NPTEL : Better Spoken English (Humanities and Social Sciences)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Shreesh Chaudhary


Lecture 1 - Introduction

Lecture 2 - Student Presentations - I

Lecture 3 - Feedback on Presentations - I

Lecture 4 - Stage Manners

Lecture 5 - Tempo of Speech

Lecture 6 - Some Reasons for Mishearing

Lecture 7 - Topics for Presentations - II

Lecture 8 - Message

Lecture 9 - Tables, Charts, Graphs

Lecture 10 - Power Point Slides

Lecture 11 - Criteria for Evaluation

Lecture 12 - Student Presentations - II

Lecture 13 - Feedback on Presentation - II

Lecture 14 - Topics for Presentation - III

Lecture 15 - On “Saying ‘Please!’ ”

Lecture 16 - English Rhythm - I

Lecture 17 - English Rhythm - II

Lecture 18 - Phrasal Pause in English - I

Lecture 19 - Phrasal Pause in English - II

Lecture 20 - Units of Time, Weight, Distance

Lecture 21 - Stress in English - I

Lecture 22 - Stress in English - II

Lecture 23 - Stress in English - III

Lecture 24 - Stress in English - IV

Lecture 25 - Stress in English - V

Lecture 26 - Stress in English - VI

Lecture 27 - Student Presentations - III

Lecture 28 - Student Presentations - III

Lecture 29 - Student Presentations - III (Continued...)

Lecture 30 - Feedback on Presentations - III

Lecture 31 - Some Non-standard Sounds

Lecture 32 - Some “Difficult” Sounds in English

Lecture 33 - Some “Vowel” Sounds in English

Lecture 34 - Some “Consonants” in English

Lecture 35 - Student Presentations - IV

Lecture 36 - Student Presentations - IV

Lecture 37 - Student Presentations - IV (Continued...)

Lecture 38 - Final Tips