{"id":55732,"date":"2023-08-28T16:04:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/ohs351-english-for-competitive-examinations-syllabus-for-csbs-2021-regulation-open-elective-iii\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T16:04:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:04:24","slug":"ohs351-english-for-competitive-examinations-syllabus-for-csbs-2021-regulation-open-elective-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/ohs351-english-for-competitive-examinations-syllabus-for-csbs-2021-regulation-open-elective-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"OHS351: English for Competitive Examinations syllabus for CS&amp;BS 2021 regulation (Open Elective-III)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">English for Competitive Examinations detailed syllabus for Computer Science &amp; Business Systems (CS&amp;BS) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cac.annauniv.edu\/\" style=\"color: inherit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna Universities<\/a> official website and presented for the CS&amp;BS 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. <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">For Computer Science &amp; Business Systems 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"..\/cs-bs-7th-sem-syllabus-2021-regulation\">CS&amp;BS 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme<\/a>. For Open Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"..\/open-elective-iii-syllabus-for-cs-bs-2021-regulation\">CS&amp;BS Open Elective-III syllabus scheme<\/a>. The detailed syllabus of english for competitive examinations is as follows. <\/p>\n<p><h4>Course Description:<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"istudy\" style=\"text-align:center\"><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ini.istudy\" style=\"color: inherit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the iStudy App for all syllabus and other updates.<\/a><br \/><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ini.istudy&amp;pcampaignid=pcampaignidMKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/intl\/en_us\/badges\/static\/images\/badges\/en_badge_web_generic.png\" alt=\"Get it on Google Play\" style=\"height:65px;text-align:center\"><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><h4>Course Objectives:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To train the students in the language components essential to face competitive examinations both at the national (UPSC, Banking, Railway, Defence) and the international level (GRE, TOEFL, IELTS).<\/li>\n<li>To enhance an awareness of the specific patterns in language testing and the respective skills to tackle verbal reasoning and verbal ability tests.<\/li>\n<li>To inculcate effective practices in language-learning in order to improve accuracy in usage of grammar and coherence in writing.<\/li>\n<li>To improve students\u2019 confidence to express their ideas and opinions in formal contexts<\/li>\n<li>To create awareness of accuracy and precision in communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><h4>Unit I<\/h4>\n<p>Orientation on different formats of competitive exams &#8211; Vocabulary &#8211; Verbal ability &#8211; Verbal reasoning &#8211; Exploring the world of words &#8211; Essential words &#8211; Meaning and their usage -Synonyms-antonyms &#8211; Word substitution &#8211; Word analogy &#8211; Idioms and phrases &#8211; Commonly confused words &#8211; Spellings &#8211; Word expansion &#8211; New words in use.\n<\/p>\n<p><h4>Unit II<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"istudy\" style=\"text-align:center\"><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ini.istudy\" style=\"color: inherit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the iStudy App for all syllabus and other updates.<\/a><br \/><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ini.istudy&amp;pcampaignid=pcampaignidMKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/intl\/en_us\/badges\/static\/images\/badges\/en_badge_web_generic.png\" alt=\"Get it on Google Play\" style=\"height:65px;text-align:center\"><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><h4>Unit III<\/h4>\n<p>Reading &#8211; Specific information and detail &#8211; Identifying main and supporting ideas &#8211; Speed reading techniques &#8211; Improving global reading skills &#8211; Linking ideas &#8211; Summarising &#8211; Understanding argument &#8211; Identifying opinion\/attitude and making inferences &#8211; Critical reading.\n<\/p>\n<p><h4>Unit IV<\/h4>\n<p>Writing &#8211; Pre-writing techniques &#8211; Mindmap &#8211; Describing pictures and facts &#8211; Paragraph structure -organising points &#8211; Rhetoric writing &#8211; Improving an answer &#8211; Drafting, writing and developing an argument &#8211; Focus on cohesion &#8211; Using cohesive devices -Analytic writing &#8211; Structure and types of essay &#8211; Mind maps &#8211; Structure of drafts, letters, memos, emails &#8211; Statements of Purpose -Structure, Content and Style.\n<\/p>\n<p><h4>Unit V<\/h4>\n<p>Listening and Speaking &#8211; Contextual listening &#8211; Listening to instructions &#8211; Listening for specific information &#8211; Identifying detail, main ideas &#8211; Following signpost words &#8211; Stress, rhythm and intonation &#8211; Speaking to respond and elicit ideas &#8211; Guided speaking &#8211; Opening phrases -Interactive communication &#8211; Dysfluency -Sentence stress &#8211; Speaking on a topic &#8211; Giving opinions &#8211; Giving an oral presentation &#8211; Telling a story or a personal anecdote &#8211; Talking about oneself -Utterance &#8211; Speech acts- Brainstorming ideas &#8211; Group discussion.\n<\/p>\n<p><h4>Course Outcomes:<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"istudy\" style=\"text-align:center\"><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ini.istudy\" style=\"color: inherit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the iStudy App for all syllabus and other updates.<\/a><br \/><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ini.istudy&amp;pcampaignid=pcampaignidMKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/intl\/en_us\/badges\/static\/images\/badges\/en_badge_web_generic.png\" alt=\"Get it on Google Play\" style=\"height:65px;text-align:center\"><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><h4>Teaching Methods<\/h4>\n<p>Instructional methods will involve discussions, taking mock tests on various question papers -Objective, multiple-choice and descriptive. Peer evaluation, self-check on improvement and peer feedback &#8211; Practice sessions on speaking assessments, interview and discussion &#8211; Using multimedia.\n<\/p>\n<p><h4>Text Books:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>R.P.Bhatnagar &#8211; General English for Competitive Examinations. Macmillan India Limited, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><h4>Reference Books:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Educational Testing Service &#8211; The Official Guide to the GRE Revised General Test, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.<\/li>\n<li>The Official Guide to the TOEFL Test, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.<\/li>\n<li>R Rajagopalan- General English for Competitive Examinations, McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited, 2008.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><h4>Websites<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"istudy\" style=\"text-align:center\"><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ini.istudy\" style=\"color: inherit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the iStudy App for all syllabus and other updates.<\/a><br \/><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ini.istudy&amp;pcampaignid=pcampaignidMKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/intl\/en_us\/badges\/static\/images\/badges\/en_badge_web_generic.png\" alt=\"Get it on Google Play\" style=\"height:65px;text-align:center\"><\/a><\/h4>\n<p align=\"justify\">For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Computer Science &amp; Business Systems 7th Sem, visit <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"..\/category\/cs-bs+7th-sem\">CS&amp;BS 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">For all Computer Science &amp; Business Systems results, visit <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/anna-university-results\/\">Anna University CS&amp;BS all semester results<\/a> direct link. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English for Competitive Examinations detailed syllabus for Computer Science &amp; Business Systems (CS&amp;BS) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2297,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[146],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-csbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2297"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55732\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/anna-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}