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SREENARAYANAGURU OPEN UNIVERSITY
B.A. HINDI LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course
B21EG01AC
English for Communication

Credits: 4
Course Objectives

1. To reinforce the importance of English as a tool for global communication.
2. To develop the linguistic and communicative competence of learners.
3. To initiate the learner to explore practical applications of language in real life
contexts.
4. To make learners understand the nuances of communication and its effective usage by
enhancing their LSRW and cultural skills.
5. To enhance the skills of the learner to be an effective communicator in a digitally
interconnected world.

Course Outcomes

Upon completing the course, learners will,

1. have been exposed to a variety of learner -friendly modes of language use and practice.
2. be proficient in LSRW skills, along with social media language.
3. be capable of using language related to digital and electronic technology, by employing the
advantages of ICT enabled learning.
4. be oriented to the possibilities and pitfalls of communication in formal and informal
situations.

COURSE DETAILS

BLOCK 1: Communication and Language
UNIT 1 Introduction to Communication – Language – Origin and Development –
Development of Speech and Writing
UNIT 2 Barriers of Communication through Languages – Formal and Informal
Communication – Communication Etiquettes – Written Versus Oral
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
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