Page 64 - R2017 Final_BE Biomedical Curriculum and Syllabus - REC

Department of BME, REC

• Record and analysis of bio signals.
• Implement biochemical recorders.
• Design simulation circuits for biosignal measurements
• Design a filter for biosignal Acquisition

HS17361 INTERPERSONAL SKILLS/ LISTENING AND SPEAKING L T P C
Common to CSE, ECE, IT, MECH, BT, AUTO, CIVIL, MCT& BME 0 0 2 1

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.
• Comprehend and answer questions based on the texts/passages given.
• Understand different genres of texts and comprehend the materials to improve their
vocabulary and are familiar with new words, phrases, sentence structures and ideas.
• Make inferences and predictions about spoken discourse.

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