EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives: The primary objective of the course is to help learners meet the challengers of communicating in English in the academic and professional environment. Teaching basics of interpersonal and intercultural communication is another integral part of the course.

Course Content: KHAS 1506 is designed to introduce students to theory of communication and teach them to communicate effectively in English in a variety of contexts. There will be five in-class KHAS 1506 is designed to introduce students to theory of communication and teach them to communicate effectively in English in a variety of contexts. There will be five in-class group activities throughout this course. Each group will be given a problem to solve in class using the material of the course taught to that point. Every group member will be evaluated by the rest of their group in terms of their preparation and contribution to problem solving in group exercises.

Each student will prepare and present a 5-7-minute-long informative speech on the topic of his/her choice. This speech should be designed to educate the audience. Each speech will become a subject of critique prepared by one of its author’s fellow students. In conclusion, each student will write a short reflection paper summarizing their experience working in a group.