Osmania University launches a 50-hour program on "English Conversational Skills" for post-graduate students of the Dept. of Commerce.
The Directorate of Placement Services, Osmania University, launched a 50-hour program on "English Conversational Skills" for post-graduate students of the Dept. of Commerce, University College of Commerce & Business Management, Osmania University on Tuesday, at a special inaugural function.
Prof. K V Achalapathi (Director, Directorate of Placement Services, Osmania University) explained to the gathering that the objective of this program is to impart training in soft skills with a focus on conversational skills in English, to instill and increase confidence levels in the students, and to encourage them to confidently converse in English, which he said would help participants be well-groomed and presentable to recruiters.
Prof. S Satyanarayana (Vice-Chancellor, Osmania University), who was the Chief-Guest at the event, emphasized on the importance of communication skills. He asked students to increase their confidence, will-power and commitment to learn. He also asked students to make the best use of the expertise being provided by to them.
He spoke about his belief that punctuality, discipline and commitment would help in grasping the inputs being provided in the training programmes. It would also help them get credentials at the highest level, he added.
He opined that students of this region who learnt communication skills in English are playing an active role in the world.
Prof. V Shekhar, guest of honour for the programme, also addressed the students, and said that they need to shed their inhibitions and come out of their comfort zone, and that they should start conversing in English.
Prof. K Shankariah (Head, Dept. of Commerce) said that a communication process is complete only when the receiver is able to understand the sender's message, without any distortion, and that this is possible only through proper grammar, vocabulary and phonetics. He asked students to be sound in domain knowledge and expression of language so that they can be employable.
Prof. G Laxman (Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept. of Commerce, OU) opined that first-generation students are good in domain knowledge. He said that they would "rock the world" if training in English is provided to them. He added that students of the Dept. of Commerce, of the UCCMB (OU), of the 2006 batch attended the sessions in large numbers to make the best use of the training programme, and had bagged top officer posts in both governmental & non-governmental organizations.
Prof. Rajashekar (Head, Dept. of Commerce, Sri Venkateshwara University) asked students to conduct SWOT analyses on themselves and improve their strengths.
Venkataramana (Director, Hyderabad Institute Of Management Skills) said that listening is the secret behind learning English. He advised students to buy small transistors and start listening to radio news. (INN)