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Communication Skills Textbook (PDF)

This textbook has been designed to support students who are studying Communication during the first semester of the first year. This textbook has been created by lecturers from the University of Malawi - Bunda College of Agriculture. The intention of the Communication Skills course and this textbook is to provide students new to tertiary education, with the prerequisite language skills required to excel in the higher education environment. To this end the course’s objectives are:

All students at BCA on completion of the Communication Skills course should be able to:

  • use study techniques to process, store and use the information and skills taught in
  • their subjects;
  • apply the various systems and processes used by the institutional library to search
  • and retrieve information;
  • listen actively and create accurate comprehensive and accurate notes;
  • read books and resources and retain the information gleaned therein;
  • express themselves clearly using the written word;
  • perform well in examinations and tests.

 

Author: Sitima, J; Maulidi, F; Mkandawire, M; Chisoni, E; Samu, S; Gulule, M; Salanje, G
Year: 2009
Keywords: citations,   referencing,   reading,   writing skills,   Library,   reading skills,   study skills,   scanning,   Write,   Essay,   listening skills,   note taking,   study techniques,   read,   speak,   commnucicate,   africaoer,   foundationoer,
Topics: FoundationCommunication and Presentation Skills Reading SkillsWriting SkillsLearning SkillsProblem SolvingResearch Skills and referencing skills and toolsThinking SkillsDecision MakingInter-personal SkillsStress ManagementStudy SkillsTime ManagementEnglish Language and LiteracyLearning and Thinking SkillsLife Skills
Licencing Condition: Creative Commons: Attribution-Non Commercial Share Alike 2.5
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Type: Books, Learning Guide, Teaching and Learning Resources
Source: University of Malawi: Bunda College of Agriculture
Format: Documents inc word, excel, ppt, pdf
Language: English
 


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