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3. Izod impact testing machine 1
Hardness testing machine
4. Rockwell 1 each
Vicker‘s (any 2)
Brinnel
5. Beam deflection test apparatus 1
6. Extensometer 1
7. Compressometer 1
8. Dial gauges Few
9. Le Chatelier‘s apparatus 2
10. Vicat‘s apparatus 2
11. Mortar cube moulds 10

HS17361 HS17361 - Interpersonal Skills / Listening and Speaking L T P C
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OBJECTIVES

 To upgrade the learners‘ listening and speaking skills for educational purposes.
 To enhance the employability skills of the learners with a special focus on listening and speaking
skills.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 6
Importance of listening and Types of Listening – listening to TED Talks, lectures, etc. Speaking: group
discussions on general topics like how to grow organic potted plants, to furnish an apartment inexpensively,
etc. – Phonetics.
UNIT II APPRECIATIVE LISTENING AND IMPROMPTU 6
Listening - Listening to motivational speeches, music and poetry. Speaking – pick and talk, short talks on
any event on topics- a trip to remember, a job I‘d love to have, etc. – Vocabulary: Collocation.

UNIT III INFORMATIVE LISTENING AND PERSUASIVE SPEAKING 6
Listening – Listening- to gather information such as facts, directions, news or instructions. Speaking –
Persuasive speaking- convincing the audience with the speaker‘s view on the topics- food additives and
unhealthiness, financial education is important in today‘s world, etc. – Vocabulary: Idioms and Phrases.

UNIT IV CRITICAL LISTENING AND SPEAKING ON SPECIAL OCCASION 6
Listening – Critical Listening- listening to examine and evaluate the message for logic and truth - televised
debate, election campaign. Speaking – speech to commemorate a person or an event- speech of Introduction,
etc. – Vocabulary: Foreign Words and Phrases.

UNIT V EMPATHETIC LISTENING AND DEMONSTRATIVE SPEAKING 6
Listening– Empathetic Listening – paying attention to another person with empathy – listening to problems
and issues (videos). Speaking – Demonstrative speaking – Demonstrate a process using visual aids (charts,
graphs, maps, pictures, etc.) – Grammar: Different types of Questions.
TOTAL: 30 PERIODS
OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, students will be able to
 Identify the different types of listening and speaking for effective interpersonal communication.
 Discuss and respond to content of a listening passage.

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