Communication English- PGD PPT

  Activities on Reading Comprehension Introduction: Reading is an essential element at every stage of one’s life, especially in schools, colleges and at workplace. This is because reading is a means of discovering information to expand one’s knowledge and understanding of the subject of any kind and any field. Reading helps in mental development and is known to stimulate the muscles of the eyes. It involves greater levels of concentration and improves the conversational abilities of the reader. Reading Comprehension passages find their place in every competitive examination. Apparently, solving reading comprehension passages seems to be easy, but in reality, it is difficult. The question that vacillates in every aspirant’s mind is “How to improve Reading Comprehension”? Students are adapted and comfortable in solving simple and undeviating passages in their schools days, but the task becomes difficult when it comes to competitive examinations. Students find difficulty in understan...

  Vocabulary Building Vocabulary means a sum or stock of words employed by a language, a group, an individual or a work or in a field of knowledge. It is the collection of words and terms available for used in communication. Developing good vocabulary is not only important to writers and speakers. It is important in everybody’s life both personally as well as professionally. The three main reasons to improve one’s vocabulary are:  It sharpens your communication  It opens your mind  Vocabulary helps you to become successful Tips to improve vocabulary  Read, read, and read! The more you read novels, newspapers and magazines, the better is your vocabulary, as you are exposed to number of different and new words.  Keep a thesaurus or pocket dictionary, or a smart phone.  Maintain a vocabulary journal.  Learn a word a day, its synonyms and antonyms.  Learn word roots (Etymology)  Understand the meanings of as many prefixes and suffixes.  Remember one-word substitutes, business...

  Activities on Interpersonal Communication and Building Vocabulary Interpersonal communication can be defined as the process by which people exchange information, feeling and meaning through both verbal- and non verbal messages. It is a kind of face to face conversation that takes place between strangers or known individuals, in any context or situation. It is not just about what is actually said, the language used, but also focuses on how it is said. The non-verbal messages sent through the tone of voice, facial expressions, gestures and body language also play an important role. Conversation is a form of interactive, spontaneous communication between two or more people. It is an important aspect in spoken communication. The development of conversational skills and etiquette is an important part of socialization. The development of conversational skills in English among engineering students is the need of the hour. Kinesics or Role of Body Language in Communication: Body languag...