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310 4
CLASS / SEM:1yr/I
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
The student will be able to:
To enable learners of Engineering & Technology develop their basic communication skills in English
To emphasize the development of speaking skills amongst learners of Engineering & Technology
To ensure that learners use the electronic media such as internet and supplement the learning materials used in the
class room
To inculcate the habit of reading and writing leading to effective and efficient communication
UNIT I
Unit wise Objectives: These objectives involve the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing), but they can also
include:
The language functions related to the topic of the lesson (e.g., justify, hypothesize)
Vocabulary essential to a student being able to fully participate in the lesson (e.g., axis, locate, graph)
S.
No
1.
2.
Speaking
Speaking about ones Place,
Important festivals etc.
Introducing oneself/ones
family/ friend
Tutorial 1:
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Skimming a reading passage
Scanning for specific
Information
Note-Making
-Listening to the
Audio files
-problem solving
2
Writing
Free writing on any given
topic
Authentic reading
material like
newspapers,
magazines, and
Web sites
Engaging in guided
writing in which
the teacher leads
the students
Resources referred
Sentence Completion
Autobiographical Writing
Tutorial 2:
Reading & Writing
7.
Grammar:
Preposition
Reference words
WH questions
Tenses(Simple)
Vocabulary
1.Word
Formation
2.Word Expansion
(root
words/ etymology)
To demonstrate an
understanding of more
complex
grammatical structures in
Conversations
and
discussions. In
addition, students will
begin to initiate
and sustain conversations
and
discussions
Students will be able to
recognize prepositions and
prepositional phrases
Tutorial 3:
through a directed
writing activity
Preposition
Workbooks,
assessment quiz,
and practice sheets
To understand how
the pieces of the
sentence fit
2012
-Favorite
Place/Hobbies/School Life,
etc & Writing about ones
leisure time activities, home
town, etc
- Mindscapes: English for
Technologists and Engineers.
Orient Blackswan, Chennai.
2012
-Technical Magazines &
Technical Articles
-Favorite
Place/Hobbies/School Life,
etc
- Mindscapes: English for
Technologists and Engineers.
Orient Blackswan, Chennai.
2012
-Wren in Martin & The
Effective English
Communication for you by
Dr.V.Syamala
- Mindscapes: English for
Technologists and Engineers.
Orient Blackswan, Chennai.
2012
-Technical English I by Dr.
Mahalakshmi
Total Hours
12
Learning Outcomes:
Students will demonstrate the skills needed to participate in a conversation that builds knowledge collaboratively: listening
carefully and respectfully to others' viewpoints; articulating their own ideas and questions clearly; and situating their own ideas in relation to
other voices and ideas. Students will be able to prepare, organize, and deliver an engaging oral presentation.
UNIT- II
Unit wise Objectives :
1. Students should develop linguistic skills in oral and written expression.
Objectives:
Students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate the ability to understand speech in the target language in most social and professional situations;
2.
demonstrate the ability to communicate orally in the target language in most social and professional situations;
3.
Demonstrate the ability to understand written texts (journalism, non-fiction, literature, etc.);
4.
5.
Demonstrate the ability to write grammatically and analytically at a variety of language levels.
Teaching
Topic
Hrs
Objective(s) of the Topic
Methodology/
Req
Techniques
S.No
1.
Listening
Listening &
Responding to video
lectures/ talks
Listening
exercises with
sample telephone
conversations/Lect
ures
2.
Speaking
Describing a simple
process (filling a form,
etc.)
Asking & Answering
questions
Telephone Skills
Telephone etiquette
Reading
3.
Critical Reading
Finding key
information in a given
text
Sifting facts from
opinions
Picture based
Activities & Role
Play
Resources referred
Previewing:
reviewing titles,
section headings,
and photo captions
to get a sense of
the structure and
content of a
reading selection
4.
Writing
Biographical writing
(place, people)
Process
Descriptions(genera/spec
ific)
Definitions
Recommendations
Instructions
Grammar
5.
Use of imperatives
Subject verb
agreement
Vocabulary
i.
Compoun
d words
ii.
Word
Association
Engaging in ideas
with teachers or
peers
Teach
the
grammar point in
the
target
language or the
students'
first
language or both.
The goal is to
facilitate
understanding.
Tutorial 1:
Subject verb agreement
It helps to identify singular
and plural subjects and verbs
Tutorial 2:
Compound words
7
Tutorial 3:
Compound words
Total Hours
12
Learning Outcomes:
On learning this unit, the student should be able to: Students will develop an appreciation of how the formal elements of
language and genre shape meaning. They will recognize how writers can transgress or subvert generic
expectations, as well as fulfill them. And they will develop a facility at writing in appropriate genres for a variety
of purposes and audiences.
UNIT- III
Unit wise Objectives :
Objectives: By the end of the sequence of language courses, students should be able to:
1. understand sentence-length utterances and longer stretches of connected discourse on a number of topics pertaining to different
times and places;
2. initiate, sustain, and bring to a close basic oral communicative tasks;
S.N
o
1.
