Functional English for Communication

Dr Ujjwala Kakarla is by profession a Professor of English, by practice a poet and writer, a poetic reviewer, by ideology a spiritual activist, by choice a passionate researcher in aesthetics and Indo-Anglian poetry, and last but not least, a trainer in soft skills and personality development. She also served as a web consultant freelancer for Bodh Bridge Educational Services, IIT Chennai. She is currently Chairperson, Board of Studies, Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus.She has authored five books, among them are three anthologies of poetry, namely Lyrical Whispers of Self, Musical Marvels of Self, and In Within. She has a book of research to her credit, titled Indian and Western Aesthetics in Sri Aurobindo’s Criticism: A Comparative Study. Her recent book Heart to Pen is an anthology of anecdotes and parables. She is one of the co-authors of Oops, a collection of short stories.She has widely published numerous research papers in refereed research journals of national and international repute. She has authored a few of her articles for Infinithoughts, a holistic magazine. Her poems have been published in Tuck Magazine, a socially conscious journal, UK; Daath Voyage, Gnosis, Bhubaneswar Review, and UGC-approved international journals. She is a recipient of Global Teacher Award conferred by Alert Knowledge Services. Dr Tanu Gupta, with an experience of teaching communication skills and English literature for more than 19 years in Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, has many publications including 6 books and around 75 papers in national and international journals to her credit. So far, nine PhD and six MPhil candidates have been awarded degrees under her tutelage, and presently six more candidates are pursuing their PhDs under her guidance. She has attended around 40 international and national conferences, faculty development programmes (FDPs), and workshops. She is a member of the editorial board of many international journals of repute. She is an active member of various co-curricular activities of the university including Coordinator of Literary Club and Chairperson of Women Cell and Gender Sensitisation Committee against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) of M. M. Engineering College, Mullana, Haryana. She has organized one international conference, one national conference, and two state-level seminars as Convener. Dr Leena Pundir holds a doctorate and an MPhil degree from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. She has 8 publications to her credit in national and international journals of repute and has presented 15 papers in national and international conferences. Her research interest is Canadian literature. She is also a member of English Language Teachers’ Association of India. She is currently working as the Associate Editor of Pragyaan: Journal of Law.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsUnit 1: Vocabulary BuildingThe Concept of Word FormationRoot Words from Foreign Languages and Their Use in EnglishAcquaintance with Prefixes and Suffixes from Foreign Languages in English to Form DerivativesSynonyms, Antonyms and Standard AbbreviationsUnit 2: Basic Writing SkillsSentence StructuresUse of Phrases and Clauses in SentencesImportance of Proper PunctuationCreating CoherenceOrganizing Principles of Paragraphs in DocumentsTechniques for Writing PreciselymUnit 3: Identifying Common Errors in WritingSubject–Verb AgreementNoun–Pronoun AgreementMisplaced ModifiersArticlesPrepositionsRedundanciesClichésUnit 4: Nature and Style of Sensible WritingDescribingDefiningClassifyingProviding Examples or EvidenceWriting Introduction and ConclusionUnit 5: Writing PracticesComprehensionPrécis WritingEssay WritingEmail WritingBusiness MemosLetter WritingTechnical Report WritingUnit 6: Oral CommunicationEffective Listening SkillsEffective Speaking SkillsConversations: Situational dialoguesOral PresentationsGroup DiscussionInterview SkillsAnswers to Practice ExercisesIndex