B.Sc Ag (Comprehension and Communication Skills in English I SEM 2021-22)

  

CCS University

Bachelor of Agriculture Science (B.Sc. Ag)

First Semester (2021-22)

Comprehension and Communication Skills in English

Unit-I- Reading Comprehension

1.       Theory

a)      War Minus Shooting- The sporting Spirit- George Orwell

b)      A Dilemma- A layman looks at science-Raymond B. Fosdick.

c)       You and Your English - Spoken English and broken English-G.B. Shaw.

2.       Vocabulary

a)       Antonym

b)       Synonym

c)       Homophones

d)       Homonyms

e)       Often confused words

f)       Exercises to Help the students in the enrichment of vocabulary based on          TOEFL and other competitive examinations.

Unit-2-Functional grammar

a)      Articles

b)      Prepositions

c)      Verb

d)      Subject verb Agreement

e)      Transformation

f)       Synthesis

g)      Direct and Indirect Narration

Unit-3 Written Skills

1.       Paragraph writing

2.       Precise writing

3.       Report writing

4.       Proposal writing.

5.       Importance of professional writing

6.       Preparation of Curriculum Vitae

7.       Job Applications

8.       Synopsis Writing

9.        Interview Skills

a)      Kinds of interview

b)      Importance of interview

c)       Process of interview

Practical

1.       Listening Comprehension 

a)  Listening to short talks lectures, speeches(scientific, commercial and general in nature).

                      (Practical -1- Listen an audio and answer the questions) 

2.       Oral Communication 

a)      Phonetics

1. vowel phonemes
2. consonant phonemes 

b)      Stress and

  c)      Intonation

d)      Conversation practice.

                    (Practical-2-Understand & learn sound symbols (phonemes))  

(Practical-3- give your introduction)

3.       Conversation 

a)      Rate of speech

b)      Clarity of voice

c)      Speaking

d)      Listening,

e)      Politeness

                   (Practical-4-group discussion) 

4.       Reading skills 

a)     Reading dialogues

b)     Rapid reading

c)     Intensive reading

d)     Improving reading skills

                   (Practical-5-readout a story in front of class) 

5.       Mock Interviews 

a)      Testing initiative

b)      Team spirit

c)       Leadership

d)      Intellectual ability

e)      Group Discussions.

                   (Practical-6-conduct mock interviews)