Course Title: COMMUNICATION FOR FUNCTIONAL PURPOSES

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Course Code: BC501 UNITS
1 - - - - 1
Credit Units: 01

LEVEL: UG

Course Objectives: This course is designed to groom students towards realizing the traditional versus functional aspects of English Language use to attain professional
success. The modern ways of communication require advanced linguistic skills which are of practical use in different professions.

Prerequisites: NIL

Course Contents/Syllabus:

Weightage (%)

Module I Purpose Oriented Writing 30

Descriptors/Topics
Essentials of Creative writing
Writing for Media: Print, Television and online

Module II Avoiding miscommunication in Organizational Communication 30

 Building Advanced Vocabulary
i. Denotative/ Connotative
ii. Synonyms/ Antonyms
iii. Homophones/ Homonyms
iv. Word-formations of today-
Common spelling errors and misappropriations due to wrong punctuations.
Mechanics & Semantics of Written Sentences
i. Ingredients of effective sentences: Clarity, Brevity, Accuracy etc.
ii. Removing redundancies.
iii. Comma splices
iv. Misplaced modifiers
v. Dangling participles.
VI Improving tone and style of sentences

Module III: Barriers to Professional Language use 30

Descriptors/Topics
Jargons
Cliches in professions
Colloquialisms
Euphemisms
Code switching

Module IV: Prose 10

Descriptors/Topics

Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea, Scribner, 1996
Discussion of the text in class
One Long Question will be set in the exam from the text

Student Learning Outcomes:

Understand the importance of varieties of English used in professions. • Use appropriate form of English suited to their professional
expectations. • Identify and rectify the causes of errors in our language in practice. • Realize the causes of semantic gaps leading to
misinterpretation by readers while drafting texts.

Pedagogy for Course Delivery: Workshop

Group Discussions