ENGLISH 4 PHARMACY

SECTION 1.01 UNIT 1
Role and importance of communication, verbal and non verbal communication, group communication , effective communication, barriers to communication, communication media, participating in discussions, conduct of seminars, conferences etc., making presentatioins through collection, evaluation, organizing the information, interacting with learners and teachers, role of wit and humor in communication.

SECTION 1.02 UNIT 2
Spoken English Vs written English, reading method, formal/informal English (one way/two way) British/American/Indian English, how to introduce one self and others, how to tender apology, how to thank in different ways, greetings, some polite expressioins.

SECTION 1.03 UNIT 3
Agreements and disagreements, how to use a dictionary, how to use a thesaurus, vocabulary development, synonyms and antonyms, one-word substitutes, comprehension.

SECTION 1.04 UNIT 4
Communication through letters, official and personal letters, letters of complaint, letters of enquiries and responses, writing memos, circulars and notices, what to avoid while writing, paragraph writing.

SECTION 1.05 UNIT 5
Scientific/technical report writing, drafting and delivering a speech, resume writing and interview techniques

SECTION 1.06 UNIT 6
Grammar : sequence of tenses, voice, articles, direct and indirect speech, degrees of comparison, common errors in English made by Indian learners of English.

SECTION 1.07 UNIT 7
Concepts of learning and listening, types and methods of learning and listening, learning and listening of knowledge, attitudes, skills and practices.

SECTION 1.08 UNIT 8
The following four essays from "selections from modern English" prose edited by Haldhar panda are prescribed.

1. Our own civilization - C.E.M.joad
2. Andrew Carnegie - E.H.Cater
3. the secret of work - swami Vivekananda
4. the generation gap - Benjamin Spock

Text Books:

1. "Business correspondance and report writing" R.C.Sharma and Krishna Mohan; Tata Mc Grawhill Publishers, New Delhi
2. Communicative English, E.Suresh Kumar, Rajkamal publications, Hyd.
3. "Selections of Modern English Prose" Ed by Haldar Panda, Published by Universities Press (India) Pvt Ltd, Hyd.