Acquisition of Communication Skills for Employability among Engineering Students in Namakkal District, Tamilnadu

Dr. P. Uma Maheswari; Ms.C.Suganya

Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2014

Acquisition of Communication Skills for Employability among Engineering Students in Namakkal District, Tamilnadu

Dr. P. Uma Maheswari, Ms. C. Suganya

Abstract :

In this competitive world engineering graduates are expected to be highly resourceful for employability. Majority of the students in the engineering colleges of Namakkal District are from rural areas. They do possess necessary intelligence for getting admission into higher education but they do lag behind in possessing communication skills. This leads them to face problems during academics and in career. To be successful in studies and in the workplace, the educators and learners need to make united efforts in improving teaching – learning method which includes Question Answer Sessions, Role–plays, Group–Discussions and Language Lab Sessions. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyse the acquisition of communication skills by engineering students for employability in industry. Seven statements related to communication skills are focused in this study. A descriptive research was conducted and the findings of this study would be beneficial to the learners to enhance their communication skills.