English Language
Communication Skills Lab
I Year B.Tech. ECE T P C
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ENGLISH
LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION SKILLS LAB
The Language Lab focuses
on the production and practice of sounds of language and familiarises
the
students with the use of English in everyday situations
and contexts.
Objectives:
1. To expose the students to a
variety of self-instructional, learner-friendly modes of language learning.
2. To help
the students cultivate the habit of reading passages from the computer monitor,
thus providing them with the required facility to
face computer-based competitive exams such GRE,
TOEFL, GMAT etc.
3. To
enable them to learn better pronunciation through stress on word accent,
intonation, and rhythm.
4. To train
them to use language effectively to face interviews, group discussions, public
speaking.
5. To initiate them into greater use of
the computer in resume preparation, report writing, format-making etc.
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.
Situational Dialogues / Role Play.
4.
Oral Presentations- Prepared and Extempore.
5.
‘Just A Minute’ Sessions (JAM).
6.
Describing Objects / Situations / People.
7.
Information Transfer
8.
Debate
9.
Telephoning Skills.
10.
Giving Directions.
Minimum Requirement:
The English Language Lab shall have
two parts:
i) The Computer aided Language Lab for
60 students with 60 systems, one master console,
LAN
facility and English language software for self- study by learners.
ii) The Communication Skills Lab with
movable chairs and audio-visual aids with a P.A System,
a T. V., a digital stereo –audio & video
system and camcorder etc.
System Requirement ( Hardware component):
Computer network with Lan with minimum 60 multimedia
systems with the following specifications:
i) P – IV Processor
a)
Speed – 2.8 GHZ
b)
RAM – 512 MB Minimum
c)
Hard Disk – 80 GB
ii)
Headphones of High quality
Suggested Software:
•
• The
Rosetta Stone English Library
•
Clarity Pronunciation Power – Part I
•
Mastering English in Vocabulary, Grammar, Spellings, Composition
• Dorling Kindersley series of Grammar, Punctuation, Composition etc.
•
Language in Use, Foundation Books Pvt Ltd with CD.
• Oxford
Advanced Learner’s Compass, 7th Edition
•
Learning to Speak English - 4 CDs
•
Microsoft Encarta with CD
•
Murphy’s English Grammar,
·
English in Mind, Herbert Puchta
and Jeff Stranks with Meredith Levy,
Books Suggested for English Language
Lab Library (to be located within the lab in addition to the
CDs of the text book which are
loaded on the systems):
1. Spoken English (CIEFL)
in 3 volumes with 6 cassettes, OUP.
2. English Pronouncing Dictionary Daniel
Jones Current Edition with CD.
3. Spoken English- R.
K. Bansal and J. B. Harrison, Orient Longman 2006 Edn.
4. English Language Communication : A Reader cum Lab Manual Dr A
Ramakrishna Rao, Dr G
Natanam & Prof SA Sankaranarayanan,
Anuradha Publications, Chennai
5. Speaking English Effectively by
6. A
Practical Course in English Pronunciation, (with two Audio
cassettes) by J. Sethi, Kamlesh
Sadanand
& D.V. Jindal, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.,
7. A text book of English Phonetics
for Indian Students by T.Balasubramanian
(Macmillan)
8. English Skills for Technical
Students, WBSCTE with British Council, OL
DISTRIBUTION AND WEIGHTAGE OF MARKS
English Language Laboratory
Practical Paper:
1.
The practical examinations for the English Language Laboratory shall be
conducted as per the University
norms prescribed for the core engineering practical
sessions.
2.
For the Language lab sessions, there shall be a continuous evaluation during
the year for 25 sessional
marks and 50 year-end Examination marks. Of the 25
marks, 15 marks shall be awarded for day-to-day
work and 10 marks to be awarded by conducting Internal
Lab Test(s). The year- end Examination shall be
conducted by the teacher concerned with the help of
another member of the staff of the same department
of the same institution.