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![]() MG University Kerala MCA Syllabus Semester I DMCA101 ENGLISH MODULE - I Speech Sounds: Phonemic symbols - Vowels - Consonants - Syllables - Word stress - Stress in polysyllabic words - Stress in words used as different parts of speech - Sentence stress - Weak forms and strong forms - Intonation - Awareness of different accents: American, British and Indian - Influence of the mother tongue MODULE - II Listening: Active listening - Barriers to listening - Listening and note taking- Listening to announcements - Listening to news on the radio and television MODULE- III Speaking: Word stress and rhythm - Pauses and sense groups - Falling and rising tones - Fluency and pace of delivery - Art of small talk - Participating in conversations - Making a short formal speech - Describing people, place, events and things - Group discussion skills and telephone skills MODULE - IV Reading: Reading: theory and Practice - Scanning - Surveying a textbook using an index - reading with a purpose - making predictions - Understanding text structure - Locating main points - Making inferences - Reading graphics - reading critically - Reading for research TEXT BOOKS V.Sasikumar, P Kiranmai Dutt and Geetha Rajeevan, Communication Skills in English. Cambridge University Press and Mahatma Gandhi University. Sasikumar V, Kiranmai Dutt and Geetha Rajeevan, Acourse in listening and speaking I & II Tony Lynch, study Listening: A course in Listening to lectures and note-taking Anderson Kenneth, Joan Maclean, Study speaking: A Course in Spoken English for Academic Purposes Glendinning, Eric and Beverly Holmstrom, Study Reading: A Course in Reading Skills for Academic Purposes, New Delhi, CUP, 2008 Sky Massan, Communication Studies, Palgrave Macmillan Joan Van Emden and Lucinda Becker, effective Communication for Arts and Humanities Students, Palgrave Macmillan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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