
Orient Longman: New Delhi,
1964
ISBN : 812500176X
New Delhi: Prentice Hall,
2004
ISBN : 9788120325944
Delhi: Pearson, 2007.
ISBN : 9788131700884
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(b) Open-source software and website:
 https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
 http://www.free-english-study.com/





http://www.english-online.org.uk/course.htm



http://www.english-online.org.uk/



http://www.talkenglish.com/



http://www.learnenglish.de/



https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/linguaskill/



https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/



https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/



https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/

Suggested Course Practical List:

Practical Outcomes (PrOs)

CO
Co1,Co3

2.

Develop listening skills through listening to recorded lectures,
poems, interviews and speeches.
Use antonyms and synonyms effectively in oral and written forms.

Approx.
Hrs.
required
04*

Co3,Co4

04*

3.

Use grammatically correct sentence

Co2,Co5

02

4.

Communicate ideas effectively and fluently in oral and written
communication.
Articulate vowels, consonants and diphthongs correctly.

Co1,Co2,
Co3,Co5
Co1,Co5

02*

Co1,Co5

02

7.

Speak with appropriate intonation, voice modulation, pitch, speed
and volume.
Participate in conversations (GD /meetings etc.)

04*

8.

Deliver the presentation effectively in the class.

9.

Communicate effectively through verbal and non-verbal means of
communication.
Practice online exercises for listening and reading comprehension.

Co1,Co3,
Co5
Co1,Co3,
Co5
Co1,Co3,
Co5
Co3,Co5

S.No.
1.

5.
6.

10.

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02*

04*
04*
02*
30

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Course / Subject Code : DI01000031
Subject Name :Communication Skills in English
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Note :The above practical outcomes (PrOs) are the sub-components of the COs.Some of the PrOs
marked ‘*’ are compulsory, as they are crucial for that particular CO. These PrOs need to be attained
at least at the ‘Precision Level’ of Dave’s Taxonomy related to ‘Psychomotor Domain’.


List of Laboratory/Learning Resources Required:
These major equipment/instruments and Software required to develop PrOs are given below with broad
specifications to facilitate procurement of them by the administrators/management of the institutes. This
will ensure conduction of practical in all institutions across the state in proper way so that the desired
skills are developed in students.
S. No.
1.

Equipment Name with Broad Specifications
Computer systems windows 7 or above with internet connectivity

2.
3.
4.

Headphones with speakers
LCD Projector
Language lab software

PrO. No.
All
All
All
All

Suggested Project List:
Suggestive list of micro-projects is given here. This should relate highly with competency of the course
and the COs.Similar micro-projects could be added by the concerned course teacher:
a) Book review – students should read a book and then write his reviews about the book and present it
in the class.
b) Presentation – Prepare a presentation regarding current problems of environment and present it in the
class,
c) Mock interviews. – Interviews conducted by students and for the students.
d) Skit or role play- write the script and present it in the class
( can be asked to take topic related to environment and pollution)
e) Find out 20 new words out of a given story, write its synonym and use the word in your own
sentence.
f) Draft a story according to a given picture.
g) You are in the village fair. Describe what is happening around you in present continuous tense.
(Celebration of Annual Day – past tense. etc)
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h) Write a paragraph about your first day in college.
Suggested Activities for Students:
Other than the classroom and laboratory learning, following are the suggested student-related cocurricular activities which can be undertaken to accelerate the attainment of the various outcomes in
this course: Students should perform following activities in group and prepare reports of about 5 pages
for each activity. They should also collect/record physical evidences for their (student’s) portfolio which
may be useful for their placement interviews:
 The experiments should be properly designed and implemented with an attempt to develop
different types of skills leading to the achievement of the competency.


Initiating a conversation with a new comer to your college.





Assignments using Internet. (Online Listening/Speaking/Vocabulary based exercises and
uploading their score, etc. (Teacher can decide how to use various online platforms for
evaluation purpose.
Self-learning Activities using mobile apps/internet



Discuss current affairs in English with your friends.



Read storybooks and learn new words and sentence structures.



Write a brief report on current environmental issues.

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