English for Competitive Examination detailed syllabus for Marine Engineering (Marine) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Marine students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Marine Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Marine 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Marine Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of english for competitive examination is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
Orientation on different formats of competitive exams – Vocabulary – Verbal ability – Verbal reasoning – Exploring the world of words – Essential words – Meaning and their usage – Synonyms-antonyms -Word substitution – Word analogy – Idioms and phrases – Commonly confused words -Spellings -Word expansion – New words in use.
Unit II
Grammar – Sentence improvement -Sentence completion – Rearranging phrases into sentences -Error identification -Tenses – Prepositions – Adjectives – Adverbs – Subject-verb agreement – Voice – Reported speech – Articles – Clauses – Speech patterns.
Unit III
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Unit IV
Writing – Pre-writing techniques – Mind map – Describing pictures and facts -Paragraph structure -organizing points – Rhetoric writing – Improving an answer – Drafting, writing and developing an argument – Focus on cohesion – Using cohesive devices -Analytic writing – Structure and types of essay – Mind maps – Structure of drafts, letters, memos, emails – Statements of Purpose – Structure, Content and Style.
Unit V
Listening and Speaking – Contextual listening – Listening to instructions – Listening for specific information – Identifying detail, main ideas – Following signpost words – Stress, rhythm and intonation – Speaking to respond and elicit ideas – Guided speaking – Opening phrases – Interactive communication – Dyes fluency -Sentence stress -Speaking on a topic – Giving opinions – Giving an oral presentation – Telling a story or a personal anecdote – Talking about oneself -Utterance -Speech acts- Brainstorming ideas – Group discussion
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course the students will be able to:
- Expand their vocabulary knowledge skill sets.
- Gain practical techniques to read and comprehend a wide range of texts with the emphasis required
- Identify errors with precision.
- Write with clarity and coherence
- understand the importance of task fulfillment and the usage of task-appropriate vocabulary
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Educational Testing Service – The Official Guide to the GRE Revised General Test, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Marine Engineering 5th Sem, visit Marine 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Marine Engineering results, visit Anna University Marine all semester results direct link.