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ANNAUNIVERSITYCHENNAI
HS6151TECHNICALENGLISH1SYLLABUS
REGULATION2013
FIRSTSEMESTERSYLLABUS
B.E./B.Tech.(AllBranchesexceptMarineEngineering)
HS6151TECHNICALENGLISHILTPC
3104
OBJECTIVES:
ToenablelearnersofEngineeringandTechnologydeveloptheirbasiccommunicationskillsinEnglish.
ToemphasizespeciallythedevelopmentofspeakingskillsamongstlearnersofEngineeringandTechnology.
Toensurethatlearnersusetheelectronicmediasuchasinternetandsupplementthelearningmaterialsusedin
theclassroom.
Toinculcatethehabitofreadingandwritingleadingtoeffectiveandefficientcommunication.
OUTCOMES:
Learnersshouldbeableto
speakclearly,confidently,comprehensibly,andcommunicatewithoneormanylistenersusingappropriate
communicativestrategies.
writecohesivelyandcoherentlyandflawlesslyavoidinggrammaticalerrors,usingawide
vocabularyrange,organizingtheirideaslogicallyonatopic.
readdifferentgenresoftextsadoptingvariousreadingstrategies.
listen/viewandcomprehenddifferentspokendiscourses/excerptsindifferentaccents.
UNITI
ListeningIntroducinglearnerstoGIETypesoflisteningListeningtoaudio(verbal&sounds)SpeakingSpeaking
aboutonesplace,importantfestivalsetc.Introducingoneself,onesfamily/friendReadingSkimmingareading
passageScanningforspecificinformationNotemakingWritingFreewritingonanygiventopic(Myfavouriteplace
/Hobbies/Schoollife,etc.)SentencecompletionAutobiographicalwriting(writingaboutonesleisuretimeactivities,
hometown,etc.)GrammarPrepositionsReferencewordsWhquestionsTenses(Simple)VocabularyWord
formationWordexpansion(rootwords/etymology)EmaterialsInteractiveexercisesforGrammar&Vocabulary
ReadingcomprehensionexercisesListeningtoaudiofilesandansweringquestions.
UNITII
ListeningListeningandrespondingtovideolectures/talksSpeakingDescribingasimpleprocess(fillingaform,
etc.)AskingandansweringquestionsTelephoneskillsTelephoneetiquetteReadingCriticalreadingFinding
keyinformationinagiventextSiftingfactsfromopinionsWritingBiographicalwriting(place,people)Process
descriptions(general/specific)DefinitionsRecommendationsInstructionsGrammarUseofimperativesSubject
verbagreementVocabularyCompoundwordsWordAssociation(connotation)EmaterialsInteractiveexercises
forGrammarandVocabularyListeningexerciseswithsampletelephoneconversations/lecturesPicturebased
activities.

UNITIII
ListeningListeningtospecifictaskfocusedaudiotracksSpeakingRoleplaySimulationGroupinteraction
Speakinginformalsituations(teachers,officials,foreigners)ReadingReadingandinterpretingvisualmaterialWriting
JumbledsentencesCoherenceandcohesioninwritingChannelconversion(flowchartintoprocess)Typesof
paragraph(causeandeffect/compareandcontrast/narrative/analytical)Informalwriting(letter/email/blogs)
ParaphrasingGrammarTenses(Past)UseofsequencewordsAdjectivesVocabularyDifferentformsanduses
ofwords,CauseandeffectwordsEmaterialsInteractiveexercisesforGrammarandVocabularyExcerptsfrom
filmsrelatedtothethemeandfollowupexercisesPicturesofflowchartsandtablesforinterpretations.
UNITIV
ListeningWatchingvideos/documentariesandrespondingtoquestionsbasedonthemSpeakingRespondingto
questionsDifferentformsofinterviewsSpeakingatdifferenttypesofinterviewsReadingMakinginferencefrom
thereadingpassagePredictingthecontentofareadingpassageWritingInterpretingvisualmaterials(linegraphs,
piechartsetc.)EssaywritingDifferenttypesofessaysGrammarAdverbsTensesfuturetimereference
VocabularySinglewordsubstitutesUseofabbreviationsandacronymsEmaterialsInteractiveexercisesfor
GrammarandVocabularySampleinterviewsfilmscenesdialoguewriting.
UNITV
ListeningListeningtodifferentaccents,ListeningtoSpeeches/Presentations,Listeningtobroadcastandtelecast
fromRadioandTVSpeakingGivingimpromptutalks,MakingpresentationsongiventopicsReadingEmail
communicationReadingtheattachmentfileshavingapoem/joke/proverbSendingtheirresponsesthroughemail
WritingCreativewriting,PostermakingGrammarDirectandindirectspeechVocabularyLexicalitems(fixed/
semifixedexpressions)EmaterialsInteractiveexercisesforGrammarandVocabularySendingemailswith
attachmentAudio/videoexcerptsofdifferentaccentsInterpretingposters.
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attachmentAudio/videoexcerptsofdifferentaccentsInterpretingposters.
TOTAL:60PERIODS
TEXTBOOKS:
1.DepartmentofEnglish,AnnaUniversity.Mindscapes:EnglishforTechnologistsandEngineers.
OrientBlackswan,Chennai.2012
2.Dhanavel,S.P.EnglishandCommunicationSkillsforStudentsofScienceandEngineering.
OrientBlackswan,Chennai.2011
REFERENCES:
1.Raman,Meenakshi&SangeethaSharma.TechnicalCommunication:PrinciplesandPractice.OxfordUniversity
Press,NewDelhi.2011
2.RegionalInstituteofEnglish.EnglishforEngineers.CambridgeUniversityPress,NewDelhi.
2006
3.Rizvi,Ashraf.M.EffectiveTechnicalCommunication.TataMcGrawHill,NewDelhi.2005
4.Rutherford,Andrea.JBasicCommunicationSkillsforTechnology.Pearson,NewDelhi.2001
5.Viswamohan,Aysha.EnglishforTechnicalCommunication.TataMcGrawHill,NewDelhi.2008

EXTENSIVEReading(NotforExamination)
1.Kalam,Abdul.WingsofFire.UniversitiesPress,Hyderabad.1999.
WEBSITES:
1.http://www.usingenglish.com
2.http://www.uefap.com
TEACHINGMETHODS:
Lectures
Activitiesconductedindividually,inpairsandingroupslikeselfintroduction,peerintroduction,
grouppostermaking,grammarandvocabularygames,etc.
Discussions
Roleplayactivities
Shortpresentations
Listeningandviewingactivitieswithfollowupactivitieslikediscussion,fillingupworksheets,
writingexercises(usinglanguagelabwherevernecessary/possible)etc.
EVALUATIONPATTERN:
Internalassessment:20%

3testsofwhichtwoarepenandpapertestsandtheotherisacombinationofdifferentmodesofassessmentlike
Project
Assignment
Reviews
Creativewriting
Postermaking,etc.
Allthefourskillsaretobetestedwithequalweightagegiventoeach.
Speakingassessment:Individualspeakingactivities,Pairworkactivitieslikeroleplay,
Interview,Groupdiscussions
Readingassessment:Readingpassageswithcomprehensionquestionsgradedfromsimpletocomplex,from
directtoinferential
Writingassessment:Writingparagraphs,essaysetc.Writingshouldincludegrammarandvocabulary.
Listening/Viewingassessment:Lectures,dialogues,filmclippingswithquestionsonverbalaswellas
audio/visualcontent.
EndSemesterExamination:80%

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