Technical English I 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 (HS8101), 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 1st sem syllabus for be 2017 regulation anna univ you can visit Marine 1st Sem syllabus for BE 2017 regulation Anna Univ Subjects. The detail syllabus for technical english i is as follows.”
Course Objective:
- To enable learners of Engineering and Technology develop their basic communications skills in English.
- To emphasize specially the development of speaking skills amongst learners of Engineering and Technology.
- To ensure that learners use the electronic media such as internet and supplement the learning materials used in the classroom.
- To inculcate the habit of reading and writing leading to effective and efficient communication.
Unit I
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Unit II
Listening – Listening and responding to video lectures / talks; Speaking – Describing a simple process (filling a form, etc.) – Asking and answering questions -Writing – Process descriptions (general/specific) – Definitions Recommendations – Instructions; Grammar – Use of imperatives -Subject-verb agreement; Vocabulary – Compound words – Word Association (connotation); Ematerials -Interactive exercises for Grammar and Vocabulary – Listening exercises with sample telephone conversations.
Unit III
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 -Writing-Channel conversion (flowchart into process) – Types of paragraph (cause and effect /compare and contrast / narrative / analytical) – Informal writing – Paraphrasing; Grammar – Tenses (Past) – Use of sequence words – Adjectives; Vocabulary – Different forms and uses of words, Cause and effect words; – 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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Unit V
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 – Sending their responses through email; Writing – Creative
writing, Grammar- Direct and indirect speech; Vocabulary – Lexical items (fixed / semifixed expressions); E-materials – Interactive exercises for Grammar and Vocabulary – Sendingemails with attachment – Audio / video excerpts of different accents – Interpreting posters.
Course Outcome:
Learners should be able to
- Speak clearly, confidently, comprehensibly, and communicate with one or many listeners using appropriate communicative strategies.
- Write cohesively and coherently and flawlessly avoiding grammatical errors, using a wide vocabulary range, organizing their ideas logically on a topic.
- Read different genres of texts adopting various reading strategies.
- Listen/view and comprehend different spoken discourses/excerpts in different accents
Text Books:
- NP. Sudharshana , C. Savitha ENGLISH FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION. Cambridge University Press: 2016.
References:
- Raman, Meenakshi and Sangeetha Sharma. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice. Oxford University Press, New Delhi. 2011.
- Regional Institute of English. English for Engineers. Cambridge University Press, New Delhi. 2006.
- Rizvi, Ashraf. M. Effective Technical Communication. Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi. 2005
- Rutherford, Andrea. J Basic Communication Skills for Technology. Pearson, New Delhi.2001.
Teaching Methods:
- Lectures
- Activities conducted individually, in pairs and in groups like self-introduction, peer introduction, group poster making, grammar and vocabulary games, etc.
- Discussions
- Role play activities
- Short presentations
- Listening and viewing activities with follow up activities like discussion, filling upworksheets, writing exercises (using language lab wherever necessary/possible) etc.
Evaluation Pattern:
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
- Project
- Assignment
- Reviews
- Creative writing
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