SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS), SALEM - 636 005 Communication Skills in English First year I semester 30.08.2023 Common to CSE, ECE, EEE, AIML, ADS, BME, IT, FT, MCT, CIVIL, CSD Branches CIE -1 General vocabulary, Parts of Speech, Articles, Tenses Email, fixing an appointment, cancelling appointments, conference details, hotel accommodation, order for equipment, training programme details, paper submission for seminars and conferences ‘© Paragraph writing — Describing — defining — providing examples or evidences * Instructions Extensive reading - She is Dancing Back to Life — A Short Story The Story of Google - 1 - 40 CIE -2 + Sentence Patterns © Prefixes and Suffixes * Letter Writing - calling for quotations, placing orders © Cover letter and resume writing Extensive reading - The Story of Google - 41 - 65 CIE -3 * Modal verbs, concord, If conditionals Checklist Letter Writing - Business communication, complaints, replies to queries from business customers © Letter Writing - inviting dignitaries, accepting and declining invitations Extensive reading - The Story of Amazon (loud reading) CIE - 4 (practical) * Self-introduction, personal information, name, home background, study details, area of interest, hobbies, strengths and weaknesses, projects and paper presentations, likes and dislikes in food, travel, clothes, special features of home town. ‘© Mini presentation - Office Arrangements, Facilities, Office Functions, Sales, Purchases, Training Recruitment, Advertising, Applying for financial assistance, applying for a job. ‘© Listening - understanding short conversations or monologues, taking down phone messages, orders, notes, etc. Listening — entering information in tabular form Loud Reading 4 Ag o a HOD’