This course aims at helping students develop skills and confidence needed to respond to university lectures and daily life conversations in English. A large portion of class time will be devoted to improving students’ fluency, listening & speaking, and critical thinking, covering various topics. Students will listen to different native speakers as well as foreign accents and develop speaking strategies, functional use of language, idiomatic language, pronunciation, and intercultural awareness.

Objectives:

The students will be able to:

• Speak objectively
• Develop oral presentation
• Deliver Speech
• Listen with a purpose
• Speak persuasively
• Decipher verbal and non-verbal messages
• Develop and maintain the sense of confidence and self-worth
• Objective participation in meetings
• Develop skills to face media

Class Timings:

Wednesday / Thursday 11:00am - 12:30pm

READINGS:

Recommended Textbooks

1. Stuart Sillar (1988) Success in Communication, Jhon Murray Publishers

Additional Readings

1. Murphy & Hildebrant (1991) Effective Business Communication, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill
2. Raymond V. Lesikar (1996) Business Communication, Richard D. Irwin, Inc.
3. Bovee & Thill (1995) Business Communication Today, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill
4. Shirley Taylor (1994) Communication for Business-A Practical Approach 2nd Edition, Pitman Publishing
5. Instructors notes handed out in class

PRESENTATIONS

Presentations are expected to be properly prepared by the students. Appearance (dressing), speaking skills (Vocabulary), active participation, use of graphical and visual instruments and programs for presentations will reflect its quality.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Mid Term             : 30

Presentation      : 10

Participation       : 10

Final Term          : 50

RULES AND REGULATIONS

• 80% class attendance should be met for every student, otherwise the student will not be allowed to sit in the examination.
• Class participation carries 10 marks and it is a priority for every student, as it would reflect his grades at the end of the semester.
• Demonstrated leadership assessment is more effective than a general "class participation" grade. As you perform specific tasks, you show the instructor and the class that you are thinking like a professional and improving your understanding of the discipline.
• Quizzes taken in class will be non-credit but it will show your participation and willingness to prevail in the class and for that reason it may have an impact on your grades.
• Students are strictly advised to follow the dress code that has been described by department. Only formal dress should be worn, no-one is allowed to wear jeans, t-shirts, joggers, sandals, etc.
• Students are to provide a proper leave application for every absence in the class, describing the reason for his absence.