SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL (DEEMED UNIVERSITY)

(Established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956)

Re - accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade
Founder: Prof. Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, M.Sc.,Ph.D. (Awarded Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri by President of India)

(Established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, by notification No.F.9-12/2001-U3 Government of India)
Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade
Founder: Prof. Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, M.Sc.,Ph.D. (Awarded Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri by President of India)

Sub Committee - Specialization for Curriculum Development

Under Graduate

Name of Institute: Symbiosis Law School

Course Title: English (Communication Skills)

Course Code: T6755

(UG/PG): UG I Year BBA LLB Semester II

Number of Credits : 3

Level : 2

(UG/PG): UG BA LLB

Learning Objective(s):

1. To outline the legal maxims important for the students of law

2. To elaborate the dynamics of business communication
3. To develop excellence among students as communicators
4. To explain writing skills suitable for internal and external organizational
communication
5. To elaborate the theories and strategies adopted in listening, speaking, reading, and
writing with their practical applications at the managerial, organizational, corporate,
individual and group levels. 
6. To improve students’ ability to give and receive meanings conveyed in language, to
the further end that they become effective and alert members of the society

Learning Outcome(s):
On the successful completion of this course, students will be able to-
 To make use of legal maxims while studying law
 To organize and express ideas effectively
  To demonstrate skills in legal argumentation
 To identify different styles of communication and how to improve understanding and
build rapport with others
 To demonstrate excellence as professionals
 To build healthy relationships through powerful communication
 To develop strategies for balancing work and life through communication.

Pre-learning: Students need to have basic knowledge of four language skills – listening,
speaking, reading, and writing

Course Outline

Sr.No. Topics Hours

1 Legal maxims 6
Legal Abbreviations and terms
2 Business English-Written 14

1. Formal Letter – Orders, Applications, Complaints

2. Notice
3. Memo
4. Reports
5. Briefs

3 Communication skills 10

A. Language of communication
B. Types of communication
C. Modes of Communications
D. Barriers of communication
E. Effective communications
F. Intra-personal & Inter-personal communication

3 Oral 9

A. Listening Skills
B. Phonetics and speech training
C. Non Verbal Communication
D. Strategies for Successful public speaking
E. Practice sessions for presentations
F. Group Discussions
G. Debate
H. Negotiation Skills

4 Case Studies 2
5 Cite by word or phrase 2
6 Book Review: 3-4 pages handwritten review to be written on a 2
 book chosen from the list below:

Orwell George, Nineteen Eighty Four, Nabu Press (2010) Melville

Herman, Billy Budd, Boston Publisher, New York (1966)

Golding William, Lord of the Flies, Penguin Group (USA)

Incorporated (2007)

Pedagogy: Group Discussion, Debate, classroom discussions, hypothetical cases on the

writing skills.

Books Recommended:

 Ramanchandran K.K., Lakshmi, K.K. , Kartik K.K. Business communication,

M.Krishna Kumar Paperback (2007)
 Douglas stone, Difficult Conversations, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
 Jay Anthony, Effective Presentation, Prentice-Hall (1992)
 Bruckmann Clive, Hartely peter, Business Communication, Routledges (2002)
 Swam Michael, Practical English Usage, Oxford University Press New Delhi (2006)
 Murphy Raymond Essential English Grammar, Cambridge University Press
(2000)
 Marierm Webster’s Dictionary of law, Britannica Company (2003)
 Business English Law, Media Training Corporation, Cambridge Publication,
(2004)
 Novels Written by John Gresham
 Shakespeare’s dramas
 Wren AND Martin:Basics of Grammar.

Suggested Assessment/ Evaluation Methods: Projects, Assignments, Tutorials.

Benchmarked against similar courses in other national/ international universities

/organizations

S. No. Name of the Course Name of University where it is offered

1 Business and Managerial Communication SLS, Pune

Names of Members:
 Name of Dr.GarimaYadav Dr .Priyamvada Dr.Pooja Dr.Kiran
Member Mishra Kapoor Sanjay Degan

Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant

Designation
Professor Professor Professor Professor

Org. / Inst. SLS,Noida SLS,Noida SLS,Noida SLS,Noida

Signature

Name of Experts:

Name of Dr. Vaishali Ms. Gayatri Dr. Archana Nikhil Ananya

Expert Jundre Mendanha Bhagwat Narkar Dutta

Deputy Assistant Full-time Visiting Full-time

Designation
Director Professor faculty Faculty Faculty

Org. / Inst. ELTIS-SIFIL SSLA ELTIS SSLA SSLA

Dr. Vaishali Ms. Gayatri Dr. Archana Nikhil Ananya

Signature
Jundre Mendanha Bhagwat Narkar Dutta

Signature of Dean:

Date: