Technical English for Marine Engineering – II Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Technical English for Marine Engineering – II B.Tech 2016-2017 (R13) secondsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
- To help students develop listening skills for academic and professional purposes.
- To help students acquire the ability to speak effectively in English in real-life situations.
- To inculcate reading habit and to develop effective reading skills.
- To help students improve their active and passive vocabulary.
- To familiarize students with different rhetorical functions of scientific English.
- To enable students write letters and reports effectively in formal and business situations.
- To understand and use technical and engineering publications
UNIT : I [12 hours]
Technical Vocabulary – meanings in context, sequencing words, Articles- Prepositions, intensive reading& predicting content, Reading and interpretation, extended definitions, Process description
Suggested activities:
- Exercises on word formation using the prefix ‘self’ – Gap filling with preposition.
- Exercises – Using sequence words.
- Reading comprehension exercise with questions based on inference – Reading headings and predicting the content – Reading advertisements and interpretation.
- Writing extended definitions – Writing descriptions of processes – Writing paragraphs based on discussions – Writing paragraphs describing the future.
UNIT : II [12 hours]
Phrases / Structures indicating use / purpose – Adverbs-Skimming – Non-verbal communication – Listening – correlating verbal and non-verbal communication Speaking in group discussions – Formal Letter writing – Writing analytical paragraphs.
Suggested activities:
- Reading comprehension exercises with questions on overall content – Discussions analyzing stylistic features (creative and factual description) – Reading comprehension exercises with texts including graphic communication – Exercises in interpreting non-verbal communication.
- Listening comprehension exercises to categorise data in tables.
- Writing formal letters, quotations, clarification, complaint – Letter seeking permission for Industrial visits– Writing analytical paragraphs on different debatable issues.
TOTAL: 60 PERIODS
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Learners should be able to employ english effectively for all theor commutative purposes, both formal and informal contexts.
- Learners should be able to deploy specific English (Marine Engineering) skills required for all their professional work.
- Learners should be able to write and publish their research articles in refereed journals, including the international journals.
TEXT BOOK:
Chapters 5 – 8. Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Anna University, ‘English for Engineers and Technologists’ Combined Edition (Volumes 1 & 2), Chennai: Orient Longman Pvt. Ltd., 2006. Themes 5 – 8 (Technology, Communication, Environment, Industry)
REFERENCES:
- Dutt P.K, Rajeevan G. and Prakash C.L.N, ‘A Course in Communication Skills’, Cambridge University Press, India 2007.
- Krishna Mohan and Meera Banerjee, ‘Developing Communication Skills’, Macmillan India Ltd., (Reprinted 1994 – 2007).
- Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe, ‘Objective English’, Second Edition, Pearson Education, 2007.
EXTENSIVE READING:
Robin Sharma, ‘The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari’, Jaico Publishing House, 2007
NOTE:
The book listed under Extensive Reading is meant for inculcating the reading habit of the students. They need not be used for testing purposes.
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