Topic
Listening
Listening to specific task
Focused audio tracks
Hrs
Req
Teaching
Methodology/
Techniques
Listening to the
Recordings
(audio)
Resources referred
- Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers. Orient
Blackswan, Chennai.
2012
-Hi-Class Software
2.
3.
Speaking
Reading
Role play
Stimulation
Group interaction
Speaking informal situation
summarize main
points
compare and
contrast knowledge,
ideas, or theories
solve problems
4.
Writing
Jumble sentences
Coherence and cohesion in
writing
Channel conversation(flow into
process)
Types of paragraph (Cause &
Effect, Compare & Contrast,
narrative,
analytical)
Informal writing(letter/email/blogs)
paraphrasing
Students will be
able to produce a
documentary
Students will be
able cite differences
in perspective or
content in one
specific news event
as reported in
various forms of
media.
To make the
students to involve
in the activity by
describing the
situation and
making sure to
participate in their
role
- Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers. Orient
Blackswan, Chennai.
2012
-Hi-Class Software
(teachers, officials,
foreigners)
- Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers. Orient
Blackswan, Chennai.
2012
-Pictures, Maps, Line
graphs, Cartoons, bar
graphs, pie charts,
flow charts, diagrams
and websites
-Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers. Orient
Blackswan, Chennai.
2012
-The Writing Center,
Capella University
http://www.capella.edu
/writingcenter/index.as
px
Tutorial 1:
Paragraph writing
5
Grammar
Tutorial 2:
Past Tenses
7.
Tutorial 3:
Adjectives
8.
Tenses (past)
Use of sequence words
Adjectives
Vocabulary
i. Excerpts from films
related to the theme and
follow up exercises
ii. Pictures of flow chart and
tables for interpretations.
To
develop
authentic
assessment activities, begin
with the types of tasks that
students will actually need to
do using the language
- Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers. Orient
Blackswan, Chennai.
2012
-Wren in Martin &
Technical English I by
Prof.Jewelcy Jawahar
- Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers. Orient
Blackswan, Chennai.
2012
-Wren in Martin &
Technical English I by
VK Publishers
1
Students will be able to
define, categorize and write
sentences with their own
adjectives.
- Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers. Orient
Blackswan, Chennai.
2012
-Wren in Martin &
Technical English I by
VK Publishers
- Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers. Orient
Blackswan, Chennai.
2012
-Technical English I by
VK Publishers
Total Hours
12
Learning Outcomes:
On learning this unit, the student should be able to:
Students will demonstrate the skills needed to participate in a conversation that builds knowledge collaboratively: listening carefully and
respectfully to others' viewpoints; articulating their own ideas and questions clearly; and situating their own ideas in relation to other voices and
ideas. Students will be able to prepare, organize, and deliver an engaging oral presentation.
UNIT- IV
Unit wise Objectives :
Students should be able to
1. read simple, connected texts in a consistent way with reasonable and graduated understanding;
2. take notes, write simple letters, synopses and paraphrases, summaries of biographical data, work, school, and personal
experience; have an emerging ability to write description and narration in paragraphs
Topic
S.No
Listening
Watching
videos/documentries and
responding to the
questions based on them
1.
2.
3.
Reading
Speaking
Responding to questions
Different forms of
interviews
Speaking at different
types of interviews
Hrs
Req
Teaching
Methodology/
Techniques
Listening involves
videos &
documentaries
Resources referred
- Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers.
Orient Blackswan,
Chennai. 2012
-www.ted.com
Mock Interview
2
-Mindscapes: English
-Mindscapes: English
Lecture Method
using Text book
4.
Writing
Interpreting visual
materials (line graphs, pie
charts etc.)
Essay writing
Different types of essay
.- Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers.
Orient Blackswan,
Chennai. 2012
Technical English work
Book-I by Jewelcy
Jawahar
5.
Grammar
Adverbs
Tenses
Future time reference
Vocabulary
1. Single word
substitutes
2. Use of
abbreviation and
acronyms
3. E-materialsinteractive
exercises for
grammar and
vocabulary
4. Sample
interviews
- Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers.
Orient Blackswan,
Chennai. 2012
Wren in Martin &
Technical English I by VK
Publishers
5.
6.
Film scenes
Dialogue
writing
Tutorial 1:
6
Adverbs
Tutorial 2:
Kinds of Adverbs
Chalk &
method
Talk
Chalk &
method
Talk
Chalk &
method
Talk
-Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers.
Orient Blackswan,
Chennai. 2012
-Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers.
Orient Blackswan,
Chennai. 2012
Tutorial 3:
Use of abbreviation and
acronyms
-Mindscapes: English
for Technologists and
Engineers.
Orient Blackswan,
Chennai. 2012
12
Learning Outcomes:
On learning this unit, the student should be able to: Students will be able to write effectively for a variety of professional and
social settings. They will practice writing as a process of motivated inquiry, engaging other writers' ideas as they
explore and develop their own. They will demonstrate an ability to revise for content and edit for grammatical and
stylistic clarity. And they will develop an awareness of and confidence in their own voice as a writer.
UNIT- V
Unit wise Objectives :
Objectives:
By the end of the sequence of language courses, students should be able to:
1. Negotiate the culture of the target language region(s);
2. Develop an understanding for and appreciation of the complexities of the human experience across cultures
Topic
Objective(s) of the
Hrs
Teaching Methodology/
S.No
Resources referred
Topic
Req
Techniques
1.
LCD Projector
-Dhanavel, S.P.
Listening
Students will be able
English and
to deliver a clear,
Listening to different accents
Communication
coherent oral
Listening to
Skills for Students
presentation using
speeches/presentations
1
of Science and
information and
Listening to broadcast and
Engineering.Orient
diction suitable for
telecast from radio and TV
Blackswan,
subject, purpose,
Chennai. 2011
and audience.
2.
3.
Speaking
Giving impromptu talks
Making presentations on
given topics
Reading
Email communication
Reading the attachment
files having a
poem/joke/proverb
Sending their responses
through a email
To speak fluently in
a variety of
situations for a
variety of purposes
and audiences
`
-practice the
behaviors of
effective, strategic
readers
-assess strengths in
reading and set
goals for future
growth
Writing
Creative writing
Poster making
1
4.
Dhanavel, S.P.
English and
Communication
Skills for Students
of Science and
Engineering.Orient
Blackswan,
Chennai. 2011
-Dhanavel, S.P.
English and
Communication
Skills for Students
of Science and
Engineering. Orient
Blackswan,
Chennai. 2011
-Dhanavel, S.P.
English and
Communication
Skills for Students
of Science and
Engineering. Orient
Blackswan,
Chennai. 2011
5.
Grammar
Direct and indirect speech
Vocabulary
1. Lexical
items(fixed/semi fixed
expressions)
2. E-materials-for
grammar and
vocabulary
3. Sending emails with
attachment-audio/video
experts of different
accents
4. Interpreting posters.
Tutorial 1:
Direct and indirect speech
1. To enable the
students to have the
knowledge of Direct
and Indirect speech
2. To understand
Types of Speech in an
interesting manner
-Dhanavel, S.P.
English and
Communication
Skills for Students
of Science and
Engineering.
Orient
Blackswan,
Chennai. 2011
-Dhanavel, S.P.
English and
Communication
Skills for Students
of Science and
Engineering.
Orient
Blackswan,
Chennai. 2011
-Wren in Martin &
Technical English I by
Dr. Mahalakshmi
Tutorial 2:
Direct speech to reported speech
To explain the Rules
for changing Direct
speech into Indirect
speech
7
-Dhanavel, S.P.
English and
Communication
Skills for Students
of Science and
Engineering.Orient
Blackswan,
Chennai. 2011
-Wren in Martin &
Technical English I by
Dr. Mahalakshmi
Tutorial 3:
E-mail Communication
Chalk
Method
&
Projector
-Dhanavel, S.P.
English and
Communication
Skills for Students
of Science and
Engineering.Orient
Blackswan,
Chennai. 2011
-Sample E-mail Letters
from Net & Technical
English Book I by
Jewelcy Jawahar.
Total Hours
12
Learning Outcomes:
On learning this unit, the student should be able to:
Students will develop an appreciation of how the formal elements of language and genre shape meaning. They will recognize how
writers can transgress or subvert generic expectations, as well as fulfill them. And they will develop a facility at writing in appropriate
genres for a variety of purposes and audiences.
TEXTBOOKS:
10
1. Department of English, Anna University. Mindscapes: English for Technologists and Engineers.
Orient Blackswan, Chennai. 2012
2. Dhanavel, S.P. English and Communication Skills for Students of Science and Engineering.
Orient Blackswan, Chennai. 2011
REFERENCES:
1. Raman, Meenakshi & Sangeetha Sharma. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice.
Oxford University Press, New Delhi. 2011
2. Regional Institute of English. English for Engineers. Cambridge University Press, New Delhi.2006
3. Rizvi, Ashraf. M. Effective Technical Communication. Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi. 2005
4. Rutherford, Andrea. J Basic Communication Skills for Technology. Pearson, New Delhi. 2001
5. Viswamohan, Aysha. English for Technical Communication. Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi. 2008
EXTENSIVE Reading (Not for Examination)
1. Kalam, Abdul. Wings of Fire. Universities Press, Hyderabad. 1999.
WEBSITES:
1. http://www.usingenglish.com
2. http://www.uefap.com
TEACHING METHODS:
Lectures
Activities conducted individually, in pairs and in groups like self introduction, peer introduction,
group poster making, grammar and vocabulary games, etc.
Discussions
Role play activities
Short presentations
Listening and viewing activities with follow up activities like discussion, filling up worksheets,
writing exercises (using language lab wherever necessary/possible) etc.
Total (L: 45+T: 15): 60 Periods
Total Hours : 75
STAFF IN-CHARGE
Lecture Hours: 60
Tutorial
HOD
11
15
DEAN