Technical English for Marine Engineering II detail syllabus for Marine Engineering (Marine), 2017 regulation is taken from Anna University official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (HS8201), Category (HS), Contact Periods/week (4), Teaching hours/week (4), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.
For all other marine 2nd sem syllabus for be 2017 regulation anna univ you can visit Marine 2nd Sem syllabus for BE 2017 regulation Anna Univ Subjects. The detail syllabus for technical english for marine engineering ii is as follows.”
Course Objective:
- To make learners acquire listening and speaking skills in both formal and informal contexts.
- To help them develop their reading skills by familiarizing them with different types of reading strategies.
- To equip them with writing skills needed for academic as well as workplace contexts.
- To make them acquire language skills at their own pace by using e-materials and language lab components.
Unit I
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Unit II
Listening – Listening to situation based dialogues; Speaking – Conversation practice in real life situations, asking for directions (using polite expressions), giving directions (using imperative sentences), Purchasing goods from a shop, Discussing various aspects of a film (they have already seen) or a book (they have already read); Reading – Reading a short story or an article from newspaper, Critical reading, Comprehension skills; Writing – Writing a review / summary of a story / article, Personal letter (Inviting your friend to a function, congratulating someone for his / her success, thanking ones friends / relatives); Grammar – modal verbs, Purpose expressions; Vocabulary -Phrasal verbs and their meanings, Using phrasal verbs in sentences; E-materials – Interactive exercises on Grammar and vocabulary, – Language Lab – Dialogues (Fill up exercises), Recording students dialogues.
Unit III
Listening – Listening to the conversation – Understanding the structure of conversations; Speaking -Conversation skills with a sense of stress, intonation, pronunciation and meaning – Seeking information – expressing feelings (affection, anger, regret, etc.); Reading – Speed reading – reading passages with time limit – Skimming; Writing -Writing strategies- essay writing; Grammar – Conditional clauses – Cause and effect expressions; Vocabulary – Words used as nouns and verbs without any change in the spelling (e.g. rock, train, ring); E-materials – Interactive exercise on Grammar and vocabulary
Unit IV
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Unit V
Listening – Viewing a model group discussion and reviewing the performance of each participant -Identifying the characteristics of a good listener; Speaking – Group discussion skills – initiating the discussion – exchanging suggestions and proposals – expressing dissent/agreement – assertiveness in expressing opinions – mind mapping technique; Reading – Note making skills – making notes from books, or any form of written materials – Intensive reading; Writing – Checklist – Types of reports -Feasibility / Project report – report format – recommendations / suggestions – interpretation of data (using charts for effective presentation); Grammar – Use of clauses; Vocabulary – Collocation; E-materials – Interactive grammar and vocabulary exercises – Sample GD – Pictures for discussion, Interactive grammar and vocabulary exercises; Language Lab – Different models of group discussion.
Course Outcome:
Learners should be able to
- Speak convincingly, express their opinions clearly, initiate a discussion, negotiate, argue using appropriate communicative strategies.
- Write effectively and persuasively and produce different types of writing such as narration, description, exposition and argument as well as creative, critical, analytical and evaluative writing.
- Read different genres of texts, infer implied meanings and critically analyse and evaluate them for ideas as well as for method of presentation.
- Listen/view and comprehend different spoken excerpts critically and infer unspoken and implied meanings.
Text Books:
- NP. Sudharshana, C. Savitha. ENGLISH FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION Cambridge University Press, 2016.
References:
- Anderson, Paul V. Technical Communication: A Reader-Centered Approach. Cengage. New Delhi. 2008
- Muralikrishna, and Sunita Mishra. Communication Skills for Engineers. Pearson, New Delhi. 2011
- Riordan, Daniel. G. Technical Communication. Cengage Learning, New Delhi. 2005
- Sharma, Sangeetha and Binod Mishra. Communication Skills for Engineers and Scientists.PHI Learning, New Delhi. 2009
- Smith-Worthington, Darlene and Sue Jefferson. Technical Writing for Success. Cengage, Mason USA. 2007
- Extensive Reading (Not for Examination) http://owl.english.purdue.edu
Teaching Methods:
- Lectures and activities conducted individually, in pairs and in groups like individual writing and presentations, group discussions, interviews, reporting, etc.
- Long presentations using visual aids
- Listening and viewing activities with follow up activities like discussions, filling up worksheets, writing exercises (using language lab wherever necessary/possible) etc
For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Marine, 2017 regulation do visit Marine 2nd Sem syllabus for 2017 Regulation.
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