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ENGLISH LANGUAGE LAB

(Common to all Branches)

Course Code: 15HE1102 L T P C

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The Language Lab focuses on the production and practice of sounds
of language and familiarizes the students with the use of English in
everyday situations and contexts.
Course Outcomes:
The Students will be able to:
CO 1 Distinguish and use spoken English and respond appropriately.
CO 2 Use language in formal and informal contexts.
CO 3 Demonstrate oral skills in debates and group discussions.
CO 4 Show fluency in speech
CO 5 Identify the sounds of English and use stress and intonation
in connected speech
SYLLABUS:
The following course content is prescribed for the English Language
Laboratory sessions:
1. Introduction to the Sounds of English- Vowels, Diphthongs
& Consonants.
2. Introduction to Stress and Intonation.
3. Listening for Comprehension
4. Situational Dialogues.
5. Oral Presentations- Prepared & Extempore
6. Just A Minute Sessions (JAM)
7. Telephonic communication
8. Group Discussions

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9. Debate
10. Presentations- Pecha Kucha
11. Reference Skills
REFERENCES:
1. DrSangeeta Sharma &DrBinod Mishra, Communication
Skills for Engineers and Scientists, PHI Learning, New
Delhi, 2009.
2. Daniel Jones, English Pronouncing Dictionary with
CD,17th Edition, 2006.
3. T. Balasubramanian, A Text book of English Phonetics for
Indian Students, 2nd Edition, Trinity Press / Lakshmi
Publications, 2013.
4. Meenakshi Raman &Sangeeta Sharma, Technical
Communication Principles & Practice, 2nd Edition, New
Delhi: OUP, 2012.
5. E. Suresh Kumar, P. Sreehari, J. Savithri, English for
Success, New Delhi, Foundation Books, 2012.

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