Department of Human Excellence
DEPARTMENTS
Communicative Skills
Today, English is not just a medium of communication; it is more of a Life skill. As the pandemic rages on, language becomes more important than ever. The WFH (Work from Home culture, online communication, Telephonic interactions etc.) have made Communicative skills, especially in English – aptly called the Universal Language, one of the Top 10 skills needed for an entry into a professional job. It has now become a prerequisite for clearing interviews, thus playing a very important role in shaping the destiny of a Student.
Communicative skills and English language proficiency are therefore two major areas that need to be strengthened. Sahrdaya College of Advanced studies recognizes this fact and thus offers the internationally acclaimed Cambridge PET (Preliminary), BEC (Business English Certificate) and CAE (Cambridge Advanced English) for language proficiency along with in-house courses in Communicative Skills catering to the nuances of Netiquettes, using appropriate words as per the contextual situations, verbal and nonverbal communication etc. thereby ensuring student’s success in today’s business world. Thus practical knowledge of using a language along with an internationally acclaimed certificate combined with training from the Placement division ensures that Sahrdayans leave their mark with a high success percentage. The courses are conducted by competent and experienced faculty from the Department of Human Excellence of Sahrdaya College of Advanced studies
The Communicative Skills programme was conducted in the college as a part of SEEP (Sahrdaya Employability Enhancement Programme) during the year 2016-17. Dr. Karuna K Nair was the HoD. The programme was designed to develop the communicative skills of students across the college. The faculties involved in the communicative skill classes were
- Mr. Satish Nair
- Mrs. Savitha Vijayan
Modules and topics covered;
UG Classes
Personal skills
- Knowing oneself
- Confidence building
- Thinking creatively
- Defining strength
- Personal values
- Time and stress management
Language practice
- Listening skills
- Reading skills
- Writing skills
- Articles and Prepositions
- Question tags
- Degrees of comparison
- Verbs and phrasal verbs
- Adverbs
- Tenses
Social skills
- Appropriate and contextual use of language
- Non-verbal communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Understanding Media-Newspaper
Public speaking
- From the dais
- Speaker Etiquette
- Speaking confidently
- Types of speeches
- Speaking on different occasions
- Debate on a topic
- One minute speech
Preparing and presenting a project
- Agreeing on a project and setting up a theme
- Brainstorming and effective internet surfing
- Compiling and analyzing information
- Revising and editing
- Preparing And designing a PPT
- Delivering Presentation and Review
Students were encouraged to speak their ideas freely in every class so that they become confident in speaking. More emphasis was given for improving their spoken language. Each student is given chance to speak about a topic of his/her choice in the class. Special attention was given for helping students to come out of their inhibitions from speaking and gaining confidence to face an audience.
864 students were benefited due to the communicative English course across the college during the academic year 2016-17.
DETAILS
View DocumentsThe Communicative Skills programme was conducted in the college as a part of SEEP (Sahrdaya Employability Enhancement Programme) during the year 2016-17. Dr. Karuna K Nair was the HoD. The programme was designed to develop the communicative skills of students across the college. The faculties involved in the communicative skill classes were
- Mr. Satish Nair
- Mrs. Savitha Vijayan
Modules and topics covered;
UG Classes
Personal Skills
- Knowing oneself
- Confidence building
- Thinking creatively
- Defining strength
- Personal values
- Time and stress management
Language Practice
- Vocabulary
- Present simple forms
- Connectors
- Pronunciation
- Verbs
- Passive/Active Voice
- Preposition
Social Skills
- Appropriate and contextual use of language
- Non-verbal communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Understanding Media
Public Speaking
- From the dais
- Speaking confidently
- Types of speeches
- Speaking – Different occasions
- Speaking to influence
Preparing and presenting a project
- Agreeing on a theme and setting up a timeline
- Brainstorming and effective internet surfing
- Gathering information
- Writing good paragraphs
- Compiling and analyzing information
- Revising and Editing
- Preparing and designing a PowerPoint Presentation
- Delivering presentation and review
Students were encouraged to speak their ideas freely in every class so that they become confident in speaking. More emphasis was given for improving their spoken language. Each student is given chance to speak about a topic of his/her choice in the class. Special attention was given for helping students to come out of their inhibitions from speaking and gaining confidence to face an audience.
1346 students were benefited due to the communicative English course across the college during the academic year 2016-17.
