Syllabus, B.Sc. AG 2nd Semester

                                         B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.) 2^nd Semester

Communication Skills and personality Development-2(1+1)

Unit 1- Communication Skills: Meaning and Process of Communication, Verbal and Non Verbal Communication, Objective of Communication, Barriers to Communication, Methods to overcome Barriers to Communication.

Unit 2- Structural and Functional Grammar: Conjunctions (Co-coordinating and Subordinating), Verbs, Narration: Direct and Indirect, Note-taking and Note- Making

Unit 3- Writing Skills: Letter Writing (Enquiry Letters, Letters of Order, Complaint Letters, Quotation, Tender), Precise Writing, Summarizing, Abstracting, Field Diary and Lab Records, Indexing, Footnote and Bibliographic Procedure.

Unit 4- Presentation Skills: Oral Presentation Skills, Impromptu Presentation, Public Speaking, Group Discussion, Do’s and Don’ts of GD, Debate, Difference between Debate and Group Discussion, Speech.

Unit 5- Indian Writing in English:

1)      R K Narayan: An Astrologer’s Day.

2)      Mahesh Dattani: Tara

 

Practical:

1)      Listening and Note taking.

2)      Oral Presentation Skills.

3)      Indexing, Footnote and Bibliographic Procedures.