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Better Spoken English by Prof. Shreesh Chaudhary, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in
Course Description :
Contents:
Why a course in Spoken English - Student Presentation : Cycle I : Who I am - Feed Back on Presentation - Aspects of Theatre in Formal Presentation : Grooming, Body Language, Eye Contact, Voice Modulation - Linguistic Aspects of Mishearing - A “Good” Tempo of Speech in English - Announce Topic for Presentation : Cycle II : A Civic Problem in My Place - Research and Organization of Presentation I : Sources of Information - Research and Organization of Presentation II : Tables, Charts, Graphs… - Making Power Point Slides and Other Presentation Aid - Criteria for (Self) Evaluation of Presentation - Student Presentation : Cycle II : A Civic problem in My Place - Feedback - Announce Topic for Cycle III : A Managerial Solution - Grammar of Phrasal Pause in English
Rhythm in Spoken English : All I want’s a room somewhere/ Far away… - Rhythm in Spoken English – II - Phrasal Pause in Spoken English - Phrasal Pause in Spoken English – II : Numbers, Units of Weight, Height - Listening to Units of Time, Weight, Distance, Etc.: Take a Break - Word Stress in English : Unique Features - Stress in Simple English Words - Stress in Derived Words in English – Student Presentation
Feedback on Presentation - Announce Topic for Cycle IV : Improving a Product/a Project - Listening to a Technical Conversation : Bid for Power - Preparing for and Presenting a Flow Chart, Diagram, Drawing, Etc. - Some “Difficult” Sounds in English - Student Presentation - Conclusion of the Course
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