DETAILS
View DetailsThe communicative skills programme was conducted in the college as a part of SEEP (Sahrdaya Employability Enhancement Programme) during the year 2017-18. Dr. Karuna K Nair was the HoD. The programme was designed to develop the communicative skills of students across the college. The faculties involved in the ASAP classes were
1.Mr. satish Nair
- Mrs. Savitha Vijayan
3.Mr. Sebastian Joseph
Modules and topics covered;
UG Classes
Personal skills
- Knowing oneself
- Confidence building
- Thinking creatively
- Defining strength
- Personal values
- Time and stress management
Language practice
- Vocabulary building
- Present simple forms
- Connectors
- Verbs and its types
- Active and passive voice
- Preposition
Social skills
- Appropriate and contextual use of language
- Non-verbal communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Understanding Media-Newspaper
Public speaking
- From the dais
- Speaking confidently
- Types of speeches
- Speaking on different occasions
Preparing and presenting a project
- Agreeing on a project and setting up a theme
- Brainstorming and effective internet surfing
- Compiling and analyzing information
- Revising and editing
- Preparing a PPT
Students were encouraged to speak their ideas freely in every class so that they become confident in speaking. More emphasis was given for improving their spoken language. Each student is given chance to speak about a topic of his/her choice in the class. Special attention was given for helping students to come out of their inhibitions from speaking and gaining confidence to face an audience.
Daily Newspaper reading was made mandatory for students across the college. Every day the 5th hour was allotted for newspaper reading activity for 10 minutes. Teachers attending the classes in the 5th hour will dedicate the allotted time to help students scan the headlines of the day. This was to encourage the reading habit of students and ensure students utilize the newspaper to improve their communicative skills and general knowledge.
Students were also given practice in expressing their ideas on a topic or article in the newspaper.
Sessions on Group discussion and presentations were also conducted in the class. Each group was given a topic in advance and they had to present the topic in the class. Involvement of each student in the group was ensured
1303 students were benefited from the programme across the college during the year 2018-19
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View DetailsThe communicative skills programme was conducted in the college during the year 2019-20 as a part of SEEP (Sahrdaya Employability Enhancement Programme). Ms. Sinimol John was the Head of the Department and Dr. Rani M J Vice principal was entrusted to guide the department.
The programme was designed to develop the communicative skills of students across the college. The faculties involved in the ASAP classes were
1.Mr. Satish Nair
- Mrs. Savitha Vijayan
3.Mr. Sebastian Joseph
- Ms. Shero Shyam
5 .Mrs. Sinimol John
Modules and topics covered:
UG Classes
Personal skills
- Knowing oneself
- Confidence building
- Thinking creatively
- Defining strength
- Personal values
- Time and stress management
Language practice
- Vocabulary building
- Present simple forms
- Connectors
- Verbs and its types
- Active and passive voice
- Preposition
Social skills
- Appropriate and contextual use of language
- Non-verbal communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Understanding Media-Newspaper
Public speaking
- From the dais
- Speaking confidently
- Types of speeches
- Speaking on different occasions
Preparing and presenting a project
- Agreeing on a project and setting up a theme
- Brainstorming and effective internet surfing
- Compiling and analyzing information
- Revising and editing
- Preparing a PPT
Students were encouraged to speak their ideas freely in every class so that they become confident in speaking. More emphasis is given for improving their spoken language. Each student is given chance to speak about a topic of his/her choice in the class. Exercises for all skills like Reading, Writing, Listening and speaking were given to the students during the class.
As a part of speaking, special sessions on J A M were introduced in the class.
Apart from teaching other responsibilities also were taken up by the faculty. Some of them are
- Organising daily assembly and preparing students for stage performance on a day today basis
- Maintaining discipline especially during the morning assembly and on various functions
- Arranging event
- Other duties entrusted by the college from time to time.
1024students were benefited due to the communicative English course across the college during the academic year 2019-20.
Due to Covid-19 pandemic classes were conducted on line. Participation of students were very encouraging. Maximum effort have been taken to ensure active involvement of students during the classes.
Combo hours were also introduced. On all Thursdays the 6th and 7th hours were considered as combo hours and students were given training in the respective subjects they opted for.
Portions covered
Reading:
- Reading texts and comprehension
- Matching headlines
- Fill the gaps
- Answer questions
- Reading stories and comprehension
Writing:
- Formal and informal writing
- Descriptive writing
- Paragraph writing
- Official correspondence
- Creative writing
Listening:
- Listening to a conversation and answer questions
- Listening to a speech and comprehend
- Listening to dialogue and monologue and comprehend
- Listening to a conversation between friends and comprehend
Speaking:
- Self -introduction and introducing others
- Speaking about an experience
- Speaking on a favourite topic
- J A M
Grammar and Vocabulary:
- Vocabulary building exercises
- Topic specific vocabulary
- Sentence formation
- Advanced sentence completion exercises
- Paragraph correction exercises
- Basic grammar-parts of speeches
- Tenses and transformation of sentences
- Phrasal verbs
- Idioms in use
- Collocations
- One word substitution
- False friends and confusing words
- Prefix and suffix
- Advanced communicative English
- Spotting error exercises
Training for IELTS was given for the second year students. Students were given practice materials through online as a part of exercise in the class for each skill. All worksheets were compiled digitally. Apart from the four skills grammar and essential vocabulary developing practice were also given in the class.
1806 students benefitted from the course across the college during the academic year 2020-21.
