Introduction to Social Networking Module

Social Networking to Enhance Language Learning

Overall Objectives:

The module is prepared

• To train students in all the four skills of English.
• To expose them to the use of social networking sites such as Facebook , Blog and Twitter.
• To promote learning through social networking sites.
• To train them for BEC preliminary exams.
• To prepare students for facing the corporate world.
• To expose them to various organizational structures.
• To promote business vocabulary among students.
• To provide inputs on softskills.

Dear students,

Having created an account in Twitter.com, follow the steps to create an account in the Twitter blog and facebook. You will get inputs in facebook and twitter. The tasks would be given in the blog.

1.      Creating a Blog

If you have a gmail account it is easy to create a Blog.

You need to follow three steps to create it.

1. Click on Twitter Blog and provide a name for your Blog.
2. Create a URL, which would help you to post messages.
3. Choose a template to your blog.

Once you create the Blog, please give your URL to the teacher.

2. Creating an account in Facebook

This account could be created with the help of either yahoo or gmail account.

1. Sign up in facebook and give a username and password.
2. Make a note of it to access it every time.

Things to remember till the completion of this study:

1. Follow the instruction given by the teacher.
2. Stick to the time to complete the task given to you.
3. Access your Twitter account to see my postings.
4. Access the link ‘webbased lesson via twitter’ to access the tasks.
5. Complete the tasks on your Blog.
6. Inform the teacher about your posting.
7. Give your feedback to the teacher about the difficulty level of the task.

T

on Leadership

What leadership qualities do managers exhibit?
Efficient Managers

• appreciate the work done by employees.
• solve a problem and not blame staff.
• communicate what they want and not order.
• lead by example.
• function effectively in taking care of official jobs.
• set goals to achieve.
• train staff for efficient working pattern.
• practice what they preach.
• maintain individuality.

Watch the following video to learn about leadership. Make a note of the points mentioned in this interview about leadership. Remember, you will have to apply the points you learn in real life. Complete this note-taking task with a day or two.

Revathi.

Decision Making

Do you take decisions with confidence? It is very essential to take important decisions in our daily life and also at work place.
Access the following link and do the online self-assessment questionnaire. Don't worry about the score you get! The aim of giving this activity is to make you think about your capacity to take decisions. Read the article given in this web site, apart from doing the task.
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_79.htm
Once you complete, write down your points and score in your blog. A video is given below, in which the speaker talks about how business networks help him to take decisions. Just watch the video and write what you have learnt out of the video.

How Business Networks Improve Decision Making

Introducing oneself

Hi,
Will you please introduce yourself for others to know about you? Please post the information within a day or two from the day you receive.
Revathi

ACCIDENT REPORT

                                             Accident report
                                                      on
                                             fire accident
                                                         in
                                             Apollo hospital
                                                       by
                                             syed gufran,
                                             safety engineer,
                                             Apollo hospital,
                                             guindy,
                                              chennai-38.
               
                                               To,
                                                 The general manager,
                                                  Apollo hospital
                                                   guindy,
                                                    chennai-38.
                                       Respected sir:
                                           sub:report on fire accident in apollo hospital at 10am on 12.12.2010
                                      Good morning sir,I am syed gufran,safety manager of this hospital,there was a fire accident in our hospital's ground floor.It was because of the lack of attention of the securities working near the generators.Generator got burned due to some malfunctioning in it,i promise u that hereafter no such incidents will occur in our hospital.please kindly forgive me.please do the needful.
  your's faithfully,
  B.syed gufran,
  Safety engineer.                               
                                                                                                                        

Task 8:

Hi,
Lets do a different task now. You must have heard of Swine flu virus that has spread in Mexico and a few other nations. There are reports available in BBC news. All that you need to do is to read the reports that talk about the preventive measures taken by different nations. Prepare a checklist of preventive measures to be taken to protect our nation. Remember the quetions have to be close ended (ie) in Yes/No pattern.
Post your response in a day or two.
revathi

Task 7

Activity-2:
Don't you admire great personalities, whom you have come across or about whom you have heard of in your life? Write a few lines about the unique aspects that you admire most in them. In other words, specify what made them achieve something in life.
Once you complete, underline the 'adjectives' you have used to describe the personality of the great man. Post your response before this Thursday.
revathi