mca Syllabus

TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING & / LANGUAGE PRACTICE LABORATORY
Code: HU 481
Contact: 3
Credits: 2

Topics to be covered and number of hours required for it:
1. Introductory lecture is to be given to the students so that they get a clear idea of the syllabus and understand the need for having such a practice lab in the first place (3 hours)
2. Conversion practice is done on given situation topics. The students are also made to listen to pre-recorded cassettes produced by British Council and also by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge (6 hours)
3. Group Discussions:- The students are made to understand the difference between the language of conversion and group discussion. Strategies of such discussions are to teach to them. It is also helpful to use videocassettes produced by the U.G.C. on topics like group-discussion. After wards the class is divided into groups and the students have to discuss on given topics on current socio-economic-political-educational importance(12
hours)
4. Interview sessions-students are taught the do’s and don’ts of facing a successful interview. They then have to face rigorous practices of mock-interviews. There simulations of real life interview sessions where students have to face an interview panel(12 hours)
5. Presentations: The secrets of an effective presentation are taught to the students. Then each and every student has to make lab presentations with the help of the Overhead projector/ using power point presentation and other audio-visual aids in the laboratory. They also have to face the question answer sessions at the end of their presentation (12 hours)
6. Classes are also allotted to prepare the students for competitive examinations like the T.O.E.F.L. by making the students listen to specially produced C.D. cassettes of such examinations (3 hours) The overall aim of this course is to inculcate a sense of confidence in the students and help them to become good communicators in their social as well as professional lives.

Text:
1. Sharma—Business Correspondence & Report Writing, TMH
2. Prasad—Group Discussion & Interview (With Audio Cassette) , TMH

Reference:
1. Sashi Kumar—Spoken English (with Cassette) , TMH