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Communication
UNIT 3 The Four Skills of Communication – LSRW – The Fifth Skill of Cultural
Awareness – Bilingualism
UNIT 4 Significance of English as a Global Language – Communication in English –
English in India

BLOCK 2: Receptive or Passive Skills

UNIT 1 Learning to Listen – Listening Etiquettes – Problems Affecting Effective
Listening – Developing Listening Skills
UNIT 2 Listening to the Media – Enhancement of Listening Through the Internet:
TED Talks – Music with Lyrics on YouTube
UNIT 3 Ready to Read – Enhancing Vocabulary – Scanning and Skimming
UNIT 4 Print and Online Reading – Online Resources for Literary Reading

BLOCK 3: Productive or Active Skills

UNIT 1 Speaking it Out – Speaking to the Mirror – Understanding Your Audience –
Overcoming Inhibitions
UNIT 2 Audio Chats to Enhance Speaking – The Practice of Self-Recording – Online
Pronunciation Aids

UNIT 3 The Written Word – The Writing Process - Writing Plan-Drafts and Revisions

– The Well Written Sentence – Diction – Meaning, Clarity and Simplicity –
Figurative Language – Collocations – Punctuations
UNIT 4 Conventions of Social Media Writing – Linguistic Checks – Online Tools to
Help

BLOCK 4: Communication and Technology

UNIT 1 Origins of Technology in Language – The Evolution of Writing – Print and
Publication – Technology in Language – Systems of Sound and Motion
Recording
UNIT 2 Evolution of Electronic and Digital Technology – Language and the
Cyberspace – Language and ICT – Technical Terms Commonly Used in ICT
– The Internet: Aspects of Efficiency and Economy

UNIT 3 Authenticity of New Media – Misuse and Abuse in Cyber Space

UNIT 4 Contributing to Social Media – Appropriate and Upright Conduct on Social
Media Platforms

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