HS6151 TECHNICAL ENGLISH - 1
HS6151
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TECHNICAL ENGLISH – I
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OBJECTIVES:
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To
enable learners of Engineering and Technology develop their basic communication
skills in English.
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To
emphasize specially the development of speaking skills amongst learners of
Engineering and Technology.
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To
ensure that learners use the electronic media such as internet and supplement
the learning materials used in the classroom.
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To
inculcate the habit of reading and writing leading to effective and efficient
communication.
UNIT
I
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9+3
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Listening - Introducing learners to
GIE - Types of listening - Listening to audio (verbal & sounds); Speaking -
Speaking about one‟s place, important festivals etc. – Introducing oneself, one‟s
family / friend; Reading - Skimming a reading passage – Scanning for specific
information - Note-making; Writing - Free writing on any given topic (My
favourite place / Hobbies / School life, etc.) - Sentence completion -
Autobiographical writing (writing about one‟s leisure time activities,
hometown, etc.); Grammar - Prepositions - Reference words - Wh-questions -
Tenses (Simple); Vocabulary - Word formation - Word expansion (root words /
etymology); E-materials - Interactive exercises for Grammar & Vocabulary -
Reading comprehension exercises - Listening to audio files and answering
questions.
UNIT II
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9+3
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Listening - Listening and responding
to video lectures / talks; Speaking - Describing a simple process (filling a
form, etc.) - Asking and answering questions - Telephone skills – Telephone
etiquette; Reading – Critical reading - Finding key information in a given text
- Sifting facts from opinions; Writing - Biographical writing (place, people) -
Process descriptions (general/specific) - Definitions - Recommendations –
Instructions; Grammar - Use of imperatives - Subject-verb agreement; Vocabulary
- Compound words - Word Association (connotation); E-materials - Interactive
exercises for Grammar and Vocabulary - Listening exercises with sample
telephone conversations / lectures – Picture-based activities.
UNIT III
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9+3
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Listening - Listening to specific task
- focused audio tracks; Speaking - Role-play – Simulation - Group interaction -
Speaking in formal situations (teachers, officials, foreigners); Reading -
Reading and interpreting visual material; Writing - Jumbled sentences -
Coherence and cohesion in writing - Channel conversion (flowchart into process)
- Types of paragraph (cause and effect / compare and contrast / narrative /
analytical) - Informal writing (letter/e-mail/blogs) - Paraphrasing; Grammar -
Tenses (Past) - Use of sequence words - Adjectives; Vocabulary - Different
forms and uses of words, Cause and effect words; E-materials - Interactive
exercises for Grammar and Vocabulary - Excerpts from films related to the theme
and follow up exercises - Pictures of flow charts and tables for
interpretations.
UNIT IV
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9+3
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Listening - Watching videos /
documentaries and responding to questions based on them; Speaking - Responding
to questions - Different forms of interviews - Speaking at different types of
interviews; Reading - Making inference from the reading passage - Predicting
the content of a reading passage; Writing - Interpreting visual materials (line
graphs, pie charts etc.) - Essay writing – Different types of essays; Grammar -
Adverbs – Tenses – future time reference; Vocabulary - Single word substitutes
- Use of abbreviations and acronyms; E-materials - Interactive exercises for
Grammar and Vocabulary - Sample interviews - film scenes - dialogue writing.
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9+3
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Listening - Listening to different
accents, Listening to Speeches/Presentations, Listening to broadcast and
telecast from Radio and TV; 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 email;
Writing - Creative writing, Poster making; Grammar - Direct and indirect
speech; Vocabulary - Lexical items (fixed / semi fixed expressions);
E-materials - Interactive exercises for Grammar and Vocabulary - Sending emails
with attachment – Audio / video excerpts of different accents - Interpreting
posters.
TOTAL (L:45+T:15): 60 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
Learners should be able to:
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Speak
clearly, confidently, comprehensibly, and communicate with one or many
listeners using appropriate communicative strategies.
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Write
cohesively and coherently and flawlessly avoiding grammatical errors, using a
wide vocabulary range, organizing their ideas logically on a topic.
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Read
different genres of texts adopting various reading strategies.
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Listen/view
and comprehend different spoken discourses/excerpts in different accents.
TEXTBOOKS:
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:
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Lectures
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Activities
conducted individually, in pairs and in groups like self introduction, peer
introduction, group poster making, grammar and vocabulary games, etc.
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Discussions
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Role
play activities
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Short
presentations
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Listening
and viewing activities with follow up activities like discussion, filling up
worksheets, writing exercises (using language lab wherever necessary/possible)
etc.
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Internal assessment: 20%
3 tests of
which two are pen and paper tests and the other is a combination of different
modes of assessment like
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Project
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Assignment
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Reviews
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Creative
writing
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Poster
making, etc.
All the four skills are to be tested
with equal weightage given to each.
ü Speaking
assessment: Individual speaking activities, Pair work activities like role
play, Interview, Group discussions
ü Reading
assessment: Reading passages with comprehension questions graded from simple to
complex, from direct to inferential
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Writing assessment: Writing paragraphs, essays etc.
Writing should include grammar and vocabulary.
ü Listening/Viewing
assessment: Lectures, dialogues, film clippings with questions on verbal as
well as audio/visual content.
End Semester Examination: 80%